A Horticulturist Weights In on the Struggling Trees at Portland International Airport
Is it dog pee and coffee or just flawed interior landscape design?
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Oil Terminal Operator Sues City of Portland for Delaying Transfer of Franchise Agreement
Zenith Terminals LLC today filed a lawsuit alleging the city of Portland has unreasonably delayed approving the transfer of Zenithβs franchise agreement with the city…
Read full article βInitiative to Hire Cops With Climate Dollars Fails First Signature Verification Step
The initiative seeking to reroute 25% of Portland Clean Energy Fund tax revenues to hiring some 400 police officers has failed the first level of…
Read full article βPortlandβs Relationship With the Grateful Dead Is Especially Thick
Thirty-one years after Jerry Garciaβs death, Dead fandom shows no signs of letting up. Especially at McMenamins.
Read full article βProperty Owner Says It Will Close Two Downtown Food Cart Pods
Two longtime food cart pods in downtown Portland will close later this year after the development company that operates them says the cityβs new regulations…
Read full article βSeven Former and Current Portland School Board Members Warn Julia Brim-Edwards is Not Fit for County Chair
Seven former and current members of the Portland Public Schools board released a letter Wednesday morning across social media, warning former board member Julia Brim-Edwards…
Read full article βNina Nijstad Joins a Thorns Squad Looking for Stability
βI can cover a lot of metersβwhat do you use? Miles? Feet?β
Read full article βMedicaid Shortfall Follows Decade-Long Growth in State Spending
Federal matching dollars allowed a massive expansion of health insurance for low-income Oregonians. Now the feds are pulling back and the state is left holding…
Read full article βGet Your Reps In: βNashvilleββs Dark Happy Birthday Rings Prophetic
Robert Altmanβs Americana musical comedy screens at the Tomorrow Theater this week.
Read full article βShows of the Week: Ani DiFranco Kicks Off the Annual PDX Live Concert Series
Sigh, FunSize Renegade, Scott Gibbons and Ani DiFranco take the stage in Portland this week.
Read full article βWhat to Do in Portland (July 29βAug. 4, 2026)
Go to Tabor Dance, check out the Venardos Circus, and see Margaret Cho.
Read full article βThe Music Festival at the Center of Portlandβs New Hardcore Scene
In its fourth year, Northwest Hardcore Festival moves to all-ages venue The Off Beat and offers discounted tickets to kids.
Read full article βCity Orders Citizen-Run Youth Program to Discontinue Popular Waterslide
The Brooklyn Park water slide in Southeast Portlandβused by youthful summer day campers for nearly 50 yearsβwas shut down after coming to the attention of…
Read full article βFeds Retreat From Most Serious Accusations Against Man Shot in Portland by Border Patrol
A new plea agreement suggests the Trump administration could not support its most incendiary claims against Luis Nino-Moncada.
Read full article βSecretary of State Read to City Auditor: Tighten Up Your Elections Division
Secretary of State Tobias Read sent a letter to the Portland City Auditor on Tuesday demanding greater rigor, after the backers of a controversial initiative…
Read full article βApplicant Withdraws Proposal for Cell Tower on Sauvie Island
The withdrawal comes after months of tension between some island residents and a community fraternal organization.
Read full article βCity Ordered To Pay $717,000 To Portland Family Whose Home Was Crushed By a Tree In 2024
A jury has awarded $717,000 in damages to a family whose Southwest Portland home was crushed by a falling tree in 2024 after they had…
Read full article βAs Signatures Are Disqualified, Campaign to Hire More Police Cries Foul
With early numbers indicating that a Portland ballot initiative to hire additional police officers is falling shy of the valid signatures needed to place it…
Read full article βOHSU Board Approves Plan to Deemphasizeβbut Not EliminateβMedical Centerβs Monkey Research
Compromise comes after negotiations with the feds to turn the Oregon National Primate Research Center into a primate sanctuary came to nought.
Read full article βParkrose Enhanced Service District Paused After Pushback From Business Owners
The proposal to create a new Enhanced Service District in the Parkrose neighborhood of Northeast Portland has been paused after community members protested the plan.
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