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MAY 31 “Share-It-Square” Paint Day in Sellwood: Today’s the annual repainting of Share-It-Square! All are welcome! This street ... Read more

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Nineteenth ‘82nd Avenue of Roses Parade’ called best one yet

Nary a raindrop fell from the overcast sky on Saturday morning, April 26th, as the 19th Annual 82nd ... Read more

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Mayor Wilson chooses Franklin High for ‘State of the City’ address

On Friday, May 2, Portland’s new Mayor, Keith Wilson, delivered his first “State of the City” address, under ... Read more

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Home gardeners learn to tame stormwater at Creston-Kenilworth workshop

Ironically, an epic thunder-and-hail storm predicted for Wednesday afternoon, March 26, kept away many of those who’d signed ... Read more

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Warner Pacific University on SE Division reopens renovated library

In what was called a “celebration of community collaboration and educational enhancement”, by Warner Pacific University’s officials on ... Read more

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Easter Eggs and trash – a winning combo for Brooklyn

Saturday, April 19th, was a busy day at Brooklyn Park! Children gathered at the top of the hill ... Read more

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Dairy delivers thousands of ‘empties’ for Milk Carton Boat Races

Neighbors out for a stroll with their dogs were startled to see thousands of milk cartons – all ... Read more

Here’s the currently-proposed “look” of the new two-block-long, seven-story-high apartment house planned for the edge of the Oaks Bottom Bluff on the west side of Milwaukie Avenue, between Ellis and Insley Streets at the north end of Westmoreland. (Courtesy of City of Portland)

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Plan for 7-story building on edge of Oaks Bottom Bluff advances

A seven story building is to be built on the lip of Oaks Bottom's bluff, in a known ... Read more

In the OMSI lobby outside the “Jurassic World” exhibition, this realistic LEGO model stops people cold, as they pass by.

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OMSI opens ‘Jurassic World’ LEGO exhibition

Imagine fifteen life-size dinosaurs, all constructed of LEGO bricks, roaring into the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry ... Read more

A Central Precinct officer examined the smashed and wedged-in van, while waiting for a second and larger tow truck to arrive to remove it from the sidewalk on Milwaukie Avenue near S.E. Nehalem Street in Sellwood.

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Van misses curve in Sellwood, hits bollards, gets stuck on sidewalk

The driver of an older-model Chevrolet van, going south on Milwaukie Avenue, was apparently unprepared for the point ... Read more