News While the current debate about whether Oregon will allow coal exports continues, a slightly older environment versus economy battle also remains unsettled.Last year, a federal court vacated a license for a proposed liquified natural gas terminal at Bradwood Landing on the Columbia River, about 20 miles upriver from Astoria. That ruling came after developers abandoned their efforts to build a terminal ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories Cameron Forsyth has never lived in Portland. This did not stop him from opening a Portland-centric restaurant in his native Canada. Yes, our city has a culinary embassy in Vancouver, B.C. The    More

News We'll be liveblogging the NCAA Tournament at the Rose Garden all day, right here. While you wait, work out who to cheer for in our "Should I Cheer for this College Basketball Team" Decision Tree.UPDATE 10:51 AM: Competitive basketball is being played at the Rose Garden. Better updates soon.10:58 AM: Welcome to soggy Portland, Oregon where the Davidson College Wildcats are attempting to avenge shocking ...   More

News Mayor Sam Adams is in Toronto until Tuesday with Tom Miller, his chief of staff, and Jeff Miller, of Travel Portland. We're still waiting on the details of the trip from the mayor's office. Perhaps surprisingly, as of this afternoon, Adams has offered nary a tweet from the Great White North. In case you're keeping tabs: Last month, you'll recall, Adams visited Taiwan. In May, he went to Belgium ...   More

News More than two years after his fellow flyer committed suicide, a Canadian pilot who landed in Eastern Oregon with nearly 1,000 pounds of weed on board was sentenced today to four years in prison. U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken ordered Harvey Gabel to turn himself in to the Bureau of Prisons on Jan. 28, 2010, to serve his term. Gabel, 60, is a resident of Langley, B.C. According to a news ...   More

News Making its Portland debut Thursday night as the opening to the 13th season of the White Bird Dance Series, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal held up its reputation as a “feel good company.” Under the direction of Louis Robitaille, the Canadian company “explores the creative side of contemporary trends, yet is still firmly committed to classical aesthetics.” Thursday's ...   More