Burgerville Birthday Bash Food Deals
Celebrate Burgerville’s 65th anniversary with throwback discounts on your favorite menu items. Here’s what you can expect at the Burgerville Birthday Bash. Established in 1961 with headquarters in Vancouver, Burgerville has grown to more than 40 locations in Oregon and Washington. The premium fast-food chain is known...
Float therapy: Portland woman says it helps ease chronic pain and anxiety
A Portland woman says float therapy has become her go-to tool for managing chronic pain and anxiety, and a float studio owner says demand for the practice is growing.
Frustrated Portland Landlords Hire Their Own Street Patrols As Police Response Lags
Across parts of Portland, from the Pearl District to Goose Hollow, some landlords and retailers are quietly putting their money where the patrol car used to be. They are paying for private patrols and nonprofit hotlines to step in when the Portland Police Bureau cannot get there fast enough. Costs vary by building...
Portland student, 15, accused of more than a dozen threats to school
Portland police arrested a 15-year-old Tuesday after they say he made more than a dozen threats to potentially hurt students and staff at his east Portland high school. Police started investigating the first threat phoned into David Douglas High School in December, they said in a news release. The school received...
State agencies steer SNAP recipients to free job training to meet 80-hour rule
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is encouraging Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to take advantage of free employment and training services, as new federal work requirements are now in effect statewide. Many people receiving SNAP benefits must now prove...
This crumbling Portland castle finally found buyers who can save it
The crumbling Beaumont castle, a century-old English Tudor style residence with a three-story turret in Northeast Portland, sparked widespread interest when it was put on the market Nov. 25. “My phone rang every five minutes for the first couple of weeks,” said listing broker Cee Webster of Neighbors Realty. “People...
Man who narrowly escaped house fire credits kitten with saving his life
TILLAMOOK, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - An Oregon man says he wouldn’t have survived a house fire if not for his 9-week-old kitten waking him up. Donald VanWormer, the longtime owner of Alternative Solutions Dispensary in Portland, says he was asleep two weeks ago in his Tillamook home when his 9-week-old kitten, Fred,...
Man died unexpectedly but not from injuries during Gresham bar brawl, jury finds
A Portland man died unexpectedly last year, but not because he was injured by a fellow combatant during a bar brawl, a Multnomah County jury found Thursday. Richard Henderson and David M. Lomas, acquaintances through a drug connection, had finished sparring on a sidewalk outside the Platinum Pub, 4245 S.E. 182nd...
‘America’s largest food cart plaza’ hosts soft opening in Vancouver with room for more
The Vancouver Station Food Cart Plaza, the self-proclaimed largest food cart plaza in America, has soft opened in Vancouver, Wash. with space for over 40 food vendors, a coffee shop, ice cream shop, private rooms, and more.
Trap Door Brewing to Build 42,000 Square-Foot Prairie View Station
Trap Door Brewing is set to open a new location in Vancouver, first reported by Washington Beer Blog. However, the new location isn’t just a tap house. Trap Door Brewing is developing an expansive 42,000 square-foot food cart pod with a beer garden called Prairie View Station. The new...
