Portland OR

The latest incarnation of Portland Public Schools’ districtwide foundation has raised just $200,000 so far this fiscal year, with just four months left until schools let out for summer break. That relatively meager total is orders of magnitude less than the $2 to $4 million dollars that the previous...

After a long day on the road, most RVers I know want something they can rely on. Whether that’s a meal at a favorite restaurant or simply somewhere peaceful to call it a night. That’s where the Portland-Woodburn RV Park in Woodburn, Oregon, comes in. A classic RV campground with a focus on customer service and...

Leatherman serves a selection of portable outdoor gear, including pocket knives and multi-tools. Most of their products usually come in plier-based designs packed with handy features. But every once in a while, the Portland, Oregon-based brand throws in a minimalist EDC to the collection. This includes the recently...

A Japanese bakery is expanding operations with a Central Eastside kitchen four times the size of its Beaverton space. Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at [email protected]. Oyatsupan Bakers started in May 2016, the project of experienced baker Hiroyuki Horie. In the decade...

PORTLAND, Ore. — For Tamara Williams, caring for her mother can be a challenging job. They're both homeless — Williams in a shelter pod village and her mother in a trailer. "There are periods of time where I can't find my mom for like, six months," Williams said....

A Historic Episode Looms (Image Credits: Upload.wikimedia.org) The Simpsons prepares for a milestone as its 800th episode places the iconic family in Philadelphia this Sunday, yet the series’ origins trace back strongly to Portland, Oregon. A Historic Episode Looms The longest-running primetime scripted series in...

A man was arrested early Friday after allegedly launching his pickup truck into the air and crashing into a house with a sleeping family inside, police said. The crash occurred around 3 a.m. in the 13000 block of Southwest Larkwood Place, the Tigard Police Department said in a statement Friday. Witnesses told...

Sheridan Fruit Company, a landmark in Portland's Central Eastside, is officially closing Friday after 110 years in business.

Students walking into Steve Griffith’s highly sought first-period class at Lincoln High School expecting dry texts and dusty minutiae were in for a surprise. Gesturing to the famous legal minds they’d be studying, Griffith welcomed them with a rousing promise to “Locke Around the Clock.”. It was...

The Skanner News, one of Oregon's longest-running Black-owned newspapers, closed late last month after 50 years covering Portland's Black communities. Why it matters: The Skanner was one of the few Black-owned news outlets in Oregon, making its reporting both rare and influential in a state where local media...