FOOD & DRINK
Portland woman wins $1M Oregon Lottery raffle
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A woman from Portland found her winning ticket hidden away in a Tupperware container with no idea that she had $1 million waiting to be claimed. Leslie Carr, 52, claimed her prize on Monday after taking her tickets to Fred Meyer in Happy Valley. “I had...
Readers Respond: If I won the lottery, I would ...
Your Oregon News asked readers what they would do if they won the lottery, after a record-breaking $1.3 billion Powerball ticket was sold in Northeast Portland. Of our reader respondents, about 65% said they play Powerball; 63% play Mega Millions; 21% play Jackpot, 17% play the raffle, and 6% play Keno. About 25% of respondents said they don’t play the lottery. Some readers also like to play Megabucks and Win...
Lake Oswego shouldn’t ban public access to lake at downtown park, jury says
Lake Oswego has no good reason to stop the public from swimming, kayaking or just sticking a toe into the waters of its signature lake at a prime downtown park, a jury has found. The Clackamas County Circuit Court jury’s advisory ruling shot down all arguments for banning public access...
Tour 6 private homes in Portland’s Irvington Historic District
The 1913 Barnhart-Wright House and five other architecturally significant private residences in Northeast Portland’s Irvington Historic District will be open during the 2024 Irvington Home Tour on Sunday, May 19. The self-guided, self-paced tour, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., includes styles that range from a 1910 Arts and...
Downtown Gresham wants kids to draw their heroes
Downtown Gresham business windows will soon be filled with hundreds of coloring sheets showcasing local kid’s heroes. The artistic annual Highlight your Hero, formerly My Hero’s a Winner, returns next month, open to all students grades K-5. It is helmed by the Historic Downtown Gresham Association and has been going for the last three decades. The coloring event is free, and the only requirement is to use the sheet provided....
This specialty food store’s new Portland home? A century-old former green grocer
Wellspent Market, the corner store that grew out of Jim Dixon’s specialty foods importer Real Good Foods, is moving its lovingly curated selection of olive oils, vinegars, vermouths and more to a new home on Southeast Division, the market announced over the weekend. The new building at Southeast Division...
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