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Nana’s Exquisite Confections Is Moving to a Bigger Home

Nana’s Exquisite Confections is moving to a new and larger space at 2236 NE 82nd Avenue in Portland, with owner Florence Jenkins confirming to What Now Portland that the bakery is expected to open in mid-July. The move comes just months after Jenkins opened her first brick-and-mortar location a few blocks north on the
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This Oregon Trail Leads To A Stone Shelter Built In The 1930s That The...

The trail drops into the forest and follows a creek, and within minutes the city disappears entirely. About a mile in, the stone walls appear through the trees, covered in moss and graffiti, open to the sky, and unlike anything else you will find on a Portland hike. The structure...
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11 Hidden Oregon Thrift Stores Packed With Vintage Treasures

You walk past the unmarked door, push it open, and suddenly time travels backward. Racks of 1970s polyester shirts hang next to a lamp shaped like a duck. A box of vinyl records sits on the floor with a sign that says “make an offer.” These hidden Oregon thrift stores are not the polished curated kind you see on Instag
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The EastBurn has closed after 18 years

The two-floor Portland bar scene staple EastBurn has abruptly closed after 18 years at 1800 E. Burnside St. “Unfortunately, at this time the EastBurn is closed for business,” says the bar’s outgoing voicemail message. Management did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reasons for the closure.
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Portland school changing name due to ‘anti-indigenous, child hostage-taking’ origin

Several Portland schools could undergo name changes in the upcoming years.
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‘Unforgettable journey’: Portland brunch spot will ends its run after 11 years

HunnyMilk told a customer “there are about 99 reasons" behind the closure.
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Oregon man pleads guilty to murder of popular Cherry Hill, veterinarian

Cristian Custodio-Aquino faces 30 years in prison for killing Dr. Michael Anthony, who owned Haddon Vet.
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Vanport Cottonwoods named state heritage trees

The Vanport community scattered after a massive flood in 1948, but a cluster of trees whose shade they might have enjoyed still grow there today. The Vanport Cottonwoods are located in a grove near the eastern end of the slough at the Portland International Raceway, constructed on the historic Vanport site. On May 29,
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Oregon’s 2027 Health Insurance Rates Are In — and They Are Not Pretty

In 2021, the cheapest individual Silver plan available to a 40-year-old in Portland cost $425 a month. In 2026, that same benchmark plan costs $518 a month. If the rate requests filed this week are approved, it will cost $581 a month in 2027. That is not a 17 percent...
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Portland Area Man Convicted For Gunning Down A 17 Year Old In 2021

Portland, OR- Isaac Cortez Bynum Jr, currently 30-years-old, was convicted today by a Multnomah County jury of Murder in the Second Degree with a Firearm and Unlawful Use of a Weapon for the murder of victim Seneca Alexander on August 24, 2021. Separately, the jury convicted Mr. Bynum of Unlawful Use of a Weapon for a

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