Heather Cox Richardson, Mary Karr, Reyna Grande, more: 16 Oregon literary events

As the Day of Disappointed Partners (Valentine’s Day) draws near, the brands are sending out all the “studies” they can, in hopes that someone sees a headline and thinks, “Sure, that’s a thing a person could write about.”. This year, it’s a tie between Oregon...

We’ve made it halfway through February are knocking on the door of Valentine’s Day. Need some ideas for a fun evening out? If you don’t have plans yet, Vancouver hosts an annual family Valentine’s Day Ball for all ages. The week also offers several visual arts shows, a few theater events, and the kickoff of the annual Biamp Portland Jazz Festival.

Matthew Marcus’ winning streak kept going on “Jeopardy!” Tuesday night, which means Marcus will be trying for his fifth victory in the episode that airs Wednesday, Feb. 8. Marcus, a software developer from Portland, once again combined general knowledge and a winning betting strategy to emerge with the victory.

Travel website Trips to Discover “tracked down the top-rated pizza joints in pizza-loving cities across the United States” to create a list of Best Pizza Joints in the United States. Yet again an old Portland favorite has made the list of the best of the best. Ken’s Artisan...

Students throughout Oregon must be current on their childhood vaccines by Feb. 15 or risk being sent home from school until they get up to date on their recommended shots. “Exclusion Day” falls on the third Wednesday of every February and applies to all children in public and private schools,as well as those who attend preschools, Head Start and certified child care facilities, unless they have a medical or personal exemption.

You don’t expect to find evidence of Hollywood royalty at the end of a gravel road in the Newberg hills. Yet that’s where you will find silent film memorabilia tucked away in Natalie’s Estate Winery’s tasting room. The Hollywood history lessons and excellent wines offered by...

The 2023 Irvington Historic District Home Tour presents six unique houses to experience virtually through three-dimensional walk-throughs, videos and photographs of architectural and design details. A $25 donation (irvingtonpdx.com/home-tour) grants unlimited access to the online tour through March 5. Proceeds from the annual fundraiser go to help schools, senior programs,...

Portland’s famed Belmont Goats were temporarily set free early Tuesday morning in what appeared to be an act of protest against a planned sweep of a nearby homeless encampment. Robin Casey, co-owner of the Belmont Goats, said she discovered Tuesday morning that the goats’ fence had been cut and...

Nonalcoholic beer is a small part of nationwide beer sales, but several central Oregon craft brewers are finding it popular among their customers, especially their younger customers. The so-called near beers have come a long way from tasting too sweet or unfinished. In Bend, one of Oregon’s and America’s best...

Kudos to columnist Steve Duin and reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh for calling out the city of Portland, Multnomah County and Metro for the predatory practice of assessing excessive penalties and interest on Supportive Housing Services and Preschool for All taxes for which no notification had been previously provided, (“Portland area preschool taxes and predatory tactics: Steve Duin column,” Feb. 4 and “Thousands of high-income households failed to pay Portland area taxes to fund homeless services, preschool,” Feb. 1).

At 6 a.m. on a Tuesday last July, Danny Cage was packing for a camping trip with friends when his cellphone rang. The caller ID flashed “Salem.”. He picked up: The governor’s office was on the line. A staffer for Gov. Kate Brown told Cage, 17 at the time, that he had been nominated to serve on a state board, the just-revamped Environmental Justice Council.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert took the five-minute drive west on Broadway Monday night. She left an event touting Portland as a city deserving an expansion franchise and headed straight for the Moda Center. Could Portland’s route to landing a WNBA team be so direct?

The Monday “Jeopardy!” episode was, as host Ken Jennings said, a tight game, but once again Portlander Matthew Marcus came through with a win. That means that Marcus, a software developer, is again the returning champ, and will try for his fourth win in a row on the episode that airs Tuesday (Feb. 7).

Cyrus Coleman needed a studio space where he could show work and create art in Portland. But he was striking out. “I wasn’t able to find anything,” Coleman, 32, said, standing on the stairs in the Horizon Enterprise Building in Old Town in late December. “I asked Wale if he wanted to go in on something together and we still weren’t able to find a decent space.”

Plywood boards covering the windows and glass doors of the Portland Police Bureau’s Central Precinct came down Wednesday, as city officials aim to shift public perception of downtown Portland. Workers installed the plywood coverings in June 2020 amid nightly racial justice protests that roiled the area for months and...

Daylight Saving time will begin at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Most devices these days will adjust automatically to the time change, but don’t forget to set any traditional clocks forward by one hour. While it’s true that Oregon, Washington and California have collectively agreed to abolish...

Early morning light rain should begin to taper off by the time most Portlanders are heading out the door Wednesday. The National Weather Service says the bulk of any morning rain could be done by about 7 a.m. Skies will be cloudy much of the day with some sun breaks. The high will reach about 47 degrees.

Oregon is a hotspot for domestic terrorism and paramilitary activity. Armed militia groups have taken over public land and terrorists have targeted the electric grid. State lawmakers are responding to such threats with two bills that would address an individual act of domestic terrorism and coordinated paramilitary activity. The proposals follow unrest in Oregon in recent years and the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021.

Oregon health officials reported increasing coronavirus case numbers for the third week straight Wednesday, though the seven-day daily average and COVID-positive hospitalizations remain well below recent peaks. Local forecasters have downgraded past predictions of a wave of cases tied to the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant and as of Jan. 20 anticipated...

Multnomah County’s voter-enacted tax to fund universal preschool kicks in for single filers who earn more than $125,000. A trio of news stories, published in August 2022 and earlier this month, misstated that threshold. An article in Sunday’s Business section stated that greenhouse gas emissions from fuel cells at...