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Take a Deep Breath. Don’t Panic. Let’s Talk About the Future of the Trail Blazers.
Now that everyone from the governor on down is scrambling to curry Tom Dundon’s favor, it’s time for a clear-eyed appraisal of where the franchise stands.
A Job Interview With Joe Cronin
Joe Cronin says he doesn’t think about his job security. Which, if true, would make him one of the few people in Portland who doesn’t. And the crazy thing is, when he says this, you actually believe him.
We Sent a Teenager to the Olympics
Alessandro Barbieri will compete in the snowboard halfpipe at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games Feb. 11.
Our History Lessons Go Viral
PSU history professor Catherine McNeur teaches us about Portland parks, one short video at a time.
Somehow, Portland Is Sitting on $106 Million in Unspent Housing Dollars
The number of unspent dollars in Portland Housing Bureau coffers, for months believed to be $21 million, has grown fivefold in a week.
Read Three Stories About Good Intentions Crumbling in Portland Buildings
We’re calling this edition “The Structural Issue.”
She Took Her 13-Year-Old Daughter to a Labor March. ICE Tear-Gassed Them Both.
“It seemed like it happened really fast. And there just were so many babies and kids and elderly people among us.”
Szechuan Peppercorns Are the Cure for SAD
With the forecast calling for a the Pacific Northwest Special—45 degrees and raining—head to an outpost of Xin Ding Dumpling House.
Read Local Dispatches From ICE’s Deadly Campaign in Minnesota
The killings cut especially deep in Portland, because just a month ago President Donald Trump had this city in his crosshairs.
Starry Night Killer Larry Hurwitz Arrested
Sandy police arrested Larry Hurwitz, 71, on Jan. 16 and booked him into the Clackamas County Jail on a misdemeanor harassment charge.