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AMR lifeguards return to popular Portland swimming spots, starting Memorial Day weekend
TROUTDALE, Ore. — The AMR River Rescue Team is gearing up for the warm weather in Portland, knowing that Memorial Day weekend will be prime time for people wanting to have fun by the water. They will start having lifeguards on duty at Glenn Otto and High Rocks Parks...
Troutdale First Friday Art Walk & Summer Street Fair returns with music, food and fun
More than 20 years ago, local artists joined together and fostered their creative minds to organize a Troutdale First Friday event. Marlee Boxler, economic development coordinator for the city of Troutdale, said in 2020 she stepped in to help the event grow from its indoor venue to hitting the streets. The Troutdale First Friday Art Walk & Summer Street Fair is making its return from 5-8 p.m. June 7, moving...
Letter: The Portland Area Pays Our Bills
The Portland Area Pays Our Bills I read Oregon State Representative Court Boice’s guest column of April 24th with interest. I’m not qualified to comment on his point of view regarding how the forests should be managed, nor on the supposed burdens of the Oregon’s landlords, builders, and developers. I can say that I have never heard anyone be disrespectful of our farmers and fishers, small business owners and ranchers, but we run in different circles, so his experience may be different. I would, however,...
What’s next as new Multnomah County DA Nathan Vasquez prepares to take over
One day after clinching the race to become Multnomah County’s next district attorney, career prosecutor Nathan Vasquez sketched out plans for his administration. He said he’ll focus on prosecuting the three homicide cases on his caseload and spend his evenings laying out his transition to the county’s top law enforcement post.
Oregon Has One of the Biggest Arcades in the United States
Video arcades seem to be more of a thing of yester-year. We had a few growing up in Yakima like Jolly Joker at the Yakima Mall, we had a place called Mean Machine, there was an arcade at Valley Mall and, of course, growing up in that time they had a video game or two or pinball at just about every mini-mart, restaurant, gas station, laundry mat -- just about everywhere. Because of it's convenient location to me growing up you'd often find me at the little arcade in the back of the old Red Robin.
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