Redevelopment under Burnside Bridge could take the skeeze out of Old Town
The area beneath the Burnside Bridge has been most strongly associated with Saturday Market. For years, the weekly craft market brought life and vitality to the sheltered area and turned what was normally an empty lot into one of Portland's most active mercantile areas.
Forecast calls for another partly insane Black Friday
This Friday is that most hallowed of American economic holidays – Black Friday, so named because of retailers that supposedly move from being in the red to being in the black, for the year, on the day after Thanksgiving.
Sad-looking Galleria building was once Portland’s lifeblood – and could be again
Nothing says "Christmas" like projections as to how retail is going to do. This year, things actually look fairly non-terrible, as consumers are expected to spend about 3 percent more than last year. But local malls are not that optimistic. They have a huge, somewhat-empty reminder of what happens to failed malls: the Galleria.
Picnic table-strewn ‘Ankeny Alley’ to remain closed to cars
Earlier this June, the stretch of Southwest Ankeny Street between Second and Third avenues was cut off to cars and filled with picnic tables. Initially, the experiment was only to last until the end of October, but the autumnal deadline came and went, and the tables remain. The businesses will continue to pay for the space throughout the winter, and they like it that way.
Nike Portland grand opening today in downtown
The renovation of the new Nike Portland is complete, and the store's grand opening is today. The new 26,000-square-foot store is in the historic Kress Building at 638 S.W. Fifth Ave. near Pioneer Courthouse Square.
Ladd Carriage House sells to California couple who want to make it a restaurant
The Ladd Carriage House, the historic property that was saved from demolition and refurbished, has sold after being on the market for almost three years.
3 potential tenants in ‘preliminary discussions’ for Oregon Sustainability Center
The Oregon University System has to answer some big questions at the legislature – most of them marked with a capital "$." One of the significant questions that Rep. Bruce Hanna, R-Roseburg, asked when he single-handedly delayed re-authorizing the projects' bonding authority in June was about private tenants and rents: Who will pay more for office space, just because it's green? If the private s[...]
U.S. government thinking about renting out all our foreclosed homes
In an effort to make money while at the same time improve the housing market by getting rid of foreclosed homes that are stunting home sales, the United States government is thinking about renting out the properties.
Too poor for dreams? Try the Street of Affordable Dreams
Well, for those of us that still can’t even dream of buying a home in the reduced price range, there is another home show going on through the weekend with homes in the range of $440,000-$485,000, located on Bull Mountain, only a mile and a half away from Street of Dreams.
Thank goodness, another Starbucks!
According to design review documents filed with the Bureau of Development Services, Starbucks is planning to put in a new location at Southwest Fourth Avenue and Morrison Street, in the historic S. H. Kress Building.
Wanted: Young, sustainably minded condo buyers
If you are a young professional, student or creative type working at the North Portland New Seasons, the developers of the Killingsworth Station condominium complex think they’ve built the perfect home for you – even if your bank account is still being drained by student loans.
New signs for US Outdoor, Beaver Store
According to city documents, two new projects by Security Signs are on their way to downtown Portland.
News
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $10.6 million in top bidders | July 31, 2026
- Many Oregon counties struggling to maintain their fairgrounds
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- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion
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- Clarifying the reach of a law regarding prevailing wage | Opinion
- Adjust to legal changes now to ensure compliance later | Opinion







