People Drive From All Over Oregon For The Ribeye Steak At This Classic Old-School...
There are some restaurants that just feel like home the moment you walk through the door, and Sayler’s Old Country Kitchen in Portland is exactly that kind of place. I had heard people talk about this steakhouse for years, the kind of word-of-mouth buzz that spreads quietly but stubbornly across the whole state.
The State of Oregon Lowers the Boom (Again) on Robert Pamplin Jr.
In addition to a host of other legal challenges, Dr. Robert Pamplin Jr. now faces a demand from the Oregon Department of State Lands to pay $13.9 million for his neglect of one of Oregon’s iconic rivers. The state notified Pamplin of that hefty tab in an 18-page letter on Feb. 19. It described a […] The post The...
Dangerous drug mixture called ‘Goofball’ spreading in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A dangerous drug combination is resurfacing on Portland’s streets, and treatment providers say it’s becoming more common. “It’s a goofball,” that’s the term Solara Salazar, the Executive Director of the Cielo Treatment Center, says is being used again. She says “goofball” is a mix of...
Oregon discount retailer quietly closes Portland-area store
A Eugene-based discount retailer quietly closed one of its Portland-area stores this week. Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at [email protected]. Bi-Mart — a regional chain with 79 locations across Oregon, Washington and western Idaho — announced Wednesday it would close its...
The Death of a Portland Clinic
On the corner of Northeast Knott Street and 33rd Avenue stands a neighborhood stalwart. It’s called Family Medical Group NE. The other day, Dave, who lives a few blocks away, stood under his blooming magnolia tree and recalled the sinus infections, blood draws, and annual checks that have been bringing him to this...
Copper thieves hit another Portland nonprofit
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Another local copper theft is impacting a Portland nonprofit. Mazamas — a popular climbing lesson group that’s been around for more than 100 years — needs to raise money to repair damages after copper was stolen from their heating and cooling system. Thankfully, those HVAC systems have been...
Historic Oregon City courthouse faces demolition soon. Here’s what will replace it
Demolition will begin soon on the old Clackamas County Courthouse in downtown Oregon City to make way for a new five-story housing and retail project. On Feb. 13, the county finalized the sale of the 1936 courthouse to Level Development NW for $100,000. The developer was the only company to respond to the county’s...
Portland high school student arrested following months-long investigation into repeated threats
A 15-year-old student at David Douglas High School has been arrested after making repeated threats towards fellow students and staff.
Plan to add 1,700 acres of Hillsboro industrial land dies in Legislative committee
A push to 1,700 acres of industrial land for Hillsboro is over for this year after its chief legislative sponsor dropped the effort. “After careful consideration of the feedback received and the realities of a pathway to passage on a narrow timeline, I have decided not to advance the bill,” Sen. Janeen Sollman,...
Dog Walker Stumbles On Human Remains In St. Johns Brush
A routine dog walk in Portland's St. Johns neighborhood took a grim turn Tuesday when a man discovered human remains in a patch of brush near North Edgewater Street and North Willamette Boulevard on the north side of the Willamette River, police said. Portland police told KGW that the remains...
