Portland coffee roaster scoops up another empty Starbucks cafe
Another vacant Portland Starbucks has been scooped up by a local coffee chain. It came as a surprise to many last fall when Starbucks suddenly shuttered hundreds of cafes nationwide, including more than a dozen in Oregon. Closures came swiftly: Within a few days of signs popping up outside certain locations, baristas s
Washington Square unveils food court renovation, adds retailers
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Washington Square has released new renderings of a planned food court renovation and announced several new and expanded retailers as part of a multi-phase property refresh at the shopping center. The renovation will include new flooring, lighting paint finishes and furniture, along with improved
‘Time capsule of Oregon timber history’ discovered as James Beard Market prepares to open
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The late James Beard was a pioneering American chef and cookbook author, often called the “Dean of American cooking.” Now, a new place in downtown Portland, named after the legendary Portland-born chef, is in the works. The James Beard Public Market is set to open in Spring of 2027 at the […]
PSU to open first dog park in downtown Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Dog owners in downtown Portland no longer need to go far to find an open space to satisfy those zoomies. On Wednesday, Portland State University will open a new dog park, which they say is the first in the downtown area. It is located near...
Providence Health Plan to end coverage, affecting hundreds of thousands of Oregon patients
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Providence Health announced Wednesday they will be leaving the insurance business and starting to phase out coverage at the end of the year. The company says they will continue to serve Medicare Advantage members through a new agreement with a national carrier. But while they will honor existing
A duck named Fergie is a regular at this local McMenamins
Fergie the duck is a regular at the McMenamins on the Vancouver waterfront, where she likes to hang out to get food from patrons and has even had a trail of ducklings following her around.
146 workers laid off as Oregon alcohol distributor finalizes sale
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — More layoffs are expected to hit Oregon as one of the nation’s leading alcohol distributors is sold. Republic National Distributing Company, which operates facilities in Portland, Eugene, Medford and Bend, notified each city’s leaders on May 18 that it expects 146 employees to be laid off as it
Superfund site is big step closer to becoming Portland’s most expansive botanical gardens
The nonprofit Portland Botanical Gardens is one step closer to converting a formerly contaminated site in North Portland into educational botanical gardens and trails on the east bank of the Willamette River. On Tuesday, the nonprofit organization signed an agreement with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Portland Tram Closing For Maintenance
The Portland Aerial Tram will close for scheduled maintenance from 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, reopening at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26. The work is scheduled for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, when the tram experiences lower than normal use and also closes for the national holiday. The...
Portland Housing Bureau ‘routinely’ excluded money from city budget, investigator says
The Portland Housing Bureau accumulated more than $100 million in unbudgeted funds because of a “longstanding practice” of excluding money from the public-facing budget and due to communication breakdowns between Housing Bureau and city finance staff, according to investigative documents obtained by The Oregonian/Orego
