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Pizzeria Vista Spring Cafe Expands Its Horizons in Southwest Portland With New Bar, The...

The Heights will open adjacent to Vista Spring Cafe, aiming for a soft opening next month
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5 arrested, stolen items recovered in Jantzen Beach retail theft mission

Five people have been arrested, and stolen items were recovered after a retail theft mission at Jantzen Beach Shopping Center earlier in March, the Portland Police Bureau announced Wednesday.
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Legacy Health’s Fight With Insurance Company Airs a Theme: Up, Up, With Medical Costs

Health care prices have been spiraling skyward in recent years but, like many a hospital system, Portland-based Legacy Health says it’s got to raise them even more. Health insurer Regence BlueCross BlueShield, for example, says two years after a contract dispute over the exact same issue that Legacy is asking for a...
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Climbers at Smith Rock rescued after ropes stopped 400 feet above ground

Two climbers in their late 20s were rescued from a ledge at Smith Rock State Park after their ropes got stuck, and they were safely lowered to the ground after a 12-hour rescue operation.
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100-mile transmission line would bring power to Portland. But there’s a major catch

A private developer wants to build a new transmission line stretching 100 miles from The Dalles to Portland — pitching the project as a critical fix for one of the region’s most pressing energy problems. But there’s a catch. Most of the high‑voltage cable would be buried beneath...
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House fire displaces five people in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - Five people are without a home following a fire on Tuesday evening. Just after 6 p.m., the Vancouver Fire Department responded to a fire at 2406 Northeast 166th Court. Crews arrived to find a two-story home with fire in the living room. Crews were able to...
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Portland leaders can’t agree how to spend $106 million in housing funds

City leaders universally agree Portland is facing a crisis when it comes to homelessness and housing affordability. Their ideas on solving the problems, however, seem starkly at odds. With recent revelations that the city has $106 million in unspent housing funds, progressives are calling for spending on social...
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Removing César Chávez’s Name From Streets and Schools Is the First Step

I struggled for hours to describe the way I felt after I hard the news that United Farm Workers co-founder and civil rights icon César E. Chávez was accused of sexual assault by a number of women who had worked with him throughout his storied career. It’s surreal...
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Everyone Oregon Is Talking About The Unbelievable Biscuits And Gravy At This Humble Cafe

There’s a coral-colored building in Portland where breakfast dreams come true and the biscuits are so fluffy they might just float off your plate. Mehri’s Cafe and Bakery is serving up the kind of comfort food that makes you want to hug a stranger, and their biscuits and gravy have become the stuff of local legend.
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Evergreen Schools Making Cuts in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, WA.–Yet another school district is making tough budget cuts. This time it’s the Evergreen District in Vancouver. Plenty of people had tough messages for the board. A speaker at a public hearing said, “Cutting these programs doesn’t just remove a class. It cuts a passion that may...

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