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This Free Oregon Garden Puts Plants From Around The World In Front Of Your Family

At the end of a quiet Portland neighborhood, a narrow drive leads to a place that feels like a secret someone forgot to keep. Towering old trees stand along stone paths, and a high bluff looks down on the Willamette River. Admission costs nothing, though a donation helps keep the...

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The Chronicle

In Focus: Buck rut action begins at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

The one-track mind for Columbian white-tailed bucks is starting to happen at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. For those wanting to watch the intense scenes of the rutting season, the

Ridgefield, WA · 1d

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News In Depth: Blanchet House Offers Radical Hospitality While Local Homeless Resources Wane, and the Global Citizen International Digest

Homeless services in the Portland Metro area are in flux -- Mayor Keith Wilson's overnight shelters are running low on funding, and in some cases closing. Federal funding for homeless services are down, and city and county resources are facing cuts, while the count of Multnomah County residents living on the streets continues to climb. On todays' show, we speak with Blanchet House Executive Director Steve Cook about the radical hospitality that Blanchet House offers to homeless Portlanders at their cafe and in their shelters.

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Classic VHS movies inspire Mike Bennett’s new free holiday attraction in downtown Portland

Classic holiday movies, hand-drawn characters and the nostalgia of browsing a neighborhood video store are coming together in downtown Portland this holiday season. Portland artist Mike Bennett is bringing a holiday edition of his Dead Media experience to the corner of Southwest Broadway and Alder Street, opening Friday, Nov. 13. The free, family-friendly attraction blends the charm of a vintage VHS rental store with elements of Bennett’s popular Snow Day Village, creating a new holiday adventure just one block from Pioneer Courthouse Square.

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The Garden Magazine

A Pacific Northwest Garden Fixes Its Problems and Becomes a Retreat

Fine Gardening has profiled a Pacific Northwest garden where careful design addressed the site’s shortcomings and produced a space that feels immersive and welcoming ([1]). The region gives designers a demanding brief. Rain, shade, and long stretches of gray weather shape what thrives and where water goes, so a garden that works here usually begins...

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KATU.com

Clark County shares 2026 holiday meal cost-saving and food waste reduction resources

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Clark County residents are paying close attention to the price of holiday meals this year, as Solid Waste and Recycling officials offer tips and resources to avoid wasting money. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated that a family of four can save about $3,000 a...

Clark County, WA · 1d

lbcommuter.com

Double Up Your SNAP for Produce

Double Up Food Bucks is a SNAP program funded by the Farmer’s Market Fund in Portland and the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Grant from the USDA. State of Oregon funds and private donations also help fund the program. The program allows people with SNAP to add another $20 of...

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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.

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Finding holiness in the mundane: Panelists speak on Brian Doyle’s legacy

Life gets busy and difficult, time flies by, and before you know it, it’s a new day. When life feels mundane, Brian Doyle’s collection of writings, “Wonder Is a Lovely Place to Be,” invites you to consider the holiness of everyday life. Before his death in...

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Oregon Ducks On SI

Dan Lanning Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About Jeremiah McClellan’s Return From Injury

Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning’s assessment of receiver Jeremiah McClellan's first game back from injury carries extra weight with the Michigan Wolverines coming to Eugene.

Eugene, OR · 2d

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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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Dress for Success Oregon takes away barriers so women can get to work: Season of Sharing 2026

Kiyomi Lee was a single mom hoping for something better when she first stepped through the doors of Dress for Success Oregon in 2017. “Life was not going great,” Lee said, from across a table at the new Dress for Success Oregon WorkWell coworking space in Northeast Portland. Lee...

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Study Looks at Approaches to Prescribing Obesity Medications for Older Adults

HealthDay News — Approaches to prescribing obesity medications for older adults are discussed in an article published online Oct. 29 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Elias S. Wisdom, from the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and colleagues describe a framework for safe prescribing of...

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Temp nurse hired during strike sues Providence, staffing agency over firing, claiming discrimination

A temp nurse hired to work at Providence during a 46-day strike last year is suing its St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland and the staffing agency that employed her, claiming she was fired because she has a disability and also reported another nurse. The suit, filed by lawyers for...

KTVZ

ZooLights returns — bigger and brighter than ever

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Zoo's annual ZooLights festival returns to Portland on November 20th, presented by U.S. Bank. The holiday event features shimmering life-size animal silhouettes, glittering forests of lighted trees and illuminated rides aboard the zoo train. The seasonal light displays highlight the zoo's wildlife conservation efforts...

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Rose Festival Court Enters a New Era

The Portland Rose Festival Foundation is excited to announce a new chapter for the Rose Festival Court beginning in 2027, introducing a district-based selection process and an increased scholarship commitment from longtime partner, The Randall Group. For generations, the Rose Festival Court has celebrated outstanding female leaders throughout the Portland...

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Multnomah County settles for $9M with former jail inmates exposed to tear gas in 2020

Multnomah County has agreed to pay $9.08 million in a settlement with people exposed to tear gas in the downtown Portland jail.

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Voodoo Doughnut Lands in Union Square, Opens Until 3 AM Nov. 19

Union Square is about to get its first taste of Portland's most famous doughnut export. Voodoo Doughnut will open its first New York City shop at 41 Union Square West, near East 17th Street, on November 19, serving up its signature yeast, cake, and vegan doughnuts with late-night hours. According...

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Channel 6000

City of Portland, union workers to resume contract negotiations Sunday

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Contract negotiations resume Friday between the City of Portland and its union workers. However, no agreement was reached by the time mediations concluded for the day. More than 800 workers with the City of Portland Professional Workers Union are on strike demanding more pay in...