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2024 Honda Civic Type R is a high-performance car you can live with
After a few weeks testing three fast but very small sports cars, the 2024 Honda Civic Type R was a welcome reminder of why “hot hatches” became so popular in the 1980s. Don’t get me wrong, I fully appreciate the power and handling of genuine sports cars, in this case the newest versions of the BMW Z4, Mazda MX-5 Miata, and Subaru BRZ. As two of the very few convertible sports cars still being made, the BMW and Mazda were especially fun to drive with...
Our TV picks for Tuesday, July 23: Celebrity Family Feud; The Real Housewives of Dubai; Gods of Tennis
Celebrity Family Feud KATU 8 p.m. This “Family Feud” spin-off puts a spotlight on the Hollywood hills, as celebrities compete with their families to guess the most popular answers to survey questions. This week, see Robin Thicke, Anthony Anderson, Walker Hayes and Rachel Bilson. The Real Housewives of Dubai ...
Our TV picks for Monday, July 22: Intervention; The Bachelorette; 61st Street
Intervention A&E 8 p.m. After saving Shantell’s life following an overdose caused by the drugs he supplied her with, Garrett fell in love and remained by Shantell’s side. Now, both Garrett and Shantell are addicted to fentanyl and meth and their families are desperate to help. The Bachelorette ...
THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK: Project Pabst is here and the steam returns to Brooks!
MONDAY, JULY 22-SUNDAY, JULY 28 PROJECT PABST — Returning for the first time since 2017 and sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, Project Pabst will take place July 27-28 at Waterfront Park. It’s a great lineup with Billy Idol, T-Pain, Big Thief and Violent Femmes. There’ll also be local acts like Gossip and hip-hop acts like Denzel Curry and Kenny Mason. Project Pabst’s lineup was curated to showcase iconic acts alongside modern favorites and rising stars. More: projectpabst.com. ...
Our TV picks for Sunday, July 21: 2024 NFL Flag Championships; Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing; Grantchester on Masterpiece
2024 NFL Flag Championships DISN KATU 1 p.m. While the millions of aging pickleballers might disagree, flag football is the fastest growing sport in the world. As such, more than 280 teams representing the 32 NFL teams compete for glory in this youth tournament from Canton, Ohio. Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing ...
Burns Street near West Linn library to close for 11 days
After an initial postponement, the city of West Linn is now planning to close a portion of Burns Street near the West Linn Public Library and West Linn Central Village between July 22 and Aug. 2. Burns Street will be closed between Hood Street and Cascade Street while crews perform utility work, excavate the existing road and subgrade and rebuild the road, according to a notice from the city. The city asks drivers to detour around the closure via Hood Street, Holly Street and River Street.
Elden’s Restaurant and Bar opens on Highway 43 in West Linn
When West Linn’s Round Table Pizza closed last year and the building’s owner offered the lease to Selina and Jeremy Klein, the couple did something they’d never done before. The Kleins, who have worked as servers, bartenders, managers and now owners in the restaurant industry for two decades, opened their new restaurant, Elden’s Restaurant and Bar, at the former Round Table location next to Walmart on Highway 43 Wednesday, July 17. ...
Attend cruise through Willamette Falls, Lake Oswego and other areas
The Rivers of Life Center, in collaboration with the Oregon City Business Alliance, welcomes community members to embark on a cruise to Willamette Falls, and through West Linn, Lake Oswego and Gladstone. The cruise, where attendees will board a 65-foot vessel and then travel 40 miles along the Willamette River from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m Saturday, Sept. 4, costs $50. Oregon City resident Lowell Gillespie owns and captains the ship. For more information on the opportunity, call Rivers of Life Center at 503-260-3432. “This cruise is a phenomenal opportunity at $50 per head to see our river, its communities, and hear the story of Native Peoples and ‘settlement,’” said river historian and naturalist Jerry Herrmann in a press release.
