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Decades-old Hawaiian restaurant closes its Northeast Portland location

After 33 years of serving plate lunches and dinners, pupus and cocktails featuring island flavors, Noho’s Hawaiian Cafe will close its Portland doors for good. In a social media post Tuesday, Nov. 10, Noho’s cited rising costs as the reason for the closure. The restaurant’s final day of service is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 13.

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Portland’s retro arcade bar is expanding into Vancouver

A retro Portland arcade bar is taking its nostalgic repertoire across state lines. It’s been almost three decades since Ground Kontrol first lit up the city’s gaming scene; 22 years since it relocated to Old Town; and eight years since the hybrid bar-arcade doubled its footprint and launched the 7,000-square-foot flagship it flaunts today.

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New Troutdale Path Links Sandy River Delta to Portland Trail Network

A relatively short new trail connection near Troutdale is making it noticeably easier for hikers, cyclists and anyone rolling through on wheels to reach the Sandy River Delta. The link ties into miles of existing paths stretching from Portland out toward the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, giving outdoor-lovers a smoother way into one of the region's most popular natural areas.

Troutdale, OR · 10h

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Property Watch: A Surviving John Yeon Home That Just Sold

Located on almost four acres in an architectural enclave in Southwest, the ‘Swan House’ is a pristine example of the Northwest designer's work. In 1939, the Museum of Modern Art held an exhibit to celebrate its 10th anniversary, called Art in Our Time. In the section addressing modern architecture, alongside designs by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Frank Lloyd Wright, there was a picture of a house in Portland, Oregon.

Portland, OR · 13h

KOIN 6 News

‘Significant resource’: Former Portland Children’s Museum set for demolition

The Oregon Zoo has noted the City of Portland previously marked the property for demolition due to “structural issues."

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The Bee

Woman-owned: Foster-Powell tavern marks 75 years as ‘working man’s bar’

On a delightful early-September Sunday, neighbors, longtime regulars, and curious newcomers gathered at “Foster Gardens” – 7855 S.E. Foster Road, in the Foster-Powell neighborhood – for a 75th-anniversary celebration that […]

Portland, OR · 21h

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10 newcomers land among Portland’s 40 best restaurants

As much as we love honoring Portland’s classics (see our list), this year’s restaurant guide makes room for 10 newcomers. Most of these appeared on our recent surveys of Portland best new restaurants, though two more established restaurants impressed us enough to earn their way onto — or, in the case of Eem, back onto — the ranked list this year.

Chronicle

Grieving family awarded $7.8M after doctors failed to diagnose woman’s cancer 2 years in a row

A Multnomah County Circuit Court jury has awarded $7.8 million to the family of a Portland woman whose doctors missed a suspicious mass on her annual breast-screening scans — allowing the mass to balloon in size for two years and the cancer to spread, killing her several years later.

Portland, OR · 12h

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Portland Rep. Lamar Wise Faces Ethics Case Over Undisclosed $25K Stipend

900 Court St. NE, Room H-473 — Unverified Salem Street Location. An investigation concluded that Oregon state Rep. Lamar Wise failed to disclose a $25,000 stipend he received from the Portland-based nonprofit Seeding Justice, according to findings reported this week. The matter now heads to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, which is scheduled to consider a stipulated final agreement at its regular meeting Friday.

Oregon · 2d

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Oregon Has a Vietnamese Restaurant Where the Rice Noodles Are Made Fresh by Hand Every Morning

Most noodle soups in America start with a dried brick of rice noodles pulled from a box. One Portland kitchen skips that shortcut and leans into the slower, older way of doing things. The result is a dining room that fills up fast, a line that often reaches the door, and a menu built around the cooking of Northern Vietnam, a style that is surprisingly hard to find in the United States.

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A MAX train takes you to all 5 of these Oregon shopping centers in the Portland area. Is your favorite one of them?

Pioneer Place opened its retail pavilion in March 1990 at Fifth Avenue and Morrison Street in downtown Portland, Oregon, on a corner where MAX trains were already running. The light-rail line crossed the Fifth Avenue Transit Mall right there. The spot came out of the city's own planning. Portland set...

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‘Here to advocate:’ City Council talks about the future of Downtown Portland

Portland City Council heard testimony on the future of downtown at their meeting Thursday morning.

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No newts is bad news, environmental group says after Crater Lake survey

A small newt that lives only in Oregon’s Crater Lake is on the verge of extinction, advocates with the Center for Biological Diversity said this week. Scientists could not find a single Mazama newt during a snorkel survey of the lake this summer, according to federal records obtained by the environmental nonprofit. A year earlier, surveys found four newts, and in 2023 they found 35.

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‘Makes a big difference’: North Portland shelter serves those who served US

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Nearly a year ago, a special shelter opened up in the region with the aim of improving the lives of veterans and making sure they have a place to call home. As you step inside the Thayer Family Foundation Shelter in North Portland, there’s a feeling of hope and gratitude that […]

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TST EXCLUSIVE: Victor Morales Jr. feels “stronger than ever” ahead of Nov. 20 return against Leonardo Sanchez

LOS ANGELES — More than a year since he last fought, Victor "El Tornado" Morales Jr. (20-1-1, 10 KOs) says he is ready to prove himself again. “I'm back stronger than ever, with a different chip on my shoulder this time around,” Morales told The Sporting Tribune in a phone interview this week. The Vancouver, Washington native returns Nov. 20 against Leonardo Sanchez in an eight-round lightweight bout on the Amari Jones and Gabriela Fundora Golden Boy card at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, streaming on DAZN.

Indio, CA · 1d

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Newly-elected Multnomah County Chair talks about plans in exclusive interview

Newly-elected Multnomah County Chair Shannon Singleton spoke exclusively with FOX 12 Oregon about her plans as she transitions into the role in January.

Multnomah County, OR · 22h

Daily Mail

Model horse enthusiast's stunning $10k collection in a flash after she visited dystopian Portland

Heartbroken Molly Worek, 29, said: 'I screamed, I cried, I wanted to be sick' after thieves smashed a window of her rental car and made off with her prized collection.

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Portland Crow Sculptures Go Up For Auction To Benefit Children’s Hospital

PORTLAND, OR – The 30 hand-painted crow sculptures that spent the fall perched across Portland neighborhoods, parks and trails will assemble together one final time this Sunday before going up for auction. The Wildwood: Follow the Crows auction takes place Sunday, Nov. 15, at Agnes Flanagan Chapel on the...

Portland, OR · 9h

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