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HISTORY: 15 million came to America; some came to Portland, and stayed

From 1900 to 1915, more than 15 million immigrants traveled to America – drawn by labor opportunities and…

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Eastmoreland school is known for challenging learning methods

As the end of the school year neared, Holy Family Catholic Church School students demonstrated the results of…

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Roller skating, bugs, & opera slated for SE Portland Parks’ summer free lunches

Portland Parks and Recreation’s “Free Lunch+Play” program returned to Creston, Mt. Scott, and Essex parks on June 23rd.…

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Statewide minimum wage increases 35 cents, the lowest rise in ten years

The standard statewide hourly wage will rise to $15.05 per hour, while Portland’s minimum wage will rise to…

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Police search for the ‘Sellwood tire slasher’ caught on video

A Sellwood family is still puzzling over why a man, unseen at the time but caught on video…

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Banner year for plant sales at PPS ‘Green Thumb’ in Brentwood-Darlington

Business was brisk on a Saturday, in late spring, during the second sales day at the Portland Public…

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Knife-wielding shoplifter threatens employees at Southeast grocery store

After a scuffle in the Grocery Outlet Bargain Market at S.E. 72nd and Flavel Street occurred on Thursday…

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Southeast small businesses challenged by rising rents

We all know that small businesses suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, and some of them still feel the…

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Oregon Senate rejects bill making big tech pay for local journalism as session end nears

The bill’s author told the Capital Chronicle after the vote that she would be reintroducing the bill next…

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St. Agatha School presents stage musical ‘Frozen Jr.’

Students in Sellwood’s St. Agatha Catholic School were busy this spring, preparing for their May 16th and 17th…