Will Lloyd Center Last Another Christmas? A Week Inside a Mall on the Edge

“It became the most intergenerational and interracial spot in the city. But now, it’s a little like a ghost town.”

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Hemp (Cannabis sativa L. subspecies sativa) in plot beside highway in Northern Vietnam. The crop is grown by traditional hill tribe people for use as a fiber for weaving high quality durable cloth.

Oregon Cops Can’t Tell the Difference Between Hemp and Pot. That’s Making Life Easy for Black Market Growers.

It’s a problem for Oregon’s embattled adult-use cannabis industry—because it makes cracking down on black market weed harder.

An Influential City Panel Wants New Private Buildings to Provide Space for Homeless Camping

The proposal would stretch what’s asked of developers and owners of new private buildings, such as stores and apartment complexes.

An Unwelcome Story Lands on Portland’s Key Witness Against President Trump

A Thanksgiving Eve bombshell explodes with allegations against Gordon Sondland.

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Murmurs: Report Finds Black Portlanders Exiled In Poverty

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Did Some Wiseass Rename a Portland-Area Aviation Waypoint as an Inside Joke?

Because my life is dull, I watch videos of air traffic control communications. Recently, I noticed controllers diverting planes to waypoint “HPSTR,” pronounced “hipster.”

Readers Respond to Portland Public Safety Unions’ Objects to a City Plan to Change the Way it Responds to 911 Calls

“Mental health crises need to be dealt with by mental health professionals. Full stop.”