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

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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...

Portland city councilor defends taxpayer-funded trip to Vienna: ‘I’m not going on a vacation; I’m going on a study trip’

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Councilor Candace Avalos defended the trip, saying that social housing, which is prevalent in Vienna, may be the solution to housing affordability in Portland. ...

Central Eastside business struggles with sudden arrival of homeless camp blocking sidewalk, parking

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The manager at Contract Furnishings Mart said one of his employees uses a wheelchair and has to find another way around to get into work....

Multnomah County chair, Portland Metro Chamber president trade barbs after stabbing near library

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The stabbing happened across the street from the downtown Portland library Monday. Chamber CEO Andrew Hoan blamed failures of county library security. PORTLAND, Ore....

Portland tries to toe the line between revitalizing downtown and enforcing regulations

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The return of Sunday Parkways and a big push to bring visitors downtown coincides with more parking fees and a PBOT crackdown on outdoor dining...

Companies try to combat copper wire theft as incidents spike in Oregon, Washington

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According to CenturyLink, they had 79 copper theft incidents all last year in Oregon. So far this year, they've had nearly double that number. ...
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