News OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon is starting a campaign to press TriMet to extend current bus and MAX transfer tickets to three hours.The current transfer times for bus are one hour from the end of the route and two hours from the time of fare purchase for MAX, which the community group says aren't long enough transf...   More

News A Democratic and a Republican state legislator have introduced a tuition equity bill that would give in-state college tuition to undocumented Oregon students.

Rep. Michael Dembrow (D-Portland) and Sen. Frank Morse (R-Albany), along with the Oregon Student Association and    More

News Before that cynical voice in your head takes control and you swear off Valentine's Day as nothing more than a commercial holiday, tune into CNN this Monday to see a national ad campaign in support of same-sex marriage.
You might even see someone you know.Throughout the day Feb. 14, a commercial featuring four Oregon couples—two gay, two straight—will air nationwide as the beginning of a se...   More

Politics Oregon could become the second state in the United States to outlaw the grisly trade of shark fins that go into Asian delicacy soups selling for    More

News Mark your calendar for March 4, the Northwest premiere of the film BAG IT! at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd.).

In addition to viewing the film about plastic's impact on the world, audience members can learn more about the proposed statewide plastic ...   More

News Thanks to a class-action lawsuit, about 500,000 Comcast customers in Oregon will share compensation from a $23 million settlement in overcharged late fees by the cable company.The lawsuit under the state's Unlawful Trade Practices Act stemmed from charges Comcast collected during the past seven years—a $6 late fee it got from customers in Oregon.As a result, about 500,000 Oregon residents who us...   More

News The Oregonians for a State Bank group is holding a forum Tuesday, Feb. 1 on a proposal circulating in the state Legislature to establish a publicly owned bank in Oregon.The state bank proposal—which opponents have said is barred by the state Constitution and deals with a subject the state lacks expertise in—aims to benefit Orego...   More

News Portland activists are holding a candlelight vigil downtown tonight in honor of nine Midwest anti-war activists who were ordered to appear before a grand jury in Chicago by U.S. Attorney General Patrick Fitzgerald.The FBI delivered grand jury...   More

News After operating in the same inner Northeast Portland spot for 74 years, The Mountain Shop is moving a little farther east—to NE 37th Ave. and Sandy Boulevard on March 1.

Store owner David Pietka listed multiple reasons for the Mountain Shop's move from its longtime location on NE 7th Ave. and Broadway.

Available parking in ...   More

News Jim Houser, who's owned the Hawthorne Auto Clinic in Portland with his wife for more than 25 years, will sit in the First Lady's Box during President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, Jan. 25.
Houser, a vocal proponent of last year's health care reform, will be the only guest representing Oregon.
The Portland small ...   More