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After he finished architecture school at the University of Oregon in 1952, John Robert Gatewood designed a house for his family in the Southwest Hills. Completed in 1955, it today stands as an example of Northwest Regionalism at its finest, and quite the conversation starter online. We think it’s the grand gestures, li

Source: 2026 City Pulse survey by Gensler (architecture/design firm) of 35,000+ residents across 75 global cities. Bottom-ranked in beauty: Among North American cities, Portland ranked last for downtown being “beautiful” (3% agree). Low vibrancy & walkability: Tied for lowest “vibrant” (58%, tied with St. Louis); “enjo

Six years after voters first approved plans to rebuild North Portland’s Jefferson High School, a creaky grande dame of a building, dignitaries, students, teachers and alumni gathered Friday to celebrate the official groundbreaking, golden-tipped shovels and hard hats in hand. “This community has been waiting for so lon

LONGVIEW, Wash. — The family of Dale Miller has confirmed the 54-year-old Portland man was killed in Tuesday's blast at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, Washington. Miller, a millwright who had only begun working at the plant earlier this year, left behind three children and three grandchildren.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is leading a group of governors across the country to challenge a new Medicaid mandate – warning eligible patients could lose health care coverage.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Vancouver police officer involved in a non-fatal shooting this week has been publicly identified. Officer Alexander Zaferis, 29, was named as the officer involved in the shooting by the Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII) on Friday. The incident occurred just after 6:

Spirits were high toward the back of the line, despite gray skies and the promise of a full workday (and then some) spent idling in Portland’s South Park Blocks. Leigh and Kazon Valentine — a husband-and-wife duo who took the train from Seattle for this very occasion and booked a night at a hotel downtown — sat settled

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Independent investigators have identified the Vancouver police officer who was involved in a shooting on Tuesday. Alexander Zaferis, 29, has been with the Vancouver Police Department since 2022. On Tuesday, police say a woman woke up to the sound of someone smashing her windows. She...

Fast Times plans to open a new location at 18750 Willamette Drive, Suite A, expanding its New York-style pizza and soft-serve concept to West Linn, according to Bridgetown Bites. The incoming restaurant will take over the space previously occupied by Old Backyard Burgers Company, which shut its doors last September. No

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - Three people were arrested and roughly $36,000 in stolen merchandise was recovered during a retail theft investigation, according to the Tigard Police Department. The investigation began on May 16 when an Organized Retail Theft investigator for Ulta reported suspects had stolen items fr