Portland Housing Bureau ‘routinely’ excluded money from city budget, investigator says
The Portland Housing Bureau accumulated more than $100 million in unbudgeted funds because of a “longstanding practice” of excluding money from the public-facing budget and due to communication breakdowns between Housing Bureau and city finance staff, according to investigative documents obtained by The Oregonian/Orego
Dawson Park Drug Sting Nets Crack Cache And Cash, Portland Cops Say
What started as a targeted Neighborhood Response Team mission at Dawson Park on Tuesday ended with an arrest, a stash of crack cocaine off the street, and cash in police custody, according to Portland police. The bureau shared photos and a brief rundown of the stop on its social feed.
This downtown newcomer wants to become Portland’s next great sushi destination
The sushi counter at Nimblefish has room for only 12 people, plus an additional six seats set aside for dining a la carte. The Southeast Portland restaurant isn’t exactly a barn. Yet for his next project, Nimblefish co-owner Cody Auger was searching for something even more intimate. He found...
A Portland Vegan Restaurant Is Closing Due to Rising Costs After 7 Years
Vertical Diner has announced the permanent closure of its Portland location. The vegan restaurant will host its final dinner on June 14, marking the end of its 7 years. The restaurant’s original location in Salt Lake City, Utah, will remain operational. Vertical Diner Set to Close After Seven Years...
Moderate business-friendly House member fends off union-funded challenger
Daniel Nguyen, a moderate, business-friendly member of the Oregon House, fended off a challenge from union- and anti-corporate backed candidate John (Waz) Wasielewski Tuesday. In partial returns tallied as of 8 p.m., Nguyen had secured 76% of the vote to Wasielewski’s 24%. Wasielewski, a Lake Oswego middle school teach
Portland area voters approve money for historical society and fire station, reject funding for...
Voters across three Portland area counties Tuesday approved some money measures and rejected others that total nearly $675 million in renewed or higher property taxes. The measures set out to boost programs at the Oregon Historical Society, build a new fire station in Lake Oswego, bolster a massive park system in Washi
Beaverton Oral Surgeons: Wisdom Teeth
That discomfort in your jaw or a toothache in the back of the mouth could be caused by your wisdom teeth. Anthony Bouneff, DMD and Alexander Bouneff, DMD, MD, from Beaverton Oral Surgeons, joined us to share how their third-generation practice can help remove the discomfort wisdom teeth can cause while ensuring your co
For just $250, you could own a piece of the world’s first women’s sports...
For fans of women’s sports, or maybe just first-of-its-kind feats of entrepreneurship, The Sports Bra remains one of Portland’s most exciting businesses. When owner Jenny Nguyen first opened the bar in 2022, it was considered the world’s first sports bar devoted to playing solely women’s sports. That premise was so pop
Celebrating the Birthday of Bob Dylan on Cascadia Coffeehouse
Join us for Cascadia Coffeehouse this Friday morning when we'll celebrate the upcoming 85th birthday of Bob Dylan, who will be in concert with Lucinda Williams at Edgefield Amphitheatre in Troutdale on Thursday, June 4th. We'll also enjoy great new music from Pharis & Jason Romero, Hannah Shira Naiman & Nathan Smith, a
A journey through Nike history: From Phil Knight’s basement to a 400-acre campus
Decades before Nike moved to its bucolic corporate campus with running trails, a six-acre lake and a salon, employees worked out of what’s now a collision repair shop on Southeast Powell Boulevard. They needed a javelin to close the windows and worked from desks that co-founder Phil Knight separated with plywood.
