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AHMA Healing Soup Offers Cantonese Medicinal Soups
Silas Lee knew the Portland metro area had several well-connected Asian communities before he moved to town with his wife, Grace, but says he is surprised by how strong the cross-cultural response has been to AHMA Healing Soup (333 SE 2nd Ave., 541-536-4018, ahmahealingsoup.com), the Cantonese medicinal soup shop blending ingredient kits and premade cups of traditional herbal soup from seasonally fresh ingredients.
North Portland's 10 most expensive homes sold, July 15-21
A house in Portland that sold for $750,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in North Portland in the past week. In total, 12 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $500,958. The average price per square foot was $372.
Longtime community church forced to cancel Sunday service due to continued vandalism
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A church in Oregon has been dealing with an increased amount of vandalism over the past couple of months. The team at Bethel Baptist Church in the north Portland area said the most recent damage was so bad they had to cancel their Sunday service and are unsure of when they’ll be able to reopen the doors.
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. ...
Broadway Rose goes all in for summer run of ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’
Broadway Rose Theatre Company is betting big on “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” The company usually mounts two summer shows in the 600-seat auditorium at Tigard High School. This season, for the first time, it’s gambling on a 5-week run of a single production: the hit-packed, musical memoir recounting singer/songwriter King’s rollercoaster rise from starry-eyed teen tune-smith to rock ‘n’ roll icon.
Portland Pride Festival attendees weigh in on Biden's withdrawal from presidential race
PORTLAND, Ore. — At Portland's Pride Festival near the Waterfront Park on Sunday, attendees were quick to react to President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would be ending his 2024 presidential re-election bid and withdrawing from the race. "I suspected it was going to happen,” said Portland resident...
After Fatal Drug Overdose, Oregon State Hospital Resumes Limited In-Person Visits for Patients
Oregon State Hospital will resume in-person visits for some patients on Monday after suspending them in May after a patient died of a suspected fentanyl overdose. Officials at the state-run psychiatric facility suspended in-person visits between patients and their family and friends so the hospital could retool its visiting policies, with an eye toward preventing visitors from passing drugs or other contraband on to patients. The hospital has nearly 700 patients between its main campus in Salem and a smaller satellite campus in Junction City.
GALLERY: 2024 Portland Pride takes over waterfront
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Sunday, thousands gathered along the waterfront to celebrate the 2024 Portland Pride Parade after a weekend of festivities. The event was moved to July in 2023 due to several other cultural events happening in June, such as the Rose Festival.
U.S. 30 reopens in Oregon after crash closure
Update at 4 p.m.: U.S. 30 has reopened in both directions. Travelers between Portland and Astoria may want to rethink their route Sunday. A portion of U.S. 30 — between Rainier and the Lewis and Clark Bridge to Longview — is closed due to a crash. The Oregon...
Payton Pritchard to host 2 youth basketball camps in West Linn, Camas
PORTLAND, Ore. — Former Oregon Duck, West Linn native and now Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard will be hosting two youth basketball camps across the Portland area beginning on July 30. Pritchard will be returning to Portland this summer after winning the NBA Finals with the Celtics this past...
Recent shootings cause concern amongst Portland residents
While the Portland Police Bureau continues to insist gun violence across the city is declining, residents in neighborhoods such as Eliot and Boise continue to insist not enough is being done to protect those communities.
Police seek more information on 10th anniversary of teen's killing in SE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — On the 10th anniversary of a Portland teen's shooting death, the Portland Police Bureau is asking for anyone with information to finally come forward. The PPB says on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, officers responded to reports of a shooting at Southeast 57th Avenue and Southeast Harold Street shortly before 11 p.m.
Car flipped upside down, driver trapped inside after crash with MAX in East Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — A driver was rescued and hospitalized with "serious injuries" after a crash with a MAX train left their car flipped upside down on the tracks Sunday afternoon. Portland Fire & Rescue first reported they were responding to a car vs. MAX crash near 108th and E....
Harefest: Where the past meets the present - and it rocks
Arms raised to the sky, eyes closed, hips slowly swaying side to side, there was a nice vibe emanating from Sherry Hempstead as music filled the warm evening. The Portlander traveled to Canby with two of her 50-something girlfriends over the weekend to get lost in the music that defined their youth. At this year’s Harefest at the Clackamas County fairgrounds in Canby, this trio of ladies weren’t the only...
Bike Happy Hour this week: Sunrise PDX and Shift calendar
Thanks to everyone who came out to Bike Happy Hour last week. A lot of our regulars were on the Urban Shade Equity ride, but we still had a nice crowd. With perfect weather on tap, I’m looking forward to seeing all your beautiful faces again tomorrow. Keep reading for a quick recap of last week and a note about who’s coming to the patio this week.
PPB seeks information on unsolved 2014 homicide
Monday, July 22 marks 10 years since 19-year-old Paul William Krekeler was shot dead in the Woodstock Neighborhood — a case that remains unsolved. Portland Police Bureau's Homicide Unit asks anyone with information to come forward. Reports of a shooting came in around 11 p.m. on July 22, 2014 in which Krekeler reportedly fell dead, with a gunshot wound to the chest, in the yard of a house near Southeast...
East Coast celebrity chef visits Oregon wine country, samples Portland pizza
Since opening her restaurant, The Lost Kitchen, in her hometown of Freedom, Maine, chef Erin French has become well-known for her cooking, her personal story of overcoming struggles to find success, and also for how difficult it is to snare a reservation at The Lost Kitchen, the mill-turned-restaurant that requires would-be diners to mail postcards requesting reservations, in the hopes that their postcard will be among those chosen at random.
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