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Bottle redemption center’s move to Southeast Portland meets with community pushback

The People's Depot has been operating a bustling outdoor bottle redemption center under the Morrison Bridge for almost four years. Now, it's going brick-and-mortar. ...

Portland property manager says fire at Elephants Deli is emblematic of a wider problem

Whether purposeful or accidental, some business owners say the damage done by Portland's homeless has become a burden they feel they're left to shoulder alone....

BottleDrop operator and landlord for North Portland location disagree on who chose to end the lease

Critics of the Delta Park Redemption Center say the site has been a magnet for drug use and crime, but those who rely on it...

For some small businesses, just remaining in Portland has become a labor of love

High operating costs and other issues have either forced businesses to close or incentivized them to move elsewhere. The city's trying to help those sticking...

Fear of ICE has driven customers of Latino grocer in Southeast Portland out of sight

The owner of El Campesino PDX says many customers have disappeared, too afraid of detention to venture from their homes. Instead, community groups help them...

Departure of two prominent Old Town shops highlights ongoing struggles for the area’s businesses

Sneaker consignment store IndexPDX is moving online, and Deadstock Coffee is closing its Old Town shop, although its Beaverton location will remain open. PORTLAND,...

Residents, business owners in Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood push for removal of homeless day center

Multnomah County opened a drop-in center for homeless people in July, but some who live and work nearby say it's had an immediate negative impact....

Portland ICE facility protests and law enforcement response take their toll on nearby businesses, residents

The visit Tuesday of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem heightened the impact of Portland's South Waterfront ICE facility and the protests against it. PORTLAND, Ore....

Portland moves to foreclose on list of blighted properties: ‘The beacon of bad behavior’

The sites up for sale have been covered in graffiti, strewn with trash, caught on fire, occupied by squatters or some combination of the above....

Portland architect says red tape and fees are still putting up barriers to housing development

John Holmes wants to build the kind of affordable housing that the city of Portland needs. But it's a slow and arduous process that few...

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