Share thisBy Mark Kirchmeier Ten years after the Portland Parks and Recreation Bureau effectively stopped maintaining Columbia Pool, and four years after Parks Commissioner Carmen Rubio ordered it closed, the Parks Bureau is going to demolish the building. “Public officials have an opportunity to learn from this fiasco and not cause further unnecessary harm to […]

Share thisDesigned by world renowned architect Pietro Belluschi, UP’s chapel was dedicated in October 1986 WHAT:   University of Portland (UP) will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Chapel of Chri...

Share thisSeptember 18, 2026 Dear advocates and neighbors, I’m writing to share a difficult update on Columbia Pool.  After extensive efforts to identify a viable path forward, Portland Parks & Recrea...

Share thisBy Jim Redden As the Nov. 3 general election approaches, the most debated issue in the City Council District 4 race has not been the future of the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub, even though it is in the district that includes industrial Northwest Portland and Linnton. Instead, by late September, voters were asking whether […]

Share thisBy James Neff, Oregon Journalism Project The Oregon Department of Education needs oversight to make sure it corrects identified problems. That is the blunt assessment of a new audit by the O...

Share thisBy James Neff, Oregon Journalism Project The Oregon Department of Education needs oversight to make sure it corrects identified problems. That is the blunt assessment of a new audit by the O...

Monday was Media Day for the Trail Blazers at Moda Center, with thousands of photos shot and basketballs and posters signed and promotional videos produced and, well, interviews with the media

Share thisBy Mark Kirchmeier The high-pitch mechanical sound of hovering drones could be coming soon to your neighborhood .  Amazon Prime has announced plans to initiate drone delivery throughout Port...

Share thisBy Mark Kirchmeier The high-pitch mechanical sound of hovering drones could be coming soon to your neighborhood .  Amazon Prime has announced plans to initiate drone delivery throughout Port...

Oregon's senior U.S. senator is calling on other NBA owners to make sure Tom Dundon doesn't relocate Portland's franchise.

Share thisJust name an important issue. Whether standing up to the Trump administration, tackling homelessness, boosting Portland Public Schools, or funding the Oregon Health Plan, Governor Tina Kotek...

Share thisThe closure of the southbound lanes of I-5 through the Rose Quarter have caused travel times to more than double and traffic to significantly increase on streets in North and Northeast Portl...

Share thisThe closure of the southbound lanes of I-5 through the Rose Quarter have caused travel times to more than double and traffic to significantly increase on streets in North and Northeast Portl...

Share thisJust name an important issue. Whether standing up to the Trump administration, tackling homelessness, boosting Portland Public Schools, or funding the Oregon Health Plan, Governor Tina Kotek...

Share thisBy Patrick Ahern and Theresa Thorud for Skyline Ridge Neighbors Linnton is a hardscrabble little town which has survived decades of grand expectations and dashed hopes, explosive growth and financial calamities. It’s amazing how much history was created in this one and a half by seven-mile strip of land crammed in between the Tualatin […]

Share thisBy Kelly Williams, encaustic painter and North Portland Community Leader, Portland Open Studios #12 North Portland artists are opening their studios to the public this October as part of the citywide Portland Open Studios Tour. It is a free, self-guided, juried, and running two weekends: October 10–11 and October 17–18, 10am–4pm.  There are 19 […]

Share thisBy Allan Classen, NW Examiner Adam Lyons has lonely job at once-prominent agency In past decades, about 20 employees filled the downtown headquarters of Portland’s pioneering neighborhood as...

It was a comfortable win carried out in an uncomfortable manner.

Share thisOn Tuesday, September 29, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, Portland City Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney is hosting a virtual town hall. Her outreach announcement said, “That means the location could be your living room, the library, or wherever is most convenient for you to take a beat to chat with me about the issues that are top-of-mind […]

Share thisFrom Portland Bureau of Transportation Speed cushions from Richmond Avenue to Rosa Parks Way will require daytime closures during the weeks of Sept. 21 and Sept. 28 Crews working with the Po...

Nearly 1,000 readers sent us their questions about artificial intelligence, its potential and its potential risks.

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Share thisBy Jim Redden District 4 City Councilor Mitch Green is refusing to resign after a series of messages he wrote on Twitter harshly criticizing Portland and other police in 2020 and 2021 recent...

Alex Gibney’s “Musk” will arrive in United States theaters next month. Universal says it remains committed to releasing it overseas but has yet to set dates.

Share thisBy Jim Redden District 4 City Councilor Mitch Green is refusing to resign after a series of messages he wrote on Twitter harshly criticizing Portland and other police in 2020 and 2021 recent...

On Tuesday, during the NBA Board of Governors meeting in New York, NBA commissioner Adam Silver publicly addressed the ownership/Moda Center renovation situation with the Trail Blazers

Share thisNorth Precinct officers were dispatched to a single vehicle crash in the 15000 Block of North Columbia Boulevard involving a single vehicle on Saturday, September 12th at 3:50 am. When polic...

Share thisby Khushboo Rathore, Oregon Journalism Project Oregonians’ distrust of Flock cameras has intensified over the past year, with at least six cities and two counties canceling or curtailing con...

Share thisBy Nigel Jaquiss, Oregon Journalism Project With less than two months until the Nov. 3 general election, a new poll shows the Republican nominee, state Sen. Christine Drazan (R-Canby), with ...

The district has largely retained its educators even as enrollment has fallen and is projected to continue falling for the foreseeable future.

Share thisBy Nigel Jaquiss, Oregon Journalism Project With less than two months until the Nov. 3 general election, a new poll shows the Republican nominee, state Sen. Christine Drazan (R-Canby), with ...

Share thisBy Nigel Jaquiss, Oregon Journalism Project With less than two months until the Nov. 3 general election, a new poll shows the Republican nominee, state Sen. Christine Drazan (R-Canby), with ...

Share thisby Khushboo Rathore, Oregon Journalism Project Oregonians’ distrust of Flock cameras has intensified over the past year, with at least six cities and two counties canceling or curtailing con...

Share thisBy Jim Redden North and Northeast Portland businesses are bracing for disruptions caused by the planned five-week closure of the southbound lanes of I-5 through the Rose Quarter starting on ...

Share thisby Khushboo Rathore, Oregon Journalism Project Oregonians’ distrust of Flock cameras has intensified over the past year, with at least six cities and two counties canceling or curtailing con...

Share thisby Khushboo Rathore, Oregon Journalism Project Oregonians’ distrust of Flock cameras has intensified over the past year, with at least six cities and two counties canceling or curtailing contracts with the surveillance technology company across red and blue parts of the state. Republican and Democratic state lawmakers have also vowed to introduce legislation to […]

Share thisby Khushboo Rathore, Oregon Journalism Project Oregonians’ distrust of Flock cameras has intensified over the past year, with at least six cities and two counties canceling or curtailing con...

Share thisby Khushboo Rathore, Oregon Journalism Project Oregonians’ distrust of Flock cameras has intensified over the past year, with at least six cities and two counties canceling or curtailing con...

During a private fund-raiser, the former president warned that the technology could be “dangerous” if not managed urgently and with a clear plan.

It’s becoming a problem for all of us

Share thisBy Barbara Quinn VetREST whose mission is to mentor veterans while providing Horticulture Therapy opportunities in a safe and supportive environment, hosted a garden session on the 25th anni...