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How a Portland import store’s 2020 pivot helped it survive the pandemic 27.03.2025 4:05 ↓

For decades the owners of Southeast Portland’s Cargo Inc. sold well-crafted, unique, and curious items from around the world. The pandemic meant a shift to searching for those things right here in Oregon.

Nearly 60% of Oregon counties face program cuts as budget crisis grows 27.03.2025 5:19 ↓

At least 21 of Oregon’s 36 counties are forecasting budget deficits this year.

Emma Pattee's first novel tells the story of a pregnant Portland woman who is shopping for a crib at IKEA when the Cascadia subduction zo... 25.03.2025 5:31 ↓

Emma Pattee's first novel tells the story of a pregnant Portland woman who is shopping for a crib at IKEA when the Cascadia subduction zone earthquake hits.

Player piano repair is becoming more scarce 24.03.2025 5:12 ↓

Portland piano tuner Denis Wilkinson stopped working on player pianos a few years ago, because it’s so hard and few people are interested. But not everyone has given up on player pianos.

How federal funding cuts are affecting one small school district in an Oregon community that voted heavily for Trump 19.03.2025 5:55 ↓

Grant School District is hundreds of thousands of dollars into a project that is supposed to be reimbursed by the federal government. Now, it’s not clear the feds will pay.

Fired federal workers speak out 18.03.2025 4:30 ↓

Fired federal workers speak out

Cracking down on hunting cheats 18.03.2025 4:42 ↓

Cracking down on hunting cheats

Roadkill- It's what's for dinner (with safeguards in place) 17.03.2025 4:42 ↓

Roadkill- It's what's for dinner (with safeguards in place)

Portland has a new soccer league for queer women, nonbinary and trans people 15.03.2025 5:20 ↓

In Portland, a group of queer women, nonbinary and trans soccer players is creating a safe space on a soccer field.

New technology helps blind sports fans level up their arena experience 14.03.2025 5:23 ↓

A Seattle tech company has created the first tactile sports broadcast, transforming gameplay into trackable vibrations for visually impaired sports fans.

How a lightpost in East Portland helped forgotten residents feel heard. 13.03.2025 4:58 ↓

How a lightpost in East Portland helped forgotten residents feel heard.

Oregon is in the midst of an ‘unrepresented crisis.’ Why? 12.03.2025 5:07 ↓

“You have a right to an attorney. If you can’t provide one, one will be provided for you” is no longer guaranteed in this state. The number of Oregonians without counsel has reached an all-time high. Here's what to know about Oregon’s public defender crisis.

Anime cafe looks to breathe life into Portland's Old Town 10.03.2025 4:50 ↓

Anime cafe looks to breathe life into Portland's Old Town

Robot Taxis 10.03.2025 5:56 ↓

Autonomous vehicles in the Northwest might be becoming a reality

Oregon’s dairy cows are free of avian flu. The state is trying to keep it that way. 07.03.2025 5:29 ↓

Oregon state veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz gives an update on the state of avian influenza in Oregon.

Deschutes County dissolved its DEIA committee without hearing public opinions but officials got an earful anyway 07.03.2025 3:42 ↓

Deschutes County dissolved its DEIA committee without hearing public opinions but officials got an earful anyway

At Work With a Garbage Collector 06.03.2025 5:40 ↓

At work with a garbage and recycling collector, or "garbage man" Bryan Chamblin in Sherwood Oregon.

Southwest Washington cities spar over light rail funding for I-5 bridge replacement 06.03.2025 5:08 ↓

Southwest Washington cities spar over light rail funding for I-5 bridge replacement

Oregon volunteers do taxes for free 05.03.2025 4:48 ↓

Hate filing your taxes? These people volunteer to do other people's taxes for free - and they serve a lot of undocumented taxpayers.

Oregon businesses react to rising egg prices 05.03.2025 5:51 ↓

Oregon businesses react to rising egg prices

The Quietest Place 04.03.2025 4:29 ↓

Oregon Field Guide’s Ed Jahn took a journey in search of silence, and found what could be the quietest place in Oregon.

Mobile home residents are worried about paying their rents 04.03.2025 5:32 ↓

Mobile home residents are worried about paying their rents

Portland’s airport hypes sustainable timber, but those lofty claims are more complicated than they seem 03.03.2025 4:32 ↓

Portland’s airport hypes sustainable timber, but those lofty claims are more complicated than they seem

Oregon state climatologist reacts to the cuts in National Weather Service personnel in Oregon 28.02.2025 4:40 ↓

Oregon state climatologist Larry O'Neill reacts to cuts in National Weather Service personnel in Oregon.

Portland geographer Dove Makes explores lessons from the Hunger Games 28.02.2025 9:17 ↓

What can the cultural geography of the Hunger Games teach us about our own town?