For a good 5 years and longer, my teen neighbor kids and their friends play "Bball" in their 400 to 600 square ft concrete backyard. First, there's the intermittent and non rhythmic pounding of the ...

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After a brilliant set by Paris Sashay, I was bored to gay tears by Matteo Lane’s set at the Schinzter. This was not a tight hour of comedy—it was podcast blather and impressions of impressions. It was ...

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Raymond Lee says city is committed to keeping the facility open, even as the city works to implement new legislation aimed at ...

An attempt by Portland Police to recolor the thin blue line to green was gently swatted down this week by a Multnomah County judge. The Coalition of Communities of Color mounted a legal challenge ...

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A letter co-signed by 16 education, labor, and environmental organizations urges the mayor to create strong rules for enforcement as a bulwark against federal attacks.

On Saturday, February 28, Fubonn Shopping Center on Southeast 82nd Avenue will be more than a place to stock up on Asian groceries, get fitted out in an ao dai, and grab Filipino-inflected breakfast ...