"Build a Wild West-themed water park on the site of the Gateway Fred Meyer using Portland Clean Energy Fund dollars. Charge anyone living east of 82nd a nickel per visit, and everybody else $20."

OMG, this! When driving in the dark (pretty much all the time in winter) I often use GPS even when I know where I’m going if I don’t know EXACTLY where a turn is, cause the signs are useless at night.

"I personally will vote for whichever mayoral candidate would make street signs in this town actually reflective."

The Border Patrol shooting of two Venezuelan nationals last week occurred outside Adventist Health Portland. It’s not the first time that the campus of the Southeast Portland hospital has been the site of a shooting by law enforcement that alarmed the city.

Around $2.2 million in annual savings would free up a bit of money for Portland Parks & Recreation.

“Are we in a doom loop? No, but if we can’t address the affordability crisis facing our city and get our fiscal house in order, we run the risk of entering one.”

Chief Day said that the driver of the vehicle his passenger were in federal custody at local hospitals and are expected to survive. “They appear to be on the road to recovery,” he said, “and I’m grateful for that.”

Federal officials say Luis Nico-Moncada is in FBI custody. Our story is updated with the (sparse) information available in public records about the couple shot by a Border Patrol agent. www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

As Oregon kicks off a general election year, Secretary of State Tobias Read is taking what he says is the overdue step of cleaning up the state’s voter rolls.

“It’s not up to the oppressors and their lap dog enforcers to dictate what is an acceptable form of resistance and protest.”

The Southwest Portland garden will give another two hours of free admission Jan. 10 following the Jan. 8 shooting in the Hazelwood neighborhood.

The Kennedy School celebrates the author’s 134th birthday with a costume contest, “Hobbit” trilogy marathon and quest to find the One Ring.

A large group of Providence Portland Medical Center workers have voted to join the Oregon Nurses Association, bolstering union power at the major city hospital.

Photo galleries by Brian Burk, added to our story, show the scenes at Adventist Health Portland, where the shooting occurred, and Portland City Hall, where a vigil was held. www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Thursday evening that his Department of Justice will investigate a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer shooting two people in outer Southeast Portland.

The latest tonight: “There was a time when we could take the [feds] at their word,” Mayor Keith Wilson said. “That time has long passed. “When the administration talks about using full force,” the mayor added, “we’re seeing what it means in our streets.” www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

“I knew it was going to start here,” said a local resident, who gave the name Aaron D., fighting back tears. “This neighborhood is deeply integrated, it’s deeply diverse.” www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

The couple, a man and a woman, were shot near Northeast 146th Avenue and Burnside Street, and were transported to local hospitals.

Breweries and bottle shops step up to meet the moment.

The reaction to the killing of Renee Nicole Good by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis today was swift, national, and local.

Even as it continues to provide other gender-affirming care, Oregon Health & Science University months ago stopped offering surgery as a treatment for gender dysphoria in patients younger than 19, the university confirmed Wednesday.

Over 8 hours, the debate turned increasingly heated. But we know what you sickos really want: "A midday lunch break featured Green warming up a condensed can of spicy chicken noodle Campbell’s soup and Zimmerman eating homemade enchiladas drenched in sour cream." www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

The estimated price tag more than doubled from $6 billion to $13.6 billion, but staff told a bistate panel Dec. 15 it didn’t have new numbers.

The Portland City Council on Wednesday failed to elect a council president for 2026, after eight hours of at times heated discussion and nine rounds