Pearl District

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• Year of controversies made Portland principal Peyton Chapman wonder about staying at Lincoln High

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  "Its been hard, stressful," Chapman says. "Ive shed a tear or two. Ive been mad. Its hard work, but I feel like Im doing the right work. Ethically, I dont think I could do it any different."
  2 hours ago

• I Dig It

  
  To Aire is Divine — Authority: 118
  Not Christmas… as a fine King of Terriers, I must periodically apply the skills of my forefathers… And dig in the dirt! This is not nearly as simple as it could be – not having my own yard, or a park area behind my house anymore, I have to work hard to find places to dig that are appropriate as well as ...
  1 day ago

• Portland Commissioner Randy Leonard passes fire training

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  The test includes several tasks designed to test strength, stamina, endurance, agility and ability to work at heights. In addition to other physical activities, Leonard climbed five stories with a 2-inch fire hose and breathing apparatus in full firefighting gear.
  3 days ago

• Woman who attacked Portland author Katherine Dunn goes to prison

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Brandy Amber Carroll was already on probation for stealing when she grabbed the purse of Katherine Dunn Nov. 24, as Dunn walked home from Trader Joes with groceries.
  4 days ago

• Portland isnt as white as figures show, coalition contends

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Census acknowledges problems locally and nationally with undercounts of racial minorities. Group plans to do its own "community-validated" count.
  1 week ago

• E. coli mystery continues: County health officer unsure if gull to blame

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Dr. Gary Oxman says sampling too slim to say for sure that seagull dropped the E. coli that shut down a water reservoir in Washington Park last month.
  1 week ago

• Portland City Council mandates minority input on city contracts

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Portland City Commissioners require that at least one person of color sit on panels that evaluate city contracts.
  1 week ago

• Highland Ambush Strikes the Northwest

  
  BREWPUBLIC - Yeast, Malt, and the Pursuit of Hoppiness — Authority: 470
  Brewpublic visits BridgePort Brewery to check out the new Highland Ambush Scotch Ale, the latest in their Big Brew Series. In this video, BridgePorts assistant brewmaster Jeff Edgerton explains the work that went into producing this new barrel aged beer.
  1 week ago

• Portland City Council ponders four-day work week

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Portland City Council a long ways off from, but still considering, four-day work week for 2010-11. Clackamas County adopted the four-day, ten-hour a day schedule in 2008 as a way to save on maintenance and electricity costs.
  1 week ago

• Rallying teachers interrupt Portland School Board meeting over prolonged contract talks

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  The contract expired in spring 2008 and the teachers have been working without a new agreement since -- the longest in their unions history. School district officials
  1 week ago

• Water Bureau to clean out Washington Park reservoir, put it online

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Portland Water Bureau to wash out contaminated reservoir in Washington Park and get it ready for use again.
  1 week ago

• Portlands high school overhaul drawing concerned parents by thousands

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Leaders of the states largest school district say the best way to address the disparities is to re-establish a standard for high school education. That means each Portland high school would offer basic subjects such as math, science, language arts and physical education plus at least 10 advanced courses, two world ...
  2 weeks ago

• Planned Portland medical site for poor, homeless, mentally ill gets $8.9 million grant

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Central City Concern, the nonprofit organization that houses and treats hundreds of the citys less fortunate, learned Wednesday it was among 85 similar groups that had won competitive grants totaling nearly $600 million to improve their health centers.
  2 weeks ago

• Portland awaits lab results on E. coli case that triggered boil order

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  The test should reveal the exact species, but not the source of the contamination that prompted the city to issue an order to boil water on the west side of of Portland during the Thanksgiving weekend, said bureau director David Shaff.
  2 weeks ago

• Mary Volm, former transportation spokeswoman, files for Portland City Council seat

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Volm indicated she would seek public financing for her campaign.
  2 weeks ago

• Portland, how do you want your emergency alert?

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Mayor Sam Adams and Commissioner Randy Leonard want to know what Portlanders think about an emergency alert system.
  3 weeks ago

• Portland Water Bureau warns of woman posing as inspector

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  The Portland Water Bureau warns of a possible scam artist who is trying to get into peoples homes by pretending to be a city water inspector.
  3 weeks ago

• Washington Park reservoir is drained; testing has started

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  No clues yet as to the cause of the E. coli found in Portlands drinking water last week. The Portland Water Bureau completed draining the reservoir in Washington Park and is testing samples.
  3 weeks ago

• Restraining orders can work as an effective tool to keep abusers away, advocates say

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Last year, Oregon courts issued 11,069 restraining orders, nearly 40 percent of them in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas and Yamhill counties.
  3 weeks ago

• Adams to survey residents on emergency alert system post-water scare

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 791
  Mayor Sam Adams hopes to post a short poll on a citywide emergency alert system following last weeks boil order. Meanwhile, the Portland Water Bureau has posted a list of frequently asked questions on its Web site.
  3 weeks ago

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