Columnists

Commentary: The road to transportation funding is long

The debate over paying for transportation needs in Oregon may have paused with the end of the legislative…

Food and Drink

First-ever Japanese food pop-up set to bring street eats and sweets to Portland Japanese Garden

Portland Japanese Garden is hosting a three-day event this July featuring Japanese cuisine from Kuze Fuku & Sons…

Local News

Portland’s largest library in more than a century set to open this month

Albina Library will have a grand opening on Saturday, July 19, welcoming Portland's largest new library since 1913.

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‘Aladdin’ star visits Portland for vegan food series on Peacock

Mena Massoud, actor and host of "Evolving Vegan," now streaming in the U.S. on Peacock, tasted Portland's plant-based…

Business

Rick Wright, Market of Choice CEO and grocery industry leader, dies at 62

Rick Wright, CEO of the Oregon-based grocery chain Market of Choice, died Sunday. He was 62. Wright, who…

Business

ODOT director calls legislature’s transportation bill failure ‘shocking,’ ‘scary’ warns of layoffs

In an email to ODOT staff Saturday, Director Kris Strickland said the agency will be forced to eliminate…

Features

Troutdale will charge out-of-towners to park at Glenn Otto Park

New program charges $2 an hour for popular Sandy River access

Business

Oregon Legislature’s last-ditch attempt for 3-cent gas tax increase fails

Oregon Democrats’ last-ditch effort to stave off hundreds of layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation by passing…

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Where to celebrate Fourth of July in Portland?

As people prepare for neighborhood cookouts, plot their best red, white and blue outfits and stock up on…

Government

Transportation package clears committee hurdle, goes to Oregon House for Friday vote

It’s been a bumpy road for the now $11.7 billion Transportation Reinvestment Package that moves closer to passage…