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Sneaker Week expands to all four quadrants of Portland
On Friday afternoon, a group of students will gather in Pioneer Courthouse Square for a competition worthy of reality television but with a Portland twist: Design a sneaker in front of a live audience. The grand prize? The winner’s design will get manufactured by Hilos, a Portland company that makes...
Mowgli envisions 'super cool' Jungle Book in Woodburn
“It’s totally going to be super cool!” That’s the way Emily Brown, the lead in Woodburn High School Theater’s summer production “The Jungle Book,” summed up the show that is hitting the stage soon. The childhood story that most of us have some attachment to, or at least familiarity with, will open on Friday, Aug. 2, in the high school auditorium. Shows are at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday,...
Turning empty offices into apartments could help solve Portland’s housing crisis. Here’s why it’s not happening
Portland real estate developers face a question as they weigh turning empty offices into apartments: How much is the rent?. Central Portland has the highest apartment vacancy rate in the Portland metro area at 8.1%, according to a second-quarter market report from real estate brokerage Colliers. Relatively high vacancies predate Covid-19: Five years ago, central Portland vacancy stood at 6.4%, the highest in the metro at the time.
Portland Opera supports new performing arts center at PSU
The Portland Opera has endorsed Portland State University’s proposal to build a new performing arts center on its campus to replace the Keller Auditorium. The opera is the Portland arts organization to take a public stand on the contentious debate over the future of the Keller, which does not meet current earthquake standards. The City Council is expected to consider whether to renovate the Keller or replace it with a new center at PSU or in the Lloyd District on Aug. 14. ...
Watch as comfort llamas with 'I love PDX' blankets greet travelers at Portland airport
After a long flight or as pre-travel nerves are getting the best of you, comfort is just what some passengers need. Tourists and Oregon locals arriving at Portland International Airport on July 11 were greeted by emotional support llamas. Two llamas wearing blankets that read "I love PDX" were spotted at with the purpose of helping anxious travelers.
Peek inside the Oregon State Capitol as crews work to finish new foundation
Each floor was its own symphony at the Oregon State Capitol Monday as over 250 construction workers prepared to pour a new foundation. On the upper floors it was pleasant: a worker laughing and singing along to the radio, the satisfying scrape of old paint off the walls. But below, underneath where the basement would be, called for ear protection.
Defending champion Liberty is the favorite to win Conference USA in the preseason media poll
DALLAS (AP) — Liberty is favored to repeat as Conference USA champion, with Western Kentucky and Jacksonville State picked behind the Flames, according to a poll of media members who cover the league. The Flames, who received 18 of 20 first-place votes in the poll released last week, return...
Newberg Downtown Coalition names new executive director
The Newberg Downtown Coalition has new leadership now that Branden Andersen has been named executive director. Andersen, 33, replaces former executive director Aubrey Nichols, who according to a release, “returned to her education career.” “It’s been an absolute whirlwind getting started (in early June), but I hope to build on Aubrey’s efforts while providing a strong drive for purpose, effectiveness and organization,” Andersen said in the release. ...
Lake Oswego School District releases annual healthy and safe schools plan
During the 2023-24 school year, the Lake Oswego School District spent $136,350 to remediate failed radon tests and remove asbestos from existing facilities. The Lake Oswego School District’s operations team released the annual report that shares the status of the district’s compliance with the Oregon Department of Education’s Healthy and Safe Schools Program. Executive Director of Project Management Tony Vandenberg presented the annual Healthy and Safe Schools statement to the...
Hillsboro Verizon retailer set to give away backpacks for families in need Sunday
A "School Rocks Backpack Giveaway" event hosted by Verizon authorized retailer Round Room is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at 2227 S.E. Tualatin Valley Highway. This event aims to ease the financial burden for families heading into another school year by providing free backpacks. With 42% of U.S. parents going into debt to pay for back-to-school items, Round Room — one of the country’s largest Verizon authorized retailer locations — is donating more than $3 million worth of backpacks across more than 1,000 stores nationwide. The goal is to alleviate some of the financial pressure on families. Since the inception of this event, over 1.3 million children have received backpacks and any leftover packs will be donated to local schools.
Newberg Graphic’s Gary Allen wins statewide award
The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association has bestowed a major award on Newberg Graphic editor Gary Allen. The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association presented the awards in its Better Newspaper Contest on Thursday, July 18, at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond. The association recognized reporters and editors across the Portland region and the Graphic’s sister publications for their outstanding coverage. Allen was honored with first place in Business or Economic Issue coverage...
Why a Portland psilocybin retreat center is adding identity-specific programs
About eight months after opening its psilocybin service center on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, InnerTrek is moving into specialized group sessions. “We have a beautiful group space and we really believe in the power of healing and community and have some identity-specific programming coming up,” said Emma Knighton, who started in March as InnerTrek’s director of Services.
SW Portland's 10 most expensive homes sold, July 15-21
A house in Portland that sold for $5.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in SW Portland in the past week. In total, 18 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $892,317. The average price per square foot was $423.
Tualatin seeks charitable nonprofits to gift thousands of dollars in grants
The city of Tualatin is looking for charitable nonprofit organizations inside the city to support with a total of $50,000 in grants through its Outside Agency Grant Program. From now until Aug. 30, those organizations that qualify, can receive what historically have been $1,000 to $5,000 grants per organization. “In the last funding cycle, fourteen agencies received funding, which went towards providing essential health care services to uninsured and underserved individuals, delivering support for basic needs such as meals and hygiene, direct assistance for victims...
Janet Marie Coleman
January 26, 1968 – July 6, 2024 - Janet Marie Coleman was born in Medford, Oregon, on January 26, 1968, the first child of John and Donna Coleman. She attended schools in Hillsboro, Linwood (KS), and Newberg, graduating from Newberg High school in 1986. In her youth, with her family, Janet sang for seven years with the Coleman Family Singers, performing and ministering in prisons, churches, banquets, summer camps, and the Oregon State Fair, ...
Oregon City announces hire of new public works director
The city of Oregon City announced Tuesday, July 23 that Dayna Webb will take over as public works director. Webb is set to replace John Lewis, who plans to retire at the end of August after working with the city for 20 years. Webb was hired by the city as a project engineer almost a decade ago, according to a press release, and currently serves as city engineer. "We are...
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'Tuck Everlasting' to open Aug. 2 at Beaverton's Lovegood Performing Arts Company
Beaverton’s Lovegood Performing Arts Company is featuring the classic story of “Tuck Everlasting,” at its theater location at 16260 N.W. Bronson Road on Aug. 2-4; and again Aug. 9-11. The story, based on the children’s novel by Natalie Babbitt, has been adapted for modern audiences through an updated book (Claudia Shear and Tim Federle), as well as a lively score by Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen and “exuberant dance numbers,” producers of the performance said. ...
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