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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.” ...
Readers Respond: "Light fireworks responsibly"
It’s fireworks week in Oregon—exciting! But with the rising heat, Oregonians must remember to keep fireworks safe this year. Your Oregon News asked readers about their fireworks usage habits, and whether they support stricter regulations. Here’s what you said. About 85% of reader respondents said they support stricter regulations on the sale and use of fireworks in Oregon, in order to reduce wildfire risks. About 7% said they are neutral...
Our TV picks for Wednesday, July 3: The Price Is Right; MasterChef; Reginald the Vampire
The Price Is Right KOIN 8 p.m. Celebrating active-duty military, veterans and their families, this Fourth of July special episode welcomes The Band of The Golden West from Sacramento, Calif., performing with airmen-musicians under the command of Lt. Col. Cristina Moore Urrutia. MasterChef ...
2024 BMW Z4 M40i keeps the traditional sports car spirit alive
When I was young and foolish, I owned a 1958 Triumph TR3 convertible sports car. It was beautiful, unreliable, and taught me what a sports car was supposed to be – a two-seat visceral driving experience slung low to the ground with the wind in your face, enhanced by a manual transmission that maximized your control of the engine on winding roads. Fast forward more years than I want to admit and there are not many convertible sports cars with manual transmissions anymore. The most...
Duniway School Parade signals ‘School’s Out', while Principal moves on
A sure sign that summer is arriving in the Eastmoreland neighborhood is the annual Duniway Elementary School Parade. On Friday June 7, Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division Motorcycle officers were pleased to be once again escorting the hundreds of kids and staff members two blocks north along S.E. Reed College Place – and two blocks back to the school. “One of the reasons I’m taking the lead in pulling together...
Historic Sellwood Pool opens for solstice heat wave
The day after the last school day for Portland Public Schools students – June 20th, and also the Summer Solstice – happily, was also the opening day for Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) outdoor pools. The storied Sellwood Pool, first opened in 1910, was the preferred destination for many families, as temperatures surpassed the 90° mark that afternoon. The line for the pool’s 1 p.m. “Open Swim” session extended out...
The 118-year-long adventure continues
THE BEE, founded in 1906, has been owned by Pamplin Media since 2000, which is when it was purchased from owner-editor John Dillin and made part of the Pamplin Media group of two dozen Oregon newspapers – the flagship of which is the Portland Tribune. Concerned about making sure his newspapers continued in the future to serve the communities of which they are a part, just as they have been since he acquired them, Dr. Robert Pamplin recently made the decision to sell the group...
Lewis Elementary again celebrates diversity in annual parade
When Lewis Elementary School in the Woodstock neighborhood held its fourth annual Kids’ Pride Picnic & Parade on June first, it was perfect weather. Students, parents, siblings, teachers, and community members filled the playground under a clear sky before setting out northbound on 43rd Avenue. The day also featured live music from Bloco Algeria – as well as food, freebies, and other musical performances. To put this local neighborhood event into context, the first such celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights occurred in 1970, after...
Cleveland High Band marches in the Grand Floral Parade
For decades, the Cleveland High School Marching Band has been a regular entry in the Portland Rose Festival’s Starlight Parade. But this year, the band was invited to perform in the festival’s biggest event – the Grand Floral Parade. “Our band was the only Portland Public School representative in this year’s Grand Floral Parade,” pointed out Cleveland High School Director of Bands Gary Riler. Members of the band first learned...
Sellwood Community House’s successful ‘History’ fundraiser
For the first time ever, the Sellwood Community House (SCH) held a large-scale fundraiser, called the “History Happy Hour”, Friday night, May 17, in the Dance Pavilion at nonprofit – and itself historic – Oaks Amusement Park. The need for funds was obvious – the hundreds of thousands of dollars of water damage done to the entire historic building by the large burst water pipe in its attic during January’s major week-long ice and wind storm. ...
Serial Southeast Portland ‘pot shop’ armed robber arrested
In a story last year, THE BEE told how Portland Police Bureau Robbery Unit detectives were looking for a serial armed robber who was targeting Southeast marijuana shops. Of the five such shops robbed at gunpoint by a suspect, believed to be 42-year-old Cory James Jackson, two of the holdups were in the Reed neighborhood, and one was in the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek neighborhood. In addition to these crimes, Jackson was...
