Mall 205 Property Managers Have Banned Day Laborers From Gathering To Find Work
PORTLAND, OR – Day laborers can no longer wait for work outside the the Mall 205 Home Depot. Sunday, workers and their families demonstrated at the store, demanding they be allowed to return. Since July, Security guards have forced day laborers off Mall 205 property. Workers say their way...
Evergreen School District considers closing 6 schools amid budget gap
The Evergreen School District in Vancouver is considering plans to close or consolidate six schools due to declining enrollment and budget shortfalls.
Court docs: Felon with long rap sheet stabs employee while robbing Portland minimart
A Portland man is being held without bail after he stabbed a convenience store employee while stealing some cigarettes, prosecutors allege. According to court documents, 48-year-old Randy Allen Hall entered Pete's Market in downtown Portland on September 24 and stole a carton of cigarettes. The store manager said he wa
The Enormous Oregon Thrift Store That Bargain Hunters Say Is Better Than Costco
Costco has its fans, and those fans are loyal in a way that borders on the spiritual, but SuperThrift in Portland, Oregon is making a very compelling case that bulk savings don’t require a membership card or a warehouse full of industrial-sized mayonnaise. What it does require is a...
Fun things to do beginning Monday, Sept. 28!
Good afternoon! Here are some events to add to your plans next week. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 ALOHA ‘And Then There Were None’ — Experience this immersive Agatha Christie […]
Crime Stoppers of Oregon sunsets its anonymous tip line after 43 years
The idea was simple. There was a number where tipsters could clue in law enforcement to an unsolved crime. If the tip led to an arrest, the person could claim a cash reward. The person would never have to disclose their identity. At its peak in the 1980s and ’90s,...
Dave’s Hot Chicken Just Touched Down in East Vancouver
It seems East Vancouver’s appetite for sweat-inducing, tongue-numbing comfort food knows no bounds. If your taste buds have been feeling a little too comfortable lately, we have fantastic news: Dave’s Hot Chicken has officially fired up the fryers at its newest East Vancouver location. Taking over the former...
Portland Gives Police $207K And An Hour To Clear Street Takeovers
Portland’s new takeover grant pays for four missions, air support, camera gear, and a one-hour clearance target
Amtrak Airo trains to start this week in Pacific Northwest
Amtrak will debut two of its new Airo trainsets in the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday to serve the Cascades route between Vancouver, British Columbia, Seattle and Portland and Eugene, Oregon. Eight train sets are on order for the route. The first two train sets, each with a capacity of over...
Prosper Portland’s executive director discusses revitalization plans for downtown
Prosper Portland executive director Cornell Wesley discussed downtown revitalization efforts following a report indicating that pedestrian traffic reached its highest levels since the pandemic.
