Dark web ‘NarcoBoss’ guilty for 3 fentanyl ODs, 2 … A Pennsylvania man who sold a fentanyl analogue on a former darknet marketplace was found guilty by a federal jury Tuesday after the drug he distributed led to the overdoses of three Portland residents.
International Women’s Day: These influential women … Portlanders may know that a number of Beverly Cleary’s award-winning children’s books were set right in NE Portland.
‘An issue of equity’: Portland studies impact of … Following a deadly heat dome in 2021 and a heat wave in 2022, local government agencies conducted a study on indoor heat to help those most at risk in the Portland metro area.
Service changes, fare increases could be coming to … TriMet has some major service changes coming this year, as well as a possible fare increase for next year.
Downtown’s new office-to-housing conversion may include … As the City of Portland tackles its lack of housing and growing vacancies in downtown office buildings, the city passed two ordinances this week to incentivize converting commercial office space into residences.
Oregon’s population growth impacted by COVID, low … After decades of population growth, the U.S. Census Bureau says Oregon is seeing more people moving out of the state than moving in – with much of the decline coming from people leaving Portland and Multnomah County.
Foraging mushrooms = the secret to success for Portland … Charles Riley is a salesperson for Farm & Wild. However, he doesn’t just sell the mushrooms. He’s also a forager, often going out for miles to get them.
Darcelle and Arlene Schnitzer: Two Portland arts … Darcelle was born in 1930, just a year after Schnitzer.
Timeline: Portland Pride celebrations, marches date … Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest, or Northwest LGBTQ History, says the first Portland Pride happened in 1971.
A major earthquake could impact Portland at any time. … The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 3,400 people in Turkey and Syria Monday is causing geologists in the Pacific Northwest to remind people that the area is at risk of its own catastrophic earthquake – and people should be prepared.
