Sports

Nike Signs Portland Raised NFL Hopeful

Nike Signs Portland Raised NFL Hopeful »

Nike today announced a partnership with 2009 AP National Player of the Year and top NFL prospect Ndamukong Suh. One of the nation’s premiere collegiate defenders, Suh is projected to be drafted at the top...

February 4 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Interested in (de)Regulating Oregon Wrestling, Boxing and MMA?

Interested in (de)Regulating Oregon Wrestling, Boxing and MMA? »

The Oregon State Athletic Commission is charged with regulating ring sport events in Oregon including Entertainment Wrestling, Professional Boxing, and Mixed Martial Arts. The Commission is comprised of five volunteer members and an Executive Director...

January 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Business

2010 Business Computers Leave the Starting Gate »

2010 Business Computers Leave the Starting Gate

By Peter S. Kastner Hillsboro, OR (February 4, 2010) The 2010 model business personal computers and notebooks begin arriving today from the likes of Acer,...

Feb 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »

McGrath’s Files Chapter 11 »

McGrath’s Files Chapter 11

According to the Portland Business Journal, Salem based McGrath’s Publick Fish House has filed for Chapter 11. The chain of 20 restaurants filed for...

Feb 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Adidas Announces Portland Layoff’s but News Not All Bad »

Adidas Announces Portland Layoff’s but News Not All Bad

From the Oregonian: Adidas has launched a restructuring of its North American headquarters in Portland that will ultimately increase employment by 60. But the job mix...

Feb 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Chicago Aims to Attract Oregon Companies »

Chicago Aims to Attract Oregon Companies

The Chicago Sun-Times reported on Thursday that the cities mayor wants to see Oregon businesses move to the windy city. Mayor Daley says that...

Jan 29 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Living Green

Gresham to Flip Switch on New Solar Installation »

Gresham to Flip Switch on New Solar Installation

On Tuesday February 9th, the City of Gresham with REC Solar and SunEdison will celebrate the activation of a 419kW ground mounted solar power system at the Gresham Wastewater Treatment Plant. This is the largest ground mount solar power system in the Pacific Northwest to...

Feb 8 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Philomath Now a Green Power Community »

Philomath Now a Green Power Community

Philomath, which began in 1867 as a beacon of learning in the Wild West, is pioneering a new era of enlightenment as the nation’s newest Green Power Community. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing Philomath for its leadership, achievement and dedicated support of renewable...

Feb 4 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Vancouver to Host Styrofoam Block Recycling Party »

Vancouver to Host Styrofoam Block Recycling Party

What’s white, rigid and takes up a lot of space in garbage carts and landfills? The answer: Block foam. The solution: A free collection event for Clark County residents from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., this Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Fisher’s Landing Transit Center, 3510...

Feb 1 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Portland Building Goes Green, Literally »

Portland Building Goes Green, Literally

From the New York Times: Urban gardening used to seem subversive. People planted tomatoes in public parks, strung their hops to rooftops to make homebrew and reclaimed empty lots as community farms, never mind the property owner. Yet here in one of the more thoroughly tilled cities...

Feb 1 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Politics

Mayor Adams 2010 State of the City Address, Full Text »

Mayor Adams 2010 State of the City Address, Full Text2010: THE STATE OF THE CITY Mayor Sam Adams Feb. 5, 2010 Good afternoon Portlanders, City Club of Portland, members of the Portland City Council, honored guests, and...

Feb 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Portland City Council to Vote on Bike Plan »

Portland City Council to Vote on Bike PlanFrom the Oregonian: The 2030 Portland Bicycle Plan, envisioning a future when 25 percent of trips are made by bike, is expected to coast to approval...

Feb 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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Your Money

In Today’s Portland Economy Budget Like Mom

In Today’s Portland Economy Budget Like Mom

Budgeting is truly the turf of most mothers. Aside from the traditional role imposed on mothers as the one who budgets the family finances, mothers have the instincts and foresights on what might...

Nov 30, 2009 / More »

Health

Teen Pregnancy Up, Planned Parenthood Urges Education Changes

Teen Pregnancy Up, Planned Parenthood Urges Education Changes

On the heels of a new study showing a rise in teenage pregnancy rates, Planned Parenthood is urging policymakers to make comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education a priority in local communities, and parents to...

Jan 27, 2010 / More »

Entertainment

Portland Hotel Named One of the Sexiest In America

Portland Hotel Named One of the Sexiest In America

TripAdvisor, the world’s most popular and largest travel community, today announced the top 10 sexiest hotels in America. It may not come as a surprise to Portlanders, but downtown’s Hotel Lucia made the...

Feb 4, 2010 / More »

Events

Free Valentine’s Day Event for Kids

Free Valentine’s Day Event for Kids

Make Valentine’s Day crafts including magnets, bookmarks and cards on Family Day at the Washington County Museum, February 13. This fun program blends history, art and culture. Learn about local Native Americans with...

Feb 8, 2010 / More »

Food & Wine

R.I.P Carlyle

R.I.P Carlyle

This comes from PDX Food Dude. Carlyle is closing it’s doors as of February 14th, this according to a press release from Bruce Goldberg the owner. Carlyle is where I served my externship...

Jan 30, 2010 / More »

Home & Garden

Are You Insured Against Earthquake Disasters?

Are You Insured Against Earthquake Disasters?

As we offer our support and help to the victims of the Haiti earthquake, Oregonians may also be thinking about how to protect themselves in the event of an earthquake. Although Oregon is...

Jan 16, 2010 / More »

Style

Artists Becca Bernstein and Gwenn Seemel in a blind collaboration

Artists Becca Bernstein and Gwenn Seemel in a blind collaboration

In portraiture, the relationship between artist and subject changes everything. In Subjective, everything is relative. Portland artists Becca Bernstein and Gwenn Seemel have joined in a blind collaboration to show how portraiture is...

Dec 14, 2009 / More »

Editorials

Opinion: Vote No on 66 and 67

Opinion: Vote No on 66 and 67

I recently asked my LinkedIn network a thought provoking question. I asked: “When you attempt to solve problems, are you reacting to symptoms or addressing the root cause?” Let’s put this question into a...

Jan 10, 2010 / More »
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