Kate Harbour Multnomah Falls and baby Multnomah Falls on Dec 9 Multnomah Falls was roaring yesterday when Friends of the Columbia Gorge employees Stan Hall and Kate Harbour arrived in the parking lot on I-84. “The sound was remarkable. I’ve been there many times and have never seen it like that,” says Hall, content PR […]
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The “Serial” Podcast is Live with a Second Season
US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, subject of the newest season of “Serial,” which debuted this morning. Did anyone else geek out on Serial last year? I did. In case you need a refresher, Sarah Koenig, in collaboration with This American Life and Chicago station WBEZ, introduced us to the case of Adnan Syed, who was […]
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Good Morning, News!: Bad News for Uber, Aids Drug Price Gouger Buys Only Copy of Wu-Tang Album, and If It Keeps on Rainin’…
Good Morning, Blogtown. Get ready for more wind and rain with some possible thunderstorms tossed in for fun. Let’s have some news. Including more about the weather: Though we’re in the midst of another storm, meteorologists don’t expect this one to bring the same severe flooding in the Portland area as the one we just […]
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It’s Norovirus Season. Watch Out.
My six-year-old woke Tuesday morning with a low-grade fever and a stomach ache. I turned on the bedside lamp and let him crawl in bed with me. As I lay facing him on my side I soon noticed he began swallowing repeatedly. He opened his eyes wide and looked at me. I knew what that […]
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Good Morning, News!: Hazelnut Grove Can Stay, Women Can Go to War, and Bud Weisser Gets Arrested at Budweiser
Hazelnut Grove residents Good morning, Blogtown! Let’s have some news: The Overlook Neighborhood Association wrote a letter to Mayor Charlie Hales requesting the city move Hazelnut Grove, an ever-growning homeless camp on Greeley Ave. The mayor’s office says the camp can stay. Hales is currently in Paris representing the city in a mayor’s summit on […]
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An Update on Four Illegal Airbnbs We Reported On Last Month
mercury staff The Portland Office of Management and Finance this week followed up with the Mercury about a recent inquiry into possible Airbnb misuse at four single-family homes, including flouting rules around purchasing permits, paying transient taxes, and the amount of time a home can be offered as an Airbnb. The follow up is in […]
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Good Morning, News!: San Bernardino Update, Extended Maternity Leave, and Bob Ross
It’s a rainy, wet Thursday, Blogtown! Let’s have some news. Authorities have identified the two shooters in yesterday’s rampage in San Bernardino, and more details are coming in. We heard a lot yesterday about how there have been more mass shootings in 2015 than there have been days, including a second one yesterday that didn’t […]
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Say Goodbye to Two Pieces of Portland History
The City’s “Demolition Epidemic” May Soon Claim Two Century-Old Downtown Buildings
Two historic downtown buildings could come down thanks to a loophole in city code.
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Oh, SNAP! Some of Portland’s Poorest Will Lose Their Food Stamps in 2016
Some of the Portland metro area’s poorest and most vulnerable Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit recipients could lose their food stamps in 2016. In Multnomah and Washington counties, the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) is returning to a three-month limit on SNAP benefits for unemployed adults between 18 and 50 years old who […]
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There’s No “White Student Union” at PSU, Says President Wim Wiewel
Facebook Cover Photo A racist Facebook page called PSU White Student Union appeared online last week, prompting a Tues, Dec 1 event at Portland State University celebrating solidarity amongst students of color. The Facebook page also prompted PSU President Wim Wiewel to send a letter to PSU students endorsing the Tuesday event and letting everyone […]
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Good Morning, News!: Black Friday Happenings, Colorado Shooting, and Civil War
It’s officially Christmas season, Blogtown! Let’s have some news. The tree is up in Pioneer Courthouse Square, and there are plenty of other fun holiday family events happening over the next month. The Oregon Ducks beat the Oregon State Beavers yesterday. In yet another terrorist attack by an armed white male, three people were killed […]
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A Heartfelt Letter Convinced One Family to Sell Their Home. Now It’s An Airbnb.
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