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City Council adopts education urban renewal district aimed at helping PSU
Wednesday, 12:18 PM
With Commissioner Amanda Fritz casting the sole dissenting vote, the Portland City Council approved the creation of a new Urban Renewal Area around Portland State University on Wednesday. Fritz said she supported the goal of PSU expanding to accomodate projected growth and research opportunities, ... Read more
Fatal accident closes East Burnside
Tuesday, 9:00 PM
A fatal early Wednesday crash closed East Burnside at 148th Avenue through part of the morning rush hour. Both westbound vehicle traffic and MAX service was disupted by the single vehicle accident. Westbound MAX service was restored around 6:30 a.m. Police say the person killed in the crash was ... Read more
Reynolds talks will continue as strike date draws near
Tuesday, 9:00 PM
The teachers union and the Reynolds School Board will meet for mediation at least one more time in a last-ditch effort to avoid a strike that the union has scheduled for Monday, May 21. School Board Chairwoman Theresa Delaney Davis confirmed on Wednesday that the two sides will have at least one ... Read more
State report puts dollar figure on Oregon’s obesity epidemic
Tuesday, 9:00 PM
Between 1990 and 2009, obesity rates in Oregon increased a drastic 121 percent, with the over 1.76 million state adults classified as obese or overweight in 2009, based on a report released Tuesday by the Oregon Health Authority's Public Health Division. According to the report, "Oregon ... Read more
I want to be more like my mother
Wednesday, 9:00 PM
In my opinion, our world needs more moms like mine. She comes from sturdy stock -- not the most feminine of terms. But she's proof that elegance, sturdiness and character can coexist. My mother, Eleanor Mason, is 94. She lived and maintained her own home until this year, when she moved to a ... Read more
Our Opinion Holton's experience gives him edge
Wednesday, 9:00 PM
A lawyer leaving Sunday's Pacific University forum featuring the two Democrats vying for state Attorney General was asked what he thought. "I'm really glad I came," he said. "Because it's now clear to me regardless of who wins this, we'll be in good shape." We agree. Ellen ... Read more
Our Opinion Let's not delay Portland's recovery
Wednesday, 9:00 PM
The nation's industries are scouting for new places to create jobs as the economy slowly expands. Whether the Portland area will fully take part in this economic recovery depends greatly on a hearing taking place in Salem this week. The state Land Conservation and Development Commission on ... Read more
Timbers, Dynamo draw up a 0-0 game
Wednesday, 5:38 AM
HOUSTON – The Portland Timbers didn't score again, but they picked up a point in the MLS standings with a 0-0 draw against the Houston Dynamo on Tuesday night. Troy Perkins made seven saves, his season high, for the Timbers, who withstood Houston's late flurries to improve their record to ... Read more
Vikings back in NCAA softball tourney
Wednesday, 5:05 AM
For the second year in a row, Portland State is champion of the Pacific Coast Softball Conference and in the 64-team NCAA tournament that starts this week. The Vikings swept host Saint Mary's in two games in the PCSC championship series last weekend at Moraga, Calif. Now the Viks are headed to ... Read more
Blazers show progress in GM search; draft preparations also under way
Monday, 9:00 PM
Talking Trail Blazers and the NBA ... I’m not sure what to make of the recent reports of Paul Allen’s interest in selling the club. Allen, of course, emphatically denies any interest at all. Commissioner David Stern — who would be one of the first to help facilitate any ... Read more
Sherrod's scoring paces Timbers U-23 team to season-opening win
Sunday, 4:12 PM
What a week it's been for Mark Sherrod. The 21-year-old joined the Portland Timbers U-23s only five days before the team's first match of the season. From Memphis, Tenn., he flew halfway across the country, landed in Portland and had less than a week to get acclimated with his new teammates. But ... Read more
Reynolds talks will continue as strike date draws near
Tuesday, 9:00 PM
The teachers union and the Reynolds School Board will meet for mediation at least one more time in a last-ditch effort to avoid a strike that the union has scheduled for Monday, May 21. School Board Chairwoman Theresa Delaney Davis confirmed on Wednesday that the two sides will have at least one ... Read more
State report puts dollar figure on Oregon’s obesity epidemic
Tuesday, 9:00 PM
Between 1990 and 2009, obesity rates in Oregon increased a drastic 121 percent, with the over 1.76 million state adults classified as obese or overweight in 2009, based on a report released Tuesday by the Oregon Health Authority's Public Health Division. According to the report, "Oregon ... Read more
City Council adopts education urban renewal district aimed at helping PSU
Wednesday, 12:18 PM
With Commissioner Amanda Fritz casting the sole dissenting vote, the Portland City Council approved the creation of a new Urban Renewal Area around Portland State University on Wednesday. Fritz said she supported the goal of PSU expanding to accomodate projected growth and research opportunities, ... Read more
At least two Clackamas County races headed to runoffs
Monday, 9:00 PM
Candidates opposed to Metro-style land use planning policies strongly challenged those who support more regional efforts in the Clackamas County Commission races. At least two of the races will pit such opponents against more moderate candidates in November. And the winner in the third race only ... Read more
2012 Honda Ridgeline RTL NAV: Versatility is built in
Thursday, 9:00 PM
Have you noticed that no one makes a small truck anymore? Small trucks helped Datsun and Toyota break into the American automotive market in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Compared to the big trucks from Detroit that ruled the road those days, the early imports didn’t have much interior room ... Read more
Mickey's magical mysterium tour
Thursday, 10:07 AM
In order to take all the musicians who've inspired him on the road, Grateful Dead drummer-percussionist and music book author Mickey Hart estimates he would need an almost infinite number of trailers. You see, when you hear him play live, he may be sampling rainstorms, an elephant's roar, the ... Read more
X singer still livin' punk dream
Thursday, 10:05 AM
When L.A. punk legends X roll into town Friday, May 11, don't be surprised if black helicopters hover above the Crystal Ballroom. For inside will be New World Order opponent Exene Cervenka singing with her ex-husband, bassist John Doe. The pair will be sharing 35 years of music they created in X ... Read more
Hawthorne Boulevard-area residents invited to civic ecology charrettes
Wednesday, 10:17 AM
Hawthorne Boulevard business and neighborhood leaders are convening two “civic ecology community charrettes” to help chart a more sustainable community along the popular retail strip. The idea is to invite residents to brainstorm ways to make better use of community resources to ... Read more
Oregonians expected to recycle seven pounds of electronic waste per person this year
Monday, 9:00 PM
Oregonians recycled nearly 26 million pounds of electronic goods under the Oregon E-Cycles Program in 2011, a 7 percent increase from the prior year. The goal for 2012 is 27 million pounds, or about 7 pounds per person. During the inaugural year of the program in 2009, 19 million pounds were ... Read more
West Linn dreaming big for surplus land at Blue Heron site
Monday, 8:26 AM
Walking along the 39 acres of the former Blue Heron Paper Company site in West Linn one could imagine many uses for the property. Near Willamette Park and next to the Willamette River, with wetlands, a stream and some hills, the site is alive with birds, ducks and beavers. The city of West Linn is ... Read more
Port of Portland to dredge Willamette River near terminal
Friday, 6:06 AM
The Port of Portland plans to dredge 10,000 to 40,000 cubic yards of Willamette River sediment near its T-2 terminal and deposit it on the port’s west Hayden Island property. The port describes the dredging as routine maintenance necessary to assure safe navigation of the river. The Oregon ... Read more
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