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Gordon’s Fireplace Building Sells at Auction for $575,000
An unnamed Oregon investor is taking a chance on one Portland’s most loathed eyesores.
Multnomah County Departments Returned 83% of Calls and Emails Sent by Auditors to Test Systems
About one in five calls to Multhomah County departments—made by auditors to gather data—went unanswered or unreturned.
Poor Planning Saddled Portland Parks With Maintenance Backlog of Up to $800 Million, City Auditor Says
The parks department failed to account for life-long maintenance when it built new facilities and improved old ones, the report says.
A Portland Costume Shop Is Seeing a Boost in Business From ICE Protesters Dressing as Inflatable Animals
“A couple bought Garfield and a banana the other day, and I saw them on the news.”
Bynum Demands End to ICE Raids After U.S. Citizen Allegedly Abducted by Masked Agents
Bynum compares ICE’s conduct to U.S. Marshals hunting down Black Americans under the Fugitive Slave Act.
Milwaukie Man Says ICE Abducted and Held Him for Hours Despite His Proving Citizenship
The case may be the first incidence of a documented Oregonian and U.S. citizen being swept up by ICE in an immigration raid.
Metro Portland Office Vacancy Rate Hit Record 26.6% in Third Quarter
Only two areas of the region showed improvement, and downtown wasn’t one of them.
Two Companies Betting on an Oregon Shroom Boom Pivot to Other Businesses
One is getting into the crypto game while the other aims to sell weapons that will bring “peace through strength.”
Oregon “Real World” Study Confirms Psilocybin Effective for Depression, Anxiety
A study of participants in Oregon's legal psilocybin program showed improvement in depression and anxiety and a boost in sense of well being.