City council approves hiring first responders for houseless individuals The Portland City Council approved a new initiative to hire a team of first responders trained to work with houseless individuals…
Hill to Hall Nov. 20–22
Nov. 20: Oregon county jury sides with counties in timber revenue lawsuit The state of Oregon lost a lawsuit by 14 Oregon counties, which claimed the state cost them decades…
Hill to Hall Nov. 12–15
Nov. 12: Oregon coalition propose initiatives for citizen-led redistricting One year prior to state redistricting, which will take place in November 2020, an Oregon coalition has filed three proposed initiatives…
Portland Book Festival’s unpublished authors
Workshops help local writers hone their craft The Portland Book Festival, held on Nov. 9, attracts upward of ten thousand visitors every year. Crowds pour into the Portland Art Museum,…
Hill to Hall Nov. 4–8
Nov. 4: U.S. formally begins process to leave Paris Agreement The Trump administration notified the United Nations that the United States has formally begun the process to leave the Paris…
Events Calendar November 12–18
Tue, Nov. 12 Art Blue Sky: “Ahead” Blue Sky Gallery Noon–5 p.m. Free A new exhibition of work by six local photographers representing the future of Oregon photography. …
Hill to Hall Oct. 27–Nov. 3
Oct. 28: Oregon’s only Republican representative in Congress chooses not to run in 2020 United States Representative Greg Walden, Oregon’s only Congressional Republican, announced he would not be seeking reelection…
Events Calendar November 5–11
Tues, Nov. 5 Art “Sacred Spaces” by Bill Sharp Waterstone Gallery 7 p.m. Free The debut of a new series of paintings inspired by the poetry of Alan Ginsburg…
Portland haunts
Every Halloween season, the itch to explore the paranormal strikes the city of Portland. Luckily, there are no shortages of haunted spots throughout the city. Try to contact the ghosts…
Pumpkin patches in the Portland area
If a casual scan of Tinder bios is any indication, everyone loves a pumpkin patch date. Making the right call on the patch of your choosing can be vitally important….
Kris Allen’s 10-year evolution
Kris Allen’s story isn’t one of a musician and his evolution into a singer-songwriter; he’d always been one. But rather it’s the growth into a songwriter he said he always…