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How Hygienic Are the Benson Bubblers?

The nozzles on the public drinking fountains we know as the Benson Bubblers are probably one of the most germ-free surfaces in the city.

Feeling Sick? Stay Home, Says Oregon Health Authority.

You freaked out just about the right amount.

Yes, Portland Restaurants Can Donate Gloves to Health Care Workers

Here’s where.

Why Have So Many Huge Self-Storage Complexes Cropped Up Around Southeast Portland?

Portland really is the nation’s fastest-growing market in the already-fast-growing self-storage sector.

Do We Have to Keep Calling Him “Ambassador Gordon Sondland” Forever?

Yep. Former ambassadors are entitled by the conventions of etiquette to retain their titles for life.

Since Bicycles Share the Roads With Automobiles, When Will They Be Required to Also Share the Costs?

The Oregon Driver Manual states, “Bicycles are considered vehicles with the same rights, duties and responsibilities as vehicle drivers.” Since they share the roads with automobiles, when will they be required to also share the costs?

I Read With Interest That TriMet Will Be Rolling Out “100 Percent Wind-Powered” Buses This Year. How Does That Work?

Cute one, Prairie; don’t quit your day job. As I suspect you already know, TriMet considers those buses to be wind-powered because, through a green-energy program called “Clean Wind,” they essentially pay PGE for the right to say so.

A Reader Responds to Last Week’s Dr. Know: “My Guess Is That E.P. Was an Oblivious Pedestrian”

Last week’s column on pedestrian safety, or the lack thereof, generated a (comparatively) huge number of reader responses.

Ecological Considerations Aside, Wouldn’t I Personally Be Safer if I Chose to Drive Instead of Walk?

Recently, I was nearly run over by an oblivious driver. Ecological considerations aside, wouldn’t I personally be safer if I chose to drive instead of walk?

Are Electric Flywheel Buses in Portland’s Near Future?

For decades, flywheel energy storage has been one of those just-over-the-horizon technologies that make the cover of Popular Mechanics every couple of years, but somehow are never quite ready for prime time.

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