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Portland Bloggers To Livestream 30 Hours Nonstop For Charity

Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact


In a modern update of the telethon fundraiser so often seen on TV stations like PBS, two Portland technology bloggers will be livestreaming for 30 hou...

Tualatin Shooting: 2 Dead, 2 Others Injured In Suburban Portland Shooting (VIDEO)

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 11.10.2009 | Home


UPDATE 7:45PM: Tualatin Police Chief Kent Barker told HuffPost that the male shooter was in a relationship with the female victim, who worked at Legac...

Maine Voters To Decide Future Of Gay Marriage Law Tuesday

AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics


PORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage has lost in every single state in which it has been put to a popular vote. Come Election Day, gay-rights supporte...

Real Food Rehab: Save The Deli

Dana Joy Altman | Posted 11.03.2009 | Style


Dana Joy Altman

Frankly, I'd just be devastated if I couldn't get a bowl of matzo ball soup or a great corned beef sandwich with chopped liver on a whim. Luckily, author David Sax knows how to save the deli.

Cities Long For Streetcars For Public Transport

nytimes.com | Colin Miner | Posted 10.27.2009 | Green


The federal government has delivered on its promise to provide Portland with $75 million for a major streetcar extension. The funds represent redouble...

Driven: 2010 Subaru Outback

The Car Connection | CarConnection | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home


In Portland and Seattle, or throughout the coastal or mountain backcountry of the Pacific Northwest, you won't have to look long to find a Subaru ...

105 boats, 4 walkie talkies, 1 bull horn and lots of cameras = a 350 action in Portland Today.

Wend | Wend | Posted 10.24.2009 | Home

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We couldn't have had a more beautiful day for the Portland River Of Action 350 action today. At least 105 kayaks, sea kayaks, stand up paddle ...

Chelsea Cain Creates a Killer Woman

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 10.19.2009 | Books


Jackie K. Cooper

Chelsea Cain is a writer who knows no fear. She manages to break all the rules of mystery writing by being as gruesome and gory as possible.

Boulder City Council Election

David Thielen | Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver


David Thielen

We need to think about whether we want to foster Boulder as a place for innovative work and groundbreaking research, or whether we want to see that slowly move elsewhere as we lock the city in time.

What a Swedish Train Station Parking Lot Looks Like

Wend | Wend | Posted 09.30.2009 | Home


And you thought Portland had a lot of cyclists... This photo was taken at the Central Station in Uppsala, a city about an hour north of Stockh...

The Top 10 U.S. Cities For Biking (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 09.05.2009 | Green


Americans overwhelmingly continue to drive alone to work. With more than nine out of 10 workers favoring driving. But these 10 cities are definitely t...

US Congress: Keep Your Word to Abused Women

Meghan Rhoad | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics


Meghan Rhoad

When Michelle arrived at the shelter in Portland, Oregon, staff members had to help her remove her earring because the side of her face was so swollen from the last beating by her abuser.

Iranians Worldwide Roll Out Green Scroll Against Ahmadinejad (SLIDESHOW, UPDATES)

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.19.2009 | World


Diane Tucker

Updates, and video screen grabs from the ceremony in Paris, follow the post. AUSTIN, TX -- When a reporter asked Vaclav Havel to comment on Iran's p...

Portland Tries a CAP-and-Prosper Plan for Climate Change

Diane Dulken | Posted 07.23.2009 | Green


Diane Dulken

Real climate solutions are about turning a dire threat into new opportunities for restoring stability and also creating new prosperity, economic and community health and well-being.

Area Girlfriend, Boyfriend Achieve Perfect Mother-Son Relationship

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 06.02.2009 | Home

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PORTLAND, OR—After dating for nearly three years, area couple Peter Mazursky and Janet Hyams have finally achieved the perfect semblance of a mo...

Portland Mayor To SF Mayor: We're Better At Electric Cars

gas2.org, Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 06.01.2009 | Green


The electric vehicle smackdown has begun in earnest. Portland Mayor Sam Adams is responding to the perhaps higher-profile San Francisco Mayor Gavin...

The Race to an EV Future: Being First to an Electric Vehicle Grid

Gavin Newsom | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green


Gavin Newsom

Portland and San Francisco have been battling for the title of the most sustainable city for years. We welcome Portland's latest challenge and hope that this EV competition will spread across the country.

Industry Moves: Former Yahoo Music GM Goldberg to Lead SurveyMonkey

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.21.2009 | Home


Former Yahoo Music boss Dave Goldberg has a new job: He's joining SurveyMonkey, an online survey service, as CEO, AllThingsD's Kara Swisher reports. G...

First Solar Powered Electric Charging Station Is in Use in Chicago

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.10.2009 | Home


San Francisco and Portland might be engaged in some electric vehicle pissing contest, but I think both cities just got seriously spanked by Chicago. "...

10 Places Not to Yell: "Thom Yorke Is Retiring" (He's Not)

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 03.19.2009 | Entertainment


Andrea Chalupa

The one place you could yell it is Iceland, let Sigur Ros know if they ever had a chance of touring American stadiums, getting Yorke out of the way could be it.

Sam Adams, Portland Mayor, Admits Relationship With Teen Following Year Of Denial

AP | JOSEPH B. FRAZIER | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


PORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland apologized Tuesday for lying about a sexual relationship with a male teenager he was mentoring three year...

Bridge Project Spans Gap Between Business and Green

Green Inc. | Libby Tucker | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green


President-elect Barack Obama's recent promise to make "the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since the creation of the fede...

Renewable Businesses Bring The Green To Portland

The Wall Street Journal | Maura Webber Sadovi | Posted 01.10.2009 | Green


Oregon's bid to cash in on its green appeal has given Portland's weakening commercial-real-estate market an early holiday gift. Denmark-based Vestas ...

7 Easy Holiday Gifts You Can Make

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.23.2008 | Living


Andrea Chalupa

Instead of passing on giving gifts this year, employ some meaningful strategies that will make you and your loved ones happy.

Can Bad News Lead to Good Business?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.18.2008 | Business


Julia Moulden

What to make of the screaming financial headlines of recent weeks? Where does your mind go when you read the coverage? What do you worry and wonder ab...