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Portland to abandon promise of new district-based City Council offices by next year
Portland leaders are poised to abandon a plan to open district-based offices in January to accommodate an expanded 12-person City Council when the city’s new form of government kicks into gear. The current five-member City Council is scheduled Wednesday to cancel an existing mandate that officials set up workspaces...
Oregon girl one of 200 missing children found in nationwide operation
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), with the help of local law enforcement agencies, conducted a six-week national operation, leading to the recovery of 200 missing children. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), this was the second Operation We Will Find You 2. The operation took place from May 20 to June 24. It focused on geographical areas with high clusters of critically missing children. One of the areas was Portland, Oregon.
Customers ransacked Portland furniture warehouse after a ‘free’ sign was erected. Then the owner found out
Portland residents thought they'd stumbled onto the deal of a lifetime on Sunday - an entire warehouse of items, all free for the taking. At least that's what a painted piece of plywood outside the warehouse's entrance, and a note asking volunteers to hand out items to anyone who wanted or needed them, led them to believe.
Thorns permanently acquire defender Nicole Payne from Paris Saint-Germain
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland Thorns have permanently acquired defender Nicole Payne from French club Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee, the team announced Tuesday. Payne first joined the Thorns on loan in February, and has appeared in nine matches with six starts for the club so far. The...
Heat advisory in effect for Timbers, T2 games this weekend
With temperatures anticipated to be above 90 degrees at the start of this weekend's Portland Timbers and Timbers2 respective matches, sealed sports drinks and bottled water as well as empty water bottles will be allowed into the stadium for the T2 match on July 6 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7:30pm PT) and for the Timbers match on July 7 against Nashville SC (7:30pm PT, TICKETS).
Hillsboro City Council To Vote In Another 400+ Acres Of Growth Land
Tonight is another big night here in Hillsboro! While the locals are out partying at Tuesday Night Market and Art Walk, the Council will be hard at work passing a wide myriad of spending and expansion ordinances. Tonight the City boundaries will add almost 300 more acres of Industrial Land (Think more Data Centers) and another 129 acres of Residential Land! Here we Grow, again! In our ongoing Council watch, we offer an inside look at some of the biggest matters being dealt with tonight! Have a look.
U.S. Marshals arrest suspect following high-speed chase on Sandy Blvd
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Officers with the U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force arrested a suspect on an outstanding warrant following a high-speed chase on NE Sandy Boulevard on Monday. A federal arrest warrant was issued for 37-year-old Tyler Louis Henderson on May 18, the fifth federal warrant...
Evergreens, Make-A-Wish Announce Fundraising Effort
Pacific Northwest chain Evergreens has teamed up with Make-A-Wish Alaska & Washington and Make-A-Wish Oregon to raise funds to help grant life-changing wishes to local children with critical illnesses. Now through Sept. 17, Seattle- and Portland-area customers can help “turn lemons into lemonade” through select menu items, storefront lemonade stands,...
CityTeam to open housing, job development center in Portland’s Old Town
The anti-homelessness nonprofit CityTeam Portland announced Tuesday it will transform a building in Old Town Chinatown into a center for housing, job development and its new headquarters. Lance Orton, CityTeam Portland’s executive director, said the building will house more than 100 in dormitory-style rooms, adding to 54 beds at its...
CityTeam Portland Announces 27,000 SQFT Office-to-Residential Conversion Project in Old Town/Chinatown
PORTLAND, OR – July 2, 2024 – The Portland branch of CityTeam today announced it has acquired the Overland Building in the city’s Old Town district and will relocate its headquarters there, according to CityTeam Portland Executive Director Lance Orton. (Ed. note: according to public documents reviewed by The Registry, the sale price was $4,650,000, or around $172 per square foot.)
Exploring Portland middle housing at the NW Natural Street of Dreams
Today, many Oregonians face high housing costs because the supply of diverse housing is so low. For a variety of reasons, the construction of more traditional housing types like single-family homes and apartment complexes has remained the primary form for any new housing built in the last several decades. However, given the growing housing crisis, Oregon became the first state in the nation to re-legalize another form of housing, often called “Missing Middle Housing.” ...
Candidates and voters from all four districts will converge at Bike Happy Hour tomorrow
Four districts, four rides, 35 candidates on bikes. The first ever 4 Quadrant Candidate Splash Ride happens Wednesday (tomorrow July 3rd!). And it includes a stop at Bike Happy Hour where teams of candidates will have to work together on a collaborative, bike-themed game. After an hour or so on the Gorges Beer Co. patio, the fun will continue to Duckworth Dock on the Eastbank Esplanade where swimming and sunning will ensue.
Acclaimed Chef Naomi Pomeroy Is Hosting a Summer Garden Party Before Opening Her Next Restaurant
Portland Business Journal reports that James Beard Award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy is hosting a summer dinner series called Garden Party with restaurateur Luke Dirks. The 36-person communal dinner features a prix fixe menu and is priced at $95 a person. The dinner series is hosted on the site of her forthcoming restaurant, which is slated to open fall 2024 in the former Woodsman Tavern space. Reservations for Garden Party are available through Resy.
85-year-old Beaverton man found safe after reported missing
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A Beaverton man has been found about an hour after being reported missing on Tuesday afternoon. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office did not give more details. Richard “Dick” Waite, 85, of Beaverton was reported missing on July 2, 2024, at about 3:45 p.m.
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