Politics Portland’s living room—a.k.a. Pioneer Courthouse Square—hosted two very different guests last weekend less than 24 hours apart. On a rainy Friday evening, April 15, the Oregon tea party held c   More

News Two Portland State University students held an art performance today in support of Ai Weiwei, a Chinese artist who was detained by his own government on April 3.  “We wanted to raise awareness for people who spoke out against the Chinese government and were arrested,” said Sean Green, a 26...   More

News About 300 supporters of the Oregon tea party movement held their annual tax day rally in downtown Portland to celebrate their new influence in national politics.

Meantime, about 30 opponents gathered in a counter-demonstration to the Friday evening rally in Pioneer Courthouse Square in which tea partiers had showed up to rock out to l...   More

News Supporters of the tea party in Oregon will be back in Pioneer Courthouse Square this Friday, April 15 for what's become their annual tax day protest. (U.S. taxpayers this year actually have until Monday, April 18 this year to file because of an unusual circumstance.)Organizers of...   More

Sports At 2:30 am, most late-night establishments release the drunks and lock the doors. But on Saturday, April 2, last call was when the party really started for one Portland business. Swagat, an Indian    More

News The City of Portland is flying flags at half staff today in memory of Yashanee Vaughn, the 14-year-old girl and Helensview High School student who was killed.Flags will be lowered in town at City Hall, the Portland Building, the World Trade Center, Pioneer Courthouse Square, and the Convention Center.On Thursday, Portland Police detectives arrested 16-year-old Parrish Bennette in connection wit...   More

News At 2:30 a.m., most late-night establishments release the drunks and lock the doors. But early this morning, last call was when the party really started for one Portland business. Swagat, an Indian restaurant on Northwest 21st and Lovejoy, hosted a viewing party for the 2011 Crick...   More