118th Multnomah County Fair draws thousands to Sellwood
The 118th Multnomah County Fair was another big success. It’s held on the Memorial Day weekend – this year, May 25, 26, and 27 – at historic and non-profit Oaks Amusement Park. This year’s Fair featured more live and multicultural stage entertainment performances than ever – as well as free Loteria (bingo) games, Wiener Dog Races, hip-hop dancers – and, for the first time ever, Portland Lucha Libre professional wrestling. ...
Brentwood-Darlington, Woodstock, and Inner Southeast ‘to benefit by improvements’
The future of transportation and zoning improvements in Brentwood-Darlington, Woodstock, and surrounding neighborhoods was spelled out in a new plan approved by Portland City Council in early May. The “Lower Southeast Rising Area Plan” lays out an agenda for rezoning properties along main corridors, to allow for denser residential, commercial, and mixed-use development. “When I was growing up, Brentwood-Darlington was known as ‘Felony Flats’. Even today, Brentwood-Darlington is still relatively...
Oh, rats – rodents are plaguing Southeast neighborhoods
Rats are no strangers to our neighborhoods, but lately there has been an upsurge in their presence – or so many believe. People report recently having problems with these persistent rodents, and solutions can be difficult and varied. One neighbor wrote to THE BEE recently about it, and suggested that an article on the subject might help others. “We moved to the Woodstock neighborhood a couple of years ago, and recently started struggling with rats getting into our crawlspace,” she told us. ...
Morning fire guts second story of Eastmoreland home
A fire in an Eastmoreland residence on Saturday morning, June 15, caused several neighbors to contact the 9-1-1 Center to report seeing flames rising from the second story windows of a house at 3224 S.E. Woodstock Boulevard, facing the Reed College Campus. Several Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) stations were alerted and dispatched firefighters at 9:53 a.m. – with Woodstock Fire Station 25’s Engine Company arriving first; Westmoreland Fire Station 20’s Engine Company arrived one minute later, and hooked their pumps up to a fire...
PP&R ‘Personal Fitness Training’ moves to Woodstock
Classes in “personal fitness training” were established at the Mt. Scott Community Center way back in the 1970’s. The classes have been taken by hundreds of people since then, offering an affordable price and high-quality training. Now, with Mt. Scott Community Center closed for renovation until the fall of 2025, the personal fitness program has moved west to the Woodstock Community Center, just west of Bi-Mart and just north of Woodstock Boulevard. The room where the training takes place is small (11 x 15 feet),...
Business BRIEFS
‘Ruby Brews Café’ opens in Red Castle Games: May 31 was grand opening day for Ruby Brews Café Bar, a new café now open inside Red Castle Games, in the Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood. “Ruby Brews Café Bar aims to be more than just a café,” said manager Ophi Joughin at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “We intend it to be a ‘community hub’, where gamers and non-gamers alike can come together, share their passion for games and puzzles, and enjoy a variety of delicious beverages and food.” Red Castle Games and Ruby Brews Café Bar are situated at 7160 S.E. Foster Road. ...
Car slams into tree on Oaks Park Way; five hospitalized
A speeding driver was cited for a single-car smash-up on S.E. Oaks Park Way late on Saturday, May 25th, on Memorial Day Weekend. After the Oaks Amusement Park Roller Skating Rink had closed for the evening, reportedly a car was careening southbound along the narrow street, left the pavement, hopped the curb, and smashed into a tree several yards north of The Oaks’ southern gate. Portland Police Bureau (PPB) Central...
New businesses slated for ‘Lowell’s Print Inn’ building
Lowell’s Print Inn, a cornerstone of the Brooklyn neighborhood for 54 years at 3303 S.E. Milwaukie Avenue, closed at the end of last October. Owner Chuck Kragero, son of the original owner – Lowell Kragero – has worked there since he was 19 years old. Lowell’s also owned the apartments on the second floor, among which were also the offices and computers of the printing business. Over the past months, Kragero has been busy cleaning out the building and selling the equipment in it, while...
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