Attend cruise through Willamette Falls, Lake Oswego and other areas
The Rivers of Life Center, in collaboration with the Oregon City Business Alliance, welcomes community members to embark on a cruise to Willamette Falls, and through West Linn, Lake Oswego and Gladstone. The cruise, where attendees will board a 65-foot vessel and then travel 40 miles along the Willamette River from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m Saturday, Sept. 4, costs $50. Oregon City resident Lowell Gillespie owns and captains the ship. For more information on the opportunity, call Rivers of Life Center at 503-260-3432. “This cruise is a phenomenal opportunity at $50 per head to see our river, its communities, and hear the story of Native Peoples and ‘settlement,’” said river historian and naturalist Jerry Herrmann in a press release.
Get ready for return of West Linn’s music in the park
Five weeks of live music on Thursday evenings in Tanner Creek Park kicks off July 25. Northwest country band Brewer’s Grade will perform West Linn’s first music in the park event of the summer July 25, followed by cover band Collective Nation Aug. 1. The following week Red Light Romeos, a group known for covers of 1970s rock, will take the Tanner Creek stage Aug. 8. Jennifer Batten and Full Steam will rock out in the park Aug. 15 before Ants in the Kitchen closes out the summer with the last show Aug. 22. Concerts take place 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday evenings. Attendees should bring a blanket or low-backed chair to sit on. Several food vendors will also be on site.
What to watch: The must-watch things to stream this week, July 19 - July 26, 2024
What’s Available NOW On Disney+ “Firebuds” - Season 2, New Episodes (July 24) This computer-animated children’s series follows a young boy named Bo Bayani (Declan Whaley), who teams up with his anthropomorphic fire truck friend, Flash Fireson (Terrence Little Gardenhigh), to keep the city safe from threats of danger. Joining Bo and Flash are Jayden Jones (Jecobi Swain) and his police vehicle, Piston Porter (Caleb Paddock) and Violet Vega Vaughn...
Movie Review: James Bond fights ‘Spectre’ in Daniel Craig’s fourth 007 caper
Arguably the best thing about “Spectre” is that Daniel Craig is still James Bond in it. On the other side of that coin, perhaps the worst thing about the 2015 adventure is that it spends a little too much time looking backward rather than forward. Longtime Bond fans may be a little too critical of these movies, but too often, “Spectre” — which MGM+ shows Monday, July 22, with MGM+...
Our TV picks for Saturday, July 20: The Kitchen; Love & Marriage: Huntsville; 2024 WNBA All-Star Game
The Kitchen FOOD 11 a.m. It’s a vacation for the tastebuds as Katie Lee Biegel and Sunny Anderson take on a fish, lemon and asparagus dish perfect for foil heating before adding a campfire blueberry bread pudding. Then Geoffrey Zakarian adds tasty Greek pita sandwiches. Love & Marriage: Huntsville ...
Train to nowhere: ‘Snowpiercer’ returns for final season
It’s so cold it will freeze you to the bone in the dystopian world of “Snowpiercer,” which moves to AMC and AMC+ from TNT for its fourth and final season premiere on Sunday, July 21. Set in a near future where Earth has become an uninhabitable tundra, a luxury train populated with the world’s only remaining humans circles the globe, waiting for a thaw that may never come. Catch up on all the chilling action exclusively on AMC+, with all three previous seasons of “Snowpiercer” available to stream now. ...
Gov. Kotek proposes three steps to increase state school fund by a half-billion dollars
Last year, Oregon public schools celebrated the historic investment of $10.2 billion to the State School Fund. It did not take long, however, for this victory to lose some of its shine. Following the Portland Educator Association strike in November, which resulted in 11 lost instructional days, and a spring of school budget cuts across Oregon, many are wondering how the state can guarantee more school funding in 2025. On...
National news has you feeling anxious? Join the club
Try looking up the term “community anxiety” and you’ll have trouble pinning down a definition. People who see a psychiatrist might get a quizzical look if they ask about it. The term doesn’t appear in the DSM-5, also known as the all-important “The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.” But after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13, and in the midst of one of the most vitriol-filled and impactful elections in memory, a lot of people...
A Portland State University study upends assumptions about Measure 110 impacts
A Portland State University report about the impact of Measure 110 challenges assumptions about law enforcement and the role police officers play as they interact with people with a drug addiction. A key takeaway: Police officers can only reach so many people — even with the power to search and arrest them. The report coincides with preparation by Oregon counties to launch new drug addiction treatment programs as part of...
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