Recent News for Portland Neighborhoods and South Portland
Washington County News: $37 million budget cut moves forward for Beaverton schools; SolarWorld wins with tariffs on ...
A state ban on tribal mascots puts pressure on Banks High School; the rundown on Sunday's casting call for "The Amazing Race" in Beaverton; and Hillsboro considers paying downtown businesses for storefront improvements.xxx
Atlantic on the move
As Los Angeles' boulevards reassert their place in the public realm, the transformation along Atlantic offers glimpses of a new city identity taking shape.xxx
Next week, finally, the annual Village Building Convergence will bloom in Southwest Portland
This year's event begins May 25 and continues through June 3. It will feature 41 projects in neighborhoods throughout Portland and Forest Grove. Mark Lakeman, a co-founder of the Village Building Convergence, estimates that more than 1,000 volunteers will participate.xxx
Twice-monthly garbage pickup: Test families say sure, or yuck
Seattle Public Utilities sent letters this week to 800 households notifying them that they would be part of a pilot study to try every-other-week garbage collection beginning in July. Depending on the study results, the entire city could switch to bimonthly trash collection in 2015.xxx
Historical photos connect Lincoln City's energetic past to its vibrant present (photo gallery)
Lincoln City is the product of five neighborhoods, which back in 1965 voted to cast their fates to the wind and become one.xxx
Thursday business roundup: Oregon wins federal grants for health insurance exhanges; BP says it will restart Northwest ...
Also: Portland's mayoral election suggests limits to startup community's political interest and influence.
Sterling Bank’s Oregon Market President Carol Mangan Recognized as One of Portland Business Journal’s 2012 Women of ...
Carol Mangan, Oregon market president for Sterling Bank, a subsidiary of Sterling Financial Corporation , was recognized by the Portland Business Journal as part of th
TMT Development Receives A-List Award for Excellent Customer Service and Tenant Satisfaction
TMT Development, of Portland, Ore., announced today that it has been awarded the 2011 Real Estate Customer Service Award for Excellence. CEL & Associates presented this award to TMT Development for the company’s superior customer service based on tenant satisfaction.
U.S. attorney for Oregon says drug trafficking's a rising worry
PORTLAND — The proliferation of dispensary-style medical marijuana operations in Oregon concerns the state's new U.S. attorney, and she said drug-trafficking organizations have made headway into the state's medical marijuana system.
Bitter rift over family trusts splits prominent Portland real estate family, the Schlesingers
A three-year legal fight that reflected a bitter rift in the prominent Schlesinger family took a major turn this week when a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge has sided with 25-year-old Jessica Schlesinger. She sued her father and two uncles, claiming the Portland real estate developers failed to adequately safeguard family trust funds. Judge Diana Stuart ruled in preliminary findings and ...
In downtown Portland, Business Alliance report says real estate, development is picking up
The report says downtown will grow, with strong employment, residential housing, a growing tourism base and retail sales. The report took note of the incoming cityTarget and the arrival of H&M, Sephora and the new Nike store.
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