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May 20, 2013
Few voters have returned ballots so far
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With one day to go before the May 21 special election, only around 22 percent of Multnomah County voters have returned their ballots. That's well above the 11 percent that had voted at this…
May 19, 2013
Gunshots heard in Entertainment District
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Portland police are reporting multiple gunshots heard in the Entertainment District in Old Town early Sunday mornng. Central Precinct officers patrolling the district heard the shots coming from…
May 19, 2013
Firefighters battle two Sunday house fires
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Portland Fire & Rescue responded to two house fires Sunday morning. Only one occupant received minor injuries that did not require hospitalization. Firefighters were first dispatched to a house…
May 19, 2013
Salvation Army opens new shelter for homeless women
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SAFES at Fairbridge initially will have space for 50 women Sundown for most people is a time to unwind and spend time with family and friends. For the homeless, however, the end of the day…
May 18, 2013
Racing TV food carts screech to a halt in Portland
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Portlanders can expect to see a few new food trucks roaming city streets this weekend. That’s right, food trucks, not food carts, which are the staple of the city’s mobile culinary scene. On…
May 18, 2013
Lake Oswego's Crave Bake Shop changes name, looks to bright…
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Say goodbye to Lake Oswego’s Crave Bake Shop. Say hello to Kyra’s Bake Shop. Also, say goodbye to Crave/Kyra’s legal problems. Kyra Bussanich, founder of the Lake Oswego bakery, said Friday the…
May 18, 2013
Deputies thwart bank robbery suspect in West Haven
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Bank employees call in suspicious BMW linked to two recent robberies Washington County sheriff's deputies arrested a man believed to be linked to two bank robberies in Washington County. He was…
May 17, 2013
Troutdale man dies in house fire
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An 87-year-old Troutdale man died after firefighters pulled him from his burning home Thursday evening. Firefighters at 8:06 p.m. responded to a neighbor's report of a house on fire in the 3800…
May 16, 2013
Sunday Parkways roll into new era
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Six-year-old PDX tradition now has ongoing city funds Most Portlanders are familiar with Sunday Parkways, the six-year-old city tradition of shutting down auto traffic in a neighborhood so…
May 16, 2013
Judge: TriMet, union bargaining sessions not public
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Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Leslie Roberts ruled Thursday that bargaining sessions between TriMet and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 are not covered by the Oregon Public Meetings…
May 16, 2013
OMSI pencils in ideas for eastside site
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New TriMet bridge could be a vital link to 'job magnet' area Twenty-one years ago, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry relocated from bustling Washington Park to a gritty, hard-to-reach…
May 16, 2013
Port balks at Hayden price tag
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City planners outline land-use demands to annex, rezone island The Port of Portland, turning up the political heat before its proposed West Hayden Island annexation goes before the City Council,…
May 16, 2013
TriMet hopes new ticket app clicks with bus, rail commuters
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Free mobile app is first step toward paperless ticketing TriMet will consider moving the transit system to paperless ticketing later this summer. The agency’s board is scheduled to take up the…
May 16, 2013
Sources Say: Blumenauer vs. USA Today
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Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer is defending the state’s research into a vehicle-miles-traveled fee against charges that it is overly complicated and won’t do much more than simply raising…
May 16, 2013
Drive through or ride through? In Portland it's sometimes both
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Not in a car? That could be a problem for some businesses Southeast Portland resident Houston Bolles was riding his bike home from a trip to the library last week minding his own business,…
May 16, 2013
Handful bras eye a Made in the USA label
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Tigard company hopes to move manufacturing from China to Salem A Tigard-based bra company is looking to add a little support to the local economy. Handful bras, which has operated in Tigard…
May 16, 2013
NWEI plans anniversary splash
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Sustainability organization has big changes in store for 20th year The Northwest Earth Institute is planning to have a lot more than cake and punch when it observes its 20th anniversary today,…
May 16, 2013
A plan for 'luxury' and 'timelessness' in downtown LO
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More details emerge on Wizer block proposal Developers hope a new housing and retail project with high-end apartments will draw young families, downsizing couples and “recently single, mature”…
May 15, 2013
City extends art tax deadline
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Portland has extended the deadline for paying the city's new Art Tax because of heavy use on the website to collect payments. The $35 payment was due Wednesday, May 15. It was approved by…
May 15, 2013
Man dies in Barbur Blvd. crash
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A man died Tuesday night when his car struck a utility pole and rolled down an embankment on Southwest Barbur Boulevard and Miles Street. Portland police said the body of 45-year-old Lance…
