New sushi restaurant welcomes customers in downtown Lake Oswego
A new sushi restaurant has opened in downtown Lake Oswego. Sushi M, which offers fresh sushi and sake, is located at 440 5th St. and is open on weekdays for lunch and dinner and welcomed customers for the first time in early May. Owner Hiroyuki Makino said he used to...
Mayor Beach Pace Blocks Emergency Data Center Meeting As 18 Data Center “Fire Sale”...
The Real Story – A Column In a move that local advocates are calling a “masterclass in bureaucratic stalling,” Mayor Beach Pace has officially denied the City Councilors’ request to […] The post Mayor Beach Pace Blocks Emergency Data Center Meeting As 18 Data Center “Fire Sale” Tax Giveaway Deals Get Sealed appeared f
Rare disease could be a hidden cause for weight gain
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – For many people, obesity is often blamed on diet or lifestyle. For some, the cause is actually far more complex. Doctors say hypothalamic obesity, or HO, is a rare disease caused by injury or trauma to the brain, resulting in controllable hunger and rapid weight gain.
Battle Over a Montavilla Sauna Shows the Limits of Multnomah County’s Wood-Burning Ordinance
The social atmosphere in some saunas can be austere, quiet. Sarah Mayo wanted hers to get customers talking. Last year, disillusioned with her white-collar career, Mayo, 38, was planning an entrepreneurial turn: a small sauna business designed around conviviality. Among many things, the vision informed her choice of he
Couple left searching for new wedding venue after Washington pavilion fire
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After a fire destroyed a pavilion at Battle Ground park early Tuesday morning, one couple who rented the space for their wedding is now left without a venue. Lisa Perigo and Chris Foster are only three days out from their small wedding. But now have to think of other plans since […]
ICE detains longtime cook who worked at Portland restaurant for a decade
José "Poni" Góngora Poot, a longtime cook at Portland restaurant Güero, was detained by ICE agents while driving to work, prompting an outpouring of support from coworkers, customers and the local restaurant community.
Metro Chamber Threatens Legal Action if City Council Council Makes Changes to Arts Tax
The Portland Metro Chamber is threatening to sue the city if the City Council makes changes to the city’s Arts Tax without voter approval. The chamber of commerce wrote to the council in a May 13 letter that it had “serious legal concerns regarding the proposal by the Council to amend, expand, increase, restructure, or
Mt. Hood National Forest opens 24 campgrounds early
While skiers and snowboarders were left disappointed by the warm winter, the dry conditions means campgrounds are opening early throughout the Mt. Hood National Forest. Twenty four sites will be open Friday, May 15. Others are still waiting on U.S. Forest Service staff to clear hazard trees and debris, pump out toilets
Woman sentenced for fire that heavily damaged Elephants Deli in Northwest Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge sentenced a woman Wednesday morning for starting a fire that caused millions in damage to Elephants Delicatessen in Northwest Portland in March. She said the fire was accidentally set as she looked for food and a warm place to stay the night. Catherine Stough,...
Armed Gresham road rage leads to teen arrest
A 19-year-old driver is in custody after a road rage incident in Gresham that led to a gun being pointed at the victim. Junior Reyes-Galindo, 19, was taken into custody earlier this month. He was lodged at the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges related to menacing and unlawful use of a weapon.
