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Special issue on Feminist Histories is now available from Pacific Historical Review
The summer issue of Pacific Historical Review is a special issue devoted to the theme of Feminist Histories. The special issue, which is temporarily available paywall-free, includes research articles, a forum on feminist history methods, and a response from historian Estelle B. Freedman. At PHR’s editorial offices at Portland State University, we caught up with the journal’s associate editor, Brenda Frink.
TravisMathew clothing opens first store in Oregon at Washington Square mall
TravisMathew, an upscale men’s and women’s lifestyle store from Huntington Beach, California, opened its first Oregon store in Washington Square mall on Monday, July 22. Founded in 2007, the store distinguishes itself as drawing inspiration from “laid-back living and the idea that comfort and style should always go hand in hand.” The opening marks the 54th brick-and-mortar store for the company, which offers dress-up, dress-down and active-wear styles of clothing. ...
Staying alive: Sandbox Percussion and Soovin Kim premiere Joan Tower’s “To Sing or Dance” at Chamber Music Northwest
On the July 14 afternoon of Joan Tower’s world premiere, the composer let her dry-as-the-Eastern-Oregon-desert humor roll. “Well I’m still alive,” she said, greeting the audience in her unpretentious way at University of Portland’s acoustically attuned Lincoln Performance Hall. Tower is a bit more than a month shy of 86 years old, and this “Incandescence” concert, repeated July 15 at Kaul Auditorium, marked her 11th appearance at Chamber Music Northwest. CMNW shared her premiere’s commission with the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival and Emerald City Music.
Color blindness glasses now available at Portland Art Museum
Visitors to the Portland Art Museum who have red-green color blindness can now borrow special glasses to enhance the colors they see inside the museum. Jason Le, a Kress Interpretive Fellow at the Portland Art Museum, was among the first people to try the EnChroma brand glasses at the museum last week.
Debate over street plaza revolves around costs and public benefits, PBOT says
Last week we shared a story about how the owner of Mayfly Taproom in Kenton was alarmed because the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) wanted to re-open the plaza in front of his business to car drivers. PBOT has said Fenwick Plaza doesn’t fit their vision for a neighborhood public street space and would have to be removed this fall. But now the city might reconsider that position based on community feedback and the issue has sparked a robust conversation about public plazas and who they serve.
Downtown Portland ‘Area 51 Encounter’ cancels with no explanation
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A traveling exhibition that bills itself as the ‘Area 51 Encounter’ canceled its planned events at the Fox Tower in downtown Portland on Monday, after weeks of advertising and tickets sold. A PR representative for the event emailed FOX 12 on Monday morning around...
Ore. dad pleads guilty to leaving newborn daughter in recycling bin after she died
PORTLAND, Ore. (TCN) -- A 53-year-old man entered a plea deal with prosecutors this week for leaving his newborn child's body in a commercial recycling bin after she died. Multnomah County court records show Alnath Oliver pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide on Friday, July 19. Prosecutors dropped charges of second-degree manslaughter, criminal mistreatment, and rape. The Oregonian/Oregon Live reports a judge sentenced Oliver to four years in prison.
Suspect in northeast Portland apartment shooting makes first court appearance
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A suspect arrested for allegedly firing off shots inside his Northeast Portland apartment made his first court appearance Monday. The incident happened last Friday near 42nd and Cully. Police say one of those bullets nearly hit a next-door neighbor. David Peer, 29, is also accused...
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