Portland City Council today unanimously supported a resolution directing the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) and the Portland Development Commission (PDC) to initiate schematic design for the Oregon Sustainability Center.
“The Oregon Sustainability Center is a pioneering project. We’re doing something here that’s never been done before at this scale,” said Portland Mayor Sam [...]
This weekend marks the beginning of the 2010 Movies in the Park season. For the fourth year, this popular family activity features classics and children’s movies free of charge at various parks and swimming pools through the city through September 10.
The first movie of the season will be “The Wiz,” starring Michael Jackson, at Peninsula [...]
Portland’s Mayor Sam Adams was recently featured in Fast Company magazine for his work making government data open, his clean energy initiatives and for his ideas around commuting in the Rose City. Fast Company’s Austin Carr interviewed the mayor and published their conversation.
From FastCompany.com:
FC: What Portland initiatives would you suggest for other big cities?
SA: Our [...]
The Portland Development Commission, is once again trying to move forward on the Burnside Bridgehead Redevelopment Project and this time the plan has been granted approval.
While economists debate the disputed, if not wobbly, signs of a back-from-the-brink economic recovery, Metro Council gave North Portland residents some sure news in approving a $23,000 grants package earmarked for neighborhood improvements. Funds will go to organizations delivering food and home furnishings to local residents, projects reducing public demand on energy resources and programs [...]
The Portland Development Commission Board voted at Wednesday night’s meeting to follow a recommendation by Executive Director Bruce Warner and direct PDC staff to negotiate a new 10-year lease with the Kalberer Company to remain in their current location. PDC’s current lease in the Mason-Ehrman Building, in the Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood, is set to expire [...]
Happy Valley Family Target of Racial Intimidation at Home
African Americans in Oregon Still Face Hurdles, Study Finds
Event: OMSI Reptile and Amphibian Show, Sept. 4-6
Vancouver Teen Dies in On-Track Motorcycle Accident
Beaverton Concert Will Benefit the Sunshine Pantry
Motorcycle Rider Dies After Crashing into Back of a TriMet Bus in NE Portland
Police Continue Investigation of Accident that Shut Down I-5 South on Friday
