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Property Watch: A Mediterranean Revival Inspired by Mérida and Marfa

When this house in the Mount Tabor neighborhood last went on the market in 2019, the listing described it as "one-of-a-kind" and "enchanting." They weren't wrong. Built in 1936 on an oversize lot at the corner of SE Salmon Street and 60th Avenue, it's perched high above the intersection and reveals itself only as you walk toward the park, just two...
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Portland Public Schools contractor hires former school board members as consultants

Two former members of the Portland Public Schools board have been hired as consultants by Procedeo, the private firm that won a $61.5 million contract in December to oversee more than $1 billion worth of school construction projects funded by voter-backed bonds. Former board members Gary Hollands, the owner of...
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‘Decisions like this are never easy’: Credit union will depart from Downtown Portland

Rivermark Community Credit Union said employees of the downtown business will relocate to other branches.
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St. Johns could be uniquely impacted by proposed cuts to Portland public safety

PORTLAND, Ore. — With the city of Portland looking to make up a $163 million budget shortfall, the impact of cuts may be felt more deeply in some areas than others. In North Portland, the burden falls on a neighborhood fire station and the nearest police precinct. Inside Slim's...
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At least 1 household displaced after North Portland fire

PORTLAND, Oregon — At least one household was displaced after a fire late Thursday afternoon in North Portland. Portland Fire & Rescue was on the scene in the University Park neighborhood, in the 6500 block of North Yale Street, around 4:39 p.m. The agency said via X, formerly known as Twitter, that a fire from a shed spread to a home, then to a second...
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Beaverton’s first French bakery and charcuterie: Le Four A Bois

Beaverton’s recognition as a dining destination for international cuisine began in its formative years as a farming community surrounded by rich, fertile “beaver dam” soil. Italians, Germans, and Swedes settled herein the late 1800s, bringing traditional dishes from their homelands. Fresh produce and dairy, locally grown hops, wheat, beef, and set the standard for future and new culinary experiences.
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Small Bites: Parallel Biscuits, The Deck Reopens, D’s Knots, and More

Parallel biscuit pop-up at . Head over to Parallel on NE Sandy and 31st Avenue tomorrow morning starting at 9am for their biscuit sandwich (and coffee) pop-up. They’ve been working on this biscuit for a while and are pretty excited about it. They’ll offer it as a pop-up first to see how folks like it, and possibly add it to the regular...
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Portland Fire battles two-alarm Belmont Neighborhood blaze; nearby homes evacuated

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Fire & Rescue is on the scene of a two-alarm fire in the Belmont neighborhood. Crews were dispatched to the 400 block of Southeast 30th Avenue near Stark Street just after 4:45 a.m. Friday. A second alarm was added shortly after 5 a.m. “This...
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Firefighters battle 2-alarm blaze in SE Portland; home collapses

Firefighters battled a 2-alarm residential blaze in Southeast Portland’s Belmont neighborhood Friday morning, Portland Fire & Rescue said on social media. “The primary home experienced a catastrophic structural collapse,” Portland Fire & Rescue reported at about 5:30 a.m. “There appears to be a gas line ruptured and burning under the rubble of the porch.”
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Boom, Then Blaze: Multiple Brentwood-Darlington Structures Burn In SE Portland

Fire crews raced to the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood of Southeast Portland on Thursday after 9-1-1 callers reported what sounded like an explosion followed by a possible residential fire. Portland Fire & Rescue said a public information officer was heading to the scene, and officials had not yet confirmed any injuries or identified a cause.

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