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A ’50s-Style Diner With Authentic Showpieces and Classic Comfort Food Is Opening in St. Johns

A ’50s-Style Diner With Authentic Showpieces and Classic Comfort Food Is Opening in St. Johns


Many Oregon Crime Victims of Color Don’t Report What Happens Because They Don’t Trust Police

Many Oregon Crime Victims of Color Don’t Report What Happens Because They Don’t Trust Police

From shootings to sexual assault, Black people are greatly overrepresented as victims of violent crime—and that’s just crime that gets reported.


Black Children Are Sent to Detention Centers at a Staggering Rate, Lowering Their Chances of a Successful Future

Black Children Are Sent to Detention Centers at a Staggering Rate, Lowering Their Chances of a Successful Future

Not only are Black youths drastically overrepresented in detention centers, but they also spend the most time there.


Black Oregonians Are Imprisoned at a Rate Almost Four Times That of White People

Black Oregonians Are Imprisoned at a Rate Almost Four Times That of White People

“Prisons and the criminal legal system are designed to control and dominate certain populations.”


Schools

PPS Deems Midyear Budget Hole Closed as School Board Approves Furloughs for Four Unions

By Joanna HouApril 01, 2026 at 10:04 pm PDT

Hour Media Purchases Portland Monthly Magazine


‘Numerous Systemic Issues’: Letter on Providence Health Insurance Mess Suggests Faulty Planning


A 2022 Policy Change Eliminated One of Home Forward’s Tools for Controlling Bad Behavior


The Solution to Multnomah County’s Struggles With Compulsory Drug Rehab Turned Out to Be in the County Next Door


Murmurs: Providence Prepared Poorly for Outsourcing


Did the U.S. Supreme Court Change the Way We Get Our Ballots?


At Crowded OHSU Hospital, a Major Expansion Is Set to Go Online