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A Kid's Paradise
Friday, 9:00 PM
Perhaps it was coincidence or just perfect timing, but when city dignitaries, business owners, families and children held the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Troutdale’s Imagination Station playground structure one Sunday afternoon in 1994, a rainbow arched across the clear blue sky. Troutdale ... Read more
Comment period open for Bull Run variance
Friday, 2:14 PM
The public is invited to comment on a possible variance for the city of Portland’s Bull Run water reservoir through 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8. Gresham supplies its residents with water purchased from Portland’s Bull Run reservoir, as well as with water from Gresham wells. Oregon ... Read more
Former city employee cleared of charges
Friday, 2:13 PM
Gresham’s former transportation supervisor, who was fired days after being arrested on allegations ranging from computer hacking to misconduct, has been acquitted of all charges. Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge Eve Miller on Friday, Jan. 27, acquitted Jim Burch, 45, of Mulino on charges ... Read more
Former Gresham forestry planner dies
Friday, 1:19 PM
David Odom, former urban forestry planner with the city of Gresham, died Saturday, Jan. 14. He was 41. David worked for the city from 2008-09. He organized the city’s application for the Tree City USA program, which recognizes cities that have programs to plant and care for trees. Gresham ... Read more
Give library opportunity to prove itself
Wednesday, 9:00 PM
The voters of Multnomah County should support the creation of a library service district with its own tax base in the May 2012 election, provided that there is no property tax increase associated with its passage (County shelves library district, Dec. 22). In recognition of the serious negative ... Read more
Honor promise of Bud Clark Commons
Wednesday, 9:00 PM
Six months ago, we opened the doors of Bud Clark Commons, the centerpiece of our community’s fight to end homelessness. The award-winning, LEED Platinum building is named for former Mayor Bud Clark, the first Portland mayor to make homelessness an issue of citywide concern. At the opening, ... Read more
Our Opinion Force Oregon to change its behavior
Wednesday, 9:00 PM
Oregon’s lackluster economy is not solely the result of the nation’s recent recession. Along the wide spectrum of state economies, Oregon’s situation continues to be worse than most – even as the United States finally enters what seems to be a sustainable recovery. There ... Read more
Winterhawks turn tables on Spokane; Ross scores in OT
Saturday, 5:52 AM
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Portland Winterhawks gained a measure of revenge against the Spokane Chiefs on Friday. Brad Ross scored in overtime to give the Hawks a 3-2 road win over a team that had beaten them in both meetings at Spokane last week. Portland (32-14-2-1) travels to Seattle to play ... Read more
Mariners gamble on Montero, as youth movement continues
Friday, 5:31 AM
SEATTLE – I know. Brian Cashman, general manager of the New York Yankees, says Jesus Montero “may very well be the best player I’ve ever traded.” Montero, 22, was ranked by Baseball America as the Yankees’ top prospect in each of the last three seasons and was the ... Read more
Blazers sizzle as Suns fizzle
Thursday, 9:00 PM
The question wasn’t about the margin of victory in the Trail Blazers’ 109-71 excoriation of Phoenix Friday night at the Rose Garden. It was this: How could Portland lose 102-77 to the same opponent Jan. 6 at U.S. Airways Center? Gerald Wallace used the last meeting between the ... Read more
Riley offers coaching position, eyes big signing day
Thursday, 9:00 PM
Next week is destined to be eventful for those in the Oregon State football program. As early as Monday, Coach Mike Riley could be ready to announce his new cornerbacks coach. He has offered his top candidate — one with considerable NFL experience as a player and coach — the job. On ... Read more
Aloha plans candlelight vigil Saturday for Ryan Johnson
Thursday, 9:00 PM
Aloha High School is rallying around one of its former Warriors. Alumni are planning a candlelight vigil to remember 22-year-old Ryan Lee Johnson, who died Thursday afternoon after being shot multiple times outside Bales Thriftway, just down Kinnaman Road from his alma mater. SEE RELATED ... Read more
Missing art student last seen in Oregon City
Monday, 9:00 PM
Tola Brennan, 21, who’s been missing since last being seen in Oregon City on Jan. 10, could just be an eccentric wanderer, or he could be succumbing to the elements. The New York-born art student also known as Thom Silverman had an encounter the afternoon of Jan. 10 with Milwaukie Police. ... Read more
Comment period open for Bull Run variance
Friday, 2:14 PM
The public is invited to comment on a possible variance for the city of Portland’s Bull Run water reservoir through 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8. Gresham supplies its residents with water purchased from Portland’s Bull Run reservoir, as well as with water from Gresham wells. Oregon ... Read more
Former city employee cleared of charges
Friday, 2:13 PM
Gresham’s former transportation supervisor, who was fired days after being arrested on allegations ranging from computer hacking to misconduct, has been acquitted of all charges. Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge Eve Miller on Friday, Jan. 27, acquitted Jim Burch, 45, of Mulino on charges ... Read more
2012 Chevy Camaro SS 45th Anniversary Edition: Celebrating a Pony Car War survivor
Thursday, 9:00 PM
Has it really been 45 years since Chevy first debuted the Camaro? It must be because the company is offering a 45th Anniversary appearance package on the 2012 version. The commemoration offers an opportunity to consider how much the Camaro has stayed true to its roots — and how much it has ... Read more
Bits & Pieces
Wednesday, 9:00 PM
“Spirit of Magic” The Portland Spirit is putting on a magic-themed show, 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Friday, Jan. 27 to April 27. The “elegant evening of vaudeville-style magic and comedy” features The Amazing Mathias and Adam the Great, as well as the physical comic ... Read more
Calo utho aura nrtya! (Let's get up and dance!)
Wednesday, 9:00 PM
In his perfect world, Stephen Strausbaugh would sit behind a curtain and spin records, peak out at the crowd to see its reaction, and stay in hiding. Deejays once were confined to the radio, heard but not seen. His partner, on and off the stage, wants to be known. She likes to ... Read more
Portland Community College to construct large solar array at Rock Creek campus
Friday, 6:32 AM
Portland Community College announced Friday that it will build a 35,000-square-foot solar array at its Rock Creek Campus near Hillsboro. The two-acre complex of solar panels will provide 60 percent of the energy needed for a 72,000-square-foot office and classroom building on campus. SolarCity ... Read more
Multnomah County's climate action strategies expanding to new arenas
Thursday, 11:27 AM
Multnomah County’s efforts to address climate change are expanding into new terrain, including a Sustainable Jail Project, new public health initiatives and emergency planning to adapt to extreme weather events. County staff presented details of the new initiatives Thursday during a briefing ... Read more
Domestic solar panel makers cite surge in Chinese imports in advance of potential U.S. trade sanctions
Wednesday, 7:20 AM
There’s been a surge of imported Chinese solar panels in the U.S. in recent months, perhaps in anticipation of action by the U.S. to slap import duties on the heavily subsidized products. The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing, a coalition of domestic solar panel producers, reported ... Read more
DEQ suggests way to halt delivery of phone books
Friday, 6:44 AM
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is spreading the word about how to cut waste, particularly those bulky, unneeded phone books delivered to your home. DEQ estimates that 6.5 million sets of white and yellow pages were distributed in Oregon in 2003, to 1.3 million households. ... Read more
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