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Red light for everyone is now default at one Portland intersection
The City of Portland is testing a new traffic signal technology that makes red lights the default. (Don’t worry, it’s only during late night and early morning hours.) Last month, the Portland Bureau of Transportation flipped the switch on their first intersection with “rest on red” signal timing. Traffic signals on SE Powell Boulevard at 28th Avenue now display red lights in all directions during late night and early morning hours (10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays or 7 a.m. on weekends) when no drivers are approaching. Previously, this intersection displayed green lights during late-night hours.
City of Portland forecloses on Gordon’s Fireplace building, other ‘nuisance’ properties
The Portland City Council unanimously foreclosed upon four blighted properties on June 12, including Gordon’s Fireplace Shop, the graffiti-covered eyesore that has sat vacant along I-84 since 2016.
Portland will receive more than 100 airlifted shelter cats
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Thursday, more than 100 shelter cats will be airlifted to Portland, Oregon to be adopted into their forever homes. This event is made possible by organizations including Greater Good Charities, Petfinder.com powered by Purina and The Animal Rescue Site. Greater Good Charities works to responsibly...
Report: 8 Portland-area ZIP codes among wealthiest in US
PORTLAND, Oregon — Eight different ZIP codes in the Portland area are among the wealthiest in the U.S., according to the Wealthy 1000 compiled by the Business Journal. The 97212-area code — which includes parts of Portland's Irvington, Alameda and Grant Park neighborhoods — is the region's wealthiest and No. 116 in the country. The average home value in the area is around $795,787, according to Zillow, with the median household income approximately $126,000.
First-of-its-kind program helps parents bond with newborn babies sooner at OHSU
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - OHSU has a new program in their neonatal intensive care unit that helps parents hold and bond with their NICU baby sooner. It’s been in the works for over a year and is the first of its kind in Oregon. In January, Stephanie Dewes went...
Former Oregon Gov. Neil Goldschmidt has died
Former Oregon Gov. Neil Goldschmidt, one of the state’s most powerful figures before revelations that he had sexually abused a teenager, died Wednesday, two days before he would have turned 84. As the young mayor of Portland in the 1970s, Goldschmidt was an electrifying figure. While many American cities were falling apart, he presided over a flurry of innovation in the City of Roses. He helped kill a freeway and launch a light rail. Under his watch, inner-city neighborhoods were lavished with money and attention....
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to seize control of all city bureaus months before new government launches
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said Thursday that he will seize control of all bureaus run by fellow City Council members on July 1, six months before a new voter-approved form of government goes into effect. In a statement, Wheeler said he will turn the day-to-day operations of the city’s government...
Things to do around Portland for Juneteenth
PORTLAND, Ore. — This year, there are a plethora of opportunities around the Portland metro area to celebrate and reflect on Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The name stems from combining the words, nineteenth and June together.
9 p.m. sunsets starting in Portland metro
PORTLAND, Ore. — The longest days of the year are about to hit the Portland metro with 9 p.m. sunsets. The sun will set at 9 p.m. starting Wednesday, June 12 until around July 8 when it will begin dipping earlier. The official longest day of the year in Portland will be summer solstice on June 20, when the sun will rise at 5:21 a.m. and set at 9:03 p.m., bringing 15.5 hours of daylight.
Badlands, Portland's newest LGBTQ+ nightclub, opens
A new LGBTQ+ nightclub has opened in Portland at the former home of Embers, a gay bar and club that closed in 2017 after nearly 50 years. The Old Town venue at 110 N.W. Broadway will host DJs, drag shows, viewing parties, karaoke and games like trivia, bingo and pool tournaments. Embers closed abruptly in 2017 after the club’s owner, Steve Suss, suffered a stroke. Suss died in 2020. ...
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