City staff will shoulder some of Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz's workload following husband's death, mayor pledges
City staff will try to cover some work for staff in Amanda Fritz's office as they mourn the loss of her husband of three decades, Mayor Charlie Hales said in a news conference today. Steve Fritz, a psychiatrist of 27 years at Oregon State Hospital in Salem ...
The Forgotten Portland
FAIRLY OR NOT, many Portlanders consider 82nd Avenue a boundary line. A wall between Portland and something else. "I have this joke about Portland and East Portland," says Jamaal Green, a Ph.D. student at Portland State University studying urban planning ...
Inbox: Beekeeping in Portland
I would not sign a beekeeping permit for a neighbor [“Let It Bee,” WW, Sept. 17, 2014]. I am deathly allergic to bee, wasp, hornet and yellow jacket venom, so I have EpiPens in my car, on my bike, in three rooms of the house and in six places outside.
3 getaways for this weekend, from Leavenworth’s leaves to Portland’s jugglers
Is your house still drying out from this week’s autumn deluge? Need to get out of town while the repairman comes? Here are three ideas to get you on the road. Leaves are starting to turn color in the mountains and Leavenworth is celebrating with its ...
Portland City Commissioner’s Husband Killed In Crash
SALEM — One person was killed and another critically injured in a wreck during a heavy downpour on Interstate 5 that closed the southbound lanes on Wednesday morning and backed up traffic for miles. The wreck happened near Portland Road at mile post 258 ...
Portland officials react to death of Dr. Steven Fritz
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The massive crash along Interstate 5 at Salem hit Portland City Hall hard Wednesday, when news surfaced that Commissioner Amanda Fritz's husband was killed in the collision. A semi-truck and four other vehicles were involved in the crash ...
Portland Timbers CONCACAF Champions League Man of the Match: A Toss Up
The Timbers throttled Alpha United last night, but who looked the best while doing so? Beating another team 6-0 is never pretty, but no quarter was asked of the Portland Timbers and none was given in last night's 6-0 victory over Guyana's Alpha United in ...
