Several car windows smashed in SE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Some people in southeast Portland are waking up to find their car windows smashed. Police said the first reports came in around midnight and officers found a string of cars with broken windows parked on neighborhood streets.
Portland travel agency acquired by Denver firm
Hurley Travel Experts, a Portland-based travel agency founded in 1993, has been acquired by the larger, Denver-based Direct Travel Inc. The Portland Press Herald reported that Hurley Travel will retain its name and all of its 52 employees across its ...
Firestone on Foster: How one high school dropout became a business owner, mentor in SE Portland
Like Southeast Foster Road, Ben Firestone has a rocky history. Also like the Portland commercial street, Firestone has changed dramatically since the pit of the recession. Foster Road is in the midst of a comeback. The street known for sleazy bars and ...
Facing opposition from mayor and state commissioner, Portland superintendent scraps plan for virtual schools
PORTLAND, Maine — A virtual school program proposed for the Portland Public Schools has been scrapped. Superintendent of Schools Emmanuel Caulk in August announced the program, aimed at stemming the flow of students, and tuition, from city schools to the ...
Portland police looking for missing man who might be in danger
Police are asking for the public's help finding a man who was last seen Sunday morning. Officers say Joseph Sizemore was last seen driving his red Ford Focus on Washougal River Road in Skamania County. Sizemore's car has an Oregon trip permit in the back ...
Portland Buy Local hires new 'ambassador'
PORTLAND — Portland Buy Local has a new employee, who also happens to be its only employee. Brett Wagenheim has been hired as the new, part-time ambassador for the campaign. She said she was attracted to the organization because its mission was close to ...
Portland’s Food Carts Thrive, While SF’s Languish
Can San Francisco learn a thing or two from Portland, a city with a food cart scene that has flourished since the early 1990s? Ever since food carts in San Francisco started serving fresh coconut rice, spicy curry and vanilla bean crème brulée in 2008 ...
Planning changes pave way for expansion of ports at Geelong, Hastings and Portland
Reforms by the State Government have consolidated the existing ports of Geelong, Hastings and Portland and paved the way for their operations to expand. New planning zones for the three ports relate to the port area and the operations within it, taking ...
