PPS Superintendent Recommends Closing 10 Elementary Schools, Sparing Sellwood Middle School
Portland Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong on Friday recommended closing 10 elementary schools.
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Dems Scramble to Challenge Fahey for House Speaker
House Speaker Julie Fahey has taken heat for recent legislative disappointments, such as the failure over the past two years to enact a comprehensive transportation…
Read full article βPortland School Board Unanimously Authorizes Inquiry into Signal Usage at PPS
The Portland School Board on Friday unanimously approved a resolution authorizing an independent inquiry into Signal usage at Portland Public Schools.
Read full article βBuilding Trans Community One Pinball Game at a Time
βWe want you here, whether or not youβve played pinball before,β says tilt4tilt co-founder Becx Shipper.
Read full article βUnion Asks Prosper Board to Place Agencyβs Executive Director on Leave While Investigating Grievances
βThe totality of these concerns cause us to question whether Director Wesley can continue to effectively lead this agency.β
Read full article βTwo School Board Members Call for Outside Inquiry Into Signal Use at PPS
Two Portland School Board members are calling on Portland Public Schools to retain independent legal counsel to look into district leadersβ use of Signal.
Read full article βA Public Finance Expert Considers the Way Forward for Oregon After the Nov. 3 Blue Wave
βOregon is the state with the highest share of its general fund coming from personal income tax,β says Sarah Emmans. βAs a result, things look…
Read full article βSchool Board Members Seek Inquiry Into Signal Use at PPS
The resolution comes in response to a WW story revealing that district leaders, including Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong, had engaged in conversations about district business…
Read full article βMitch Green Explains How He Survived and Thrived in an Attempted Coup
βI heard from a lot of people who said, 'I just moved to Portland and I googled you because of the billboard and I like…
Read full article βKotek Says She Will Prioritize Spinning Off Oregon State Hospital Into a Stand-Alone Agency
If enacted, the plan would dramatically shrink the size of the Oregon Health Authority.
Read full article βPublic Records Experts Dissect Which Text Messages School Officials Are Required to Preserve
Oregon Public Records Law applicable to this situation revolves around two key ideas: what records the public has a right to inspect, and what records…
Read full article βMurmurs: Oregon State Hospital Spinoff Brews
If enacted, the plan would dramatically shrink the size of OHA.
Read full article βEvery Day Is (Still) Record Store Day in Portland
The cityβs analog love affair is alive and well in 2026, especially at these eight vinyl shops.
Read full article βInvestigation Finds Rep. Lamar Wise Violated Oregon Ethics Law
The southeast Portland lawmaker failed to disclose a $25,000 payment by Portland-based nonprofit Seeding Justice.
Read full article βJeffrey Silversteinβs Country Pacific Northwestern
The Portland songwriter collects oddities, textures and stories of the Pacific Northwest on his third album, βDoggone.β
Read full article βKellyβs Olympian, Portlandβs Oldest Dive Bar, Proclaims Itβs βBack From the Deadβ
Kellyβs sits across from Washington Center, once the cityβs largest open-air fentanyl market. The bar and its building have just undergone a $750,000 renovation.
Read full article βTomoya Matsuzakiβs Painting Are Inspired by Trinkets He Pulls Out of the River Thames
The London artistβs first U.S. show is at Portland gallery Adams and Ollman through the year.
Read full article βThe Thornsβ Season Comes to a Crashing Halt
Player signings for the Thorns have been few and far between this year, and how theyβll shore up their back line isnβt the only question…
Read full article βGet Your Reps In: Food and Sex in βTampopoβ
Juzo Itamiβs sensual, food-centric comedy screens at the Tomorrow Theater on Nov. 15.
Read full article βShows of the Week: Russian Circles Bring Heavy Metal to the Crystal Ballroom
Also: The Northwest Experimental Guitar Orchestra is at Taborspace, and Bonobo is DJing at the Roseland.
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