SW Portland's Latest News
May 21, 2013
Multnomah County vote carrying Metro levy
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Metro received a wake up call in the May 21 Special Election. Although voters approved its levy to maintain parks and natural lands, the results were split between the counties. With most of the…
May 01, 2013
Police briefs
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Police arrest man with 3 kilos of cocaine, seize $11,000 HILLSDALE — On April 16 at approximately 11 p.m., Portland police officers assigned to the drugs and vice division stopped a vehicle at…
April 22, 2013
Brown 'thrilled' to be PCC's new president
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Jeremy Brown was hired last week as Portland Community College’s new president. PCC board members confirmed Brown’s appointment during their April 18 meeting. He will begin his work on July 1,…
April 01, 2013
Portland man held on terrorism charge for aid in 2009 bombing
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Reaz Qadir Khan, a 48-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Portland, faces charges of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists for what federal prosecutors are saying is his…
April 01, 2013
Preparing for Disaster
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Seismic vulnerability leaves Southwest Portlanders quaking in their boots In February 2010, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile. In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan. And…
April 01, 2013
Vehicle theft on the rise in Southwest
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West Portland Park hit hardest Officer Brian Hughes of the Portland Police Bureau's Central Precinct Neighborhood Response Team shared some troubling news at a Southwest Neighborhoods Inc.…
April 01, 2013
Ginny Burdick: the time for gun reform is now
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State senator speaks to Oregon Area Jewish Committee State Sen. Ginny Burdick (D-Portland) has recently been in the spotlight for her advocacy for gun safety. And at event in March put on by the…
March 01, 2013
For David Dalla G, Southwest Portland is the true 'Gangsta's…
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Rapper originally from Arnold Creek gets back to his roots, plays first hometown show The venue smelled faintly of vodka and strongly of beer. The crowd of 20-somethings was increasingly…
March 01, 2013
Three best selling NW authors headline a fun-filled evening to…
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CPAH celebrates 15 years of HomeWord Bound fundraiser
and 20 years in business as a non profit Best selling authors Whitney Otto, Daniel H. Wilson and Kim Stafford top the list of Northwest…
March 01, 2013
Multnomah Village streets to go green this spring
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In village business district, city to construct swales, plant trees, widen sidewalks and rearrange parking Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services is set to begin construction on the…
Mar 01, 2013
Emily Georges Gottfried: gone but not forgotten
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The Portland metro area interfaith community recently lost one of its great advocates — Emily Georges Gottfried. Gottfried, 57, was the Executive Director for the Oregon Area Jewish Committee, a…
Mar 01, 2013
The Beat Goes On (and on and on)
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Q&A with Steve and Janet Tolopka, founders of The Beat Goes On Marching Band Drew: How, and when, did The Beat Goes On originally form? Steve: We started forming in September of 2011. The…
