August: Migration Brewing gets statewide honor

Published 1:58 pm Monday, December 23, 2024

Migration Brewing named Small Business Person of the Year

Portland had a thriving beer-brewing reputation even before Migration Brewing hopped in and made its mark. In 2024, the company earned the title of Oregon’s 2024 Small Business Person of Year by the Small Business Administration.

Founded in 2010, the company today has three standard brick-and-mortar locations and four seasonal retail spots including at the Portland Saturday Market.

Migration Brewing had to start small. It consisted of a small delivery truck selling kegs to several hundred bars and restaurant locally. Nearly 14 years later, the company offers brews throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Colorado, as well as Japan, Thailand and Hong Kong.

Hannah Seibold

MAX Red Line extends PDX to Beaverton, Hillsboro

Hillsboro and Beaverton riders are on the fast track to new adventures as TriMet in August marked the completion of its largest light rail project in nearly a decade.

The three-year project has journeyed over two phases to increase the TriMet light rail system’s reliability, extending Red Line service from Portland International Airport to 10 more westside stations

Nick LaMora

Family-owned real estate firm buys Montgomery Park at 87% discount

A historic office building in Northwest Portland has been acquired for $222 million less than what it sold for before the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to portlandmaps.com, Jordan Menashe bought Montgomery Park for $33 million on Aug. 7. When Unico Properties and Partners Group purchased the site in 2019, it sold for $255 million.

The Portland-headquartered firm’s newest building first opened as the Montgomery Ward in 1921. Since then, the 18-acre property, primarily used as office space, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Sheriff: Homeless campers can be jailed

Homeless people arrested for violating Portland’s new camping ban would be booked into jail during a four-month period starting in August, Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell announced jointly.

Morrisey O’Donnell originally said she would not allow people who only violated Portland’s new camping ban to be booked into jail, saying she did not believe the corrections system should be used for “individuals whose only offense is living unsheltered,” arguing that “arresting and booking our way out of the housing crisis is not a constructive solution.”

Wheeler and Morrisey O’Donnell met at least twice to discuss the situation. She did not explain why she changed her mind in the announcement.

Jim Redden

Cirque du Soleil aerialist injured

A Cirque du Soleil aerialist was injured in a fall during a Portland performance in August.

People who attended the performance of “Kooza” at the Portland Expo Center reported that Russian aerialist Mariia Konfektova fell from the aerial hoop in Act I and was injured. 

After being hospitalized, she returned to Quebec for physical therapy.

Dana Haynes

Hillsdale Library reopens after renovations

Hillsdale Library reopened to the public on Aug. 22, welcoming patrons into its reinvigorated space.

The library closed to the public on March 3 to undertake its bond-funded improvements. The voter-approved 2020 Library Building Bond allowed for these renovations.

Hannah Seibold