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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Nov 13–15, 2026

Steeling yourself for family time next week? Pack in the fun this weekend at cheap and easy events from Celebrate with the Santa Clones to a Flower Shop Pop-Up and from Bandsgiving to Be Part of the Heart - Artichoke Community Music's Fall Fundraiser. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.

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KOIN 6 News

Portland nonprofit faces furniture shortage, asks for donations

A bed, a couch or a kitchen table can make a major difference for a family starting over.

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Jensen Huang’s Oregon story: Portland ping pong to Denny’s dishwasher

Although former Nvidia CEO hasn’t lived here in decades, he still has family in the state and nurtures ties to Oregon State University. Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang began working at age 15, washing dishes and waiting tables at a Denny’s restaurant in the Portland area. He worked the graveyard shift and played competitive table tennis at the Paddle Palace downtown.

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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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New staff members are welcomed to TuHS this fall

With the brand new school year comes loads of new staff, including our new associate principal, Elizabeth Ellis. We’ve also gained new teachers for social studies and Spanish, as well as a few new members of the classified staff. This year marks the beginning of Ellis’ first year at...

Tualatin, OR · 2d

Lake Oswego Review

Reunion Farmers Market returns to Lake Oswego

The city of Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation Department provides an opportunity to experience the fall harvest bounty during an annual market. This year’s Reunion Farmers Market will run from […]

Lake Oswego, OR · 1d

KOIN 6 News

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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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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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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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This Oregon Movie Theater Still Charges Prices That Feel Like The 1980s

Wednesday movie tickets here cost about what a fancy coffee runs at the chain place down the road. I noticed that even the regular adult price undercuts many matinee tickets at bigger theaters nearby. The building opened in 1950 with 800 seats and air conditioning from day one. It still...

Gresham, OR · 1d

Lake Oswego Review

Mayor Buck welcomes new city manager to Lake Oswego at roundtable discussion

Lake Oswego Mayor Joe Buck hosted a roundtable discussion with new City Manager Denzel Maxwell on Thursday, Nov. 12 at Oswego Hall. The African-American Women of Lake Oswego and Surrounding […]

Lake Oswego, OR · 21h

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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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Herald Pioneer

‘Tis the season! Country Christmas Bazaar in Canby lights the holiday fires

‘Tis the season. And while there are many who will say it’s too early to go full Christmas spirit, there are plenty of folks who are ready, willing, and able […]

Canby, OR · 1d

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South Carolina Retailer Takes Over Six Ashley Furniture Stores in Oregon

Broad River Retail, a South Carolina-based Ashley licensee, has acquired six Ashley stores and a distribution center in Oregon. The company, based in Fort Mill, S.C., already owns Ashley stores in the Southeast and in Eastern Washington, and the deal marks its first move into Oregon. Broad River plans to remodel the Clackamas store and add an Ashley outlet inside it, but it hasn’t announced a timeline.

Oregon · 1d

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EAH Housing to Acquire 19-Property Oregon Affordable Housing Portfolio

EAH Housing announced they will be acquiring Catholic Charities of Oregon’s 19-property Oregon affordable housing portfolio. The transaction, subject to required regulatory approvals, will place more than 1,000 affordable homes under EAH Housing’s long-term stewardship and allow Catholic Charities to focus its resources on direct services. The portfolio...

Oregon · 1d

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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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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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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.