Special Section In the last few years, Portlanders have grown accustomed to hearing the city's real estate scene described as "red hot." Some even throw around phrases like "out of control." And it's true that values ... More
HABITAT: What the Hell Does $250K Buy, Anyway?
Maybe more than you'd think.
Special Section In the last few years, Portlanders have grown accustomed to hearing the city's real estate scene described as "red hot." Some even throw around phrases like "out of control." And it's true that values ... More
Going postal
Look what's in an already-controversial mail delivery contract.
News Beaverton Postmaster John Lee told the letter carrier's union in January that he was hiring a contractor for delivery in a Beaverton-area suburb because he thought it could save $33,878 a year ("You'v ... More
The claim game
Could a seemingly obscure insurance fight cause taxi rates to double or kill small cab companies?
News When Pacificab owner Steve Love heard one of his drivers had filed a claim for workers' compensation after an accident, he didn't think much of it. Love believed cab drivers weren't covered by worker ... More
You've Got Mail
But it isn't always the U.S. Postal Service delivering it.
News Mail delivery finally came Monday to a west-side housing development after a two-month search for a private contractor by the U.S. Postal Service that even included posting a query on Craigslist. The ... More
Gifts That Keep On Giving
Senate bill to milk school funds straight from corporate teat.
News Remember two years ago when your douchebag boss gave you a $20 restaurant gift card instead of a Christmas bonus and, after weighing the possibility of settling for all-you-can eat soup, salad and bre ... More
The Claim Game
Portland becomes the new Ground Zero for Measure 37 claims.
News Before November, Portland seemed a sleepy outpost in the rush of Measure 37 claims that flooded rural and suburban Oregon after voters passed the landmark property-rights measure in 2004.Of the 3,611 ... More
Bridge Peddle
News Lair Hill residents will soon decide whether to green-light an elaborate design for a pedestrian bridge or skimp on the span in hopes of saving money to spend on easing traffic woes.Last August, resid ... More
Pole Position
An up-and-down story of power lines under the tram.
News When PacifiCorp erected two 70-foot black power poles at the intersection of Southwest Gibbs Street and Corbett Avenue in late June, residents were incensed.The skyline of their Lair Hill neighborhood ... More
Condo Mania
A dispute over condo decks shows one downside to Portland's fast-growing home-ownership option.
News When Tom Bergstrom paid $460,000 for his Portland riverside condo in July 2005, he expected it to be an urban escape from his home in Ashland.But two days before Thanksgiving last year, Bergstrom and ... More
Radio Rebels on the March
Local music fans chase an elusive FM license.
News Portland radio fans galled by the city's dull, corporation-cluttered FM dial now have a sliver of hope. As soon as next spring, the Federal Communications Commission plans to accept applications for n ... More
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OREGON'S FELONIOUS SPUNK
Washington looks to Oregon as a model for felon voter registration efforts. Going postal
Look what's in an already-controversial mail delivery contract. Condo Mania
A dispute over condo decks shows one downside to Portland's fast-growing home-ownership option. HABITAT: What the Hell Does $250K Buy, Anyway?
Maybe more than you'd think. You've Got Mail
But it isn't always the U.S. Postal Service delivering it. SHANGHAI BS AT PSU?
Comcast and AT&T
BOOT CLAMP
City poised to kill new car-booting business. BIG TEN
PDX Synagogue claims world's largest Ten Commandments. Gifts That Keep On Giving
Senate bill to milk school funds straight from corporate teat.
Washington looks to Oregon as a model for felon voter registration efforts. Going postal
Look what's in an already-controversial mail delivery contract. Condo Mania
A dispute over condo decks shows one downside to Portland's fast-growing home-ownership option. HABITAT: What the Hell Does $250K Buy, Anyway?
Maybe more than you'd think. You've Got Mail
But it isn't always the U.S. Postal Service delivering it. SHANGHAI BS AT PSU?
Comcast and AT&T
BOOT CLAMP
City poised to kill new car-booting business. BIG TEN
PDX Synagogue claims world's largest Ten Commandments. Gifts That Keep On Giving
Senate bill to milk school funds straight from corporate teat.
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