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For its hundreds of miles of trails and clean air, Portland has earned the distinction of being America's best city for running, according to Runner's World magazine.

It's just the latest evidence the City of Roses is challenging Boulder, Co., as America's Mecca for elite runners...   More

News The annual football game between the University of Oregon and Oregon State this year has become much more than a mere clash between in-state rivals. For those who don’t obsess over sports blogs ...   More

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Does Portland's City Council still feel guilty about its duct tape ban for the Rose Festival?

We'll find out Wednesday when the council considers a proposed ordinance [PDF] that would give the 2010 Rose Festival a $19,650 grant to help with pa...   More

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Well, not exactly. But a 20-by-30-foot sinkhole has turned up on a soccer field at Northgate Park in north Portland, prompting Portland Parks and Recreation to close the field and surround the sinkhole in fencing while the department investigates the sinkhole's cause.

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Tomorrow is the 21st World AIDS Day. And local organizers have scheduled several events as part of the effort to raise awareness of the 25 million-plus people who have died from AIDS and the estimated 33 million people worldwide currently living with HIV.

Cascade AIDS Project ha...   More

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TriMet announced today that it's placed on paid administrative leave the operator whose actions contributed to the separation of a father from his 3-year-old son at a train station last w...   More

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Bill Simmons may not be bigger than the Beatles. But for pro basketball fans, he's pretty damn close.

The ESPN sportswriter was at the Borders Bookstore in Beaverto...   More

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Oregon football appears to be proof that winning doesn't breed humility. A recent fan survey by Sports Illustrated ranks Pacific-10 Conference schools top-to-bottom in several categories relating to the fan experience. The Ducks claimed the top spot in only one category, the dubious "rud...   More

News When TriMet decided to cut its budget this year, the scalpel slashed both bus frequency and free bus rides in Fareless Square. Here, by the numbers, is what that will mean for TriMet’s roughly ...   More

News While Oregon State savored its upset last weekend of Cal and and Oregon got upset by Stanford, Portland State endured another lopsided loss in its final home game of 2009. Unlike with its fellow in-st ...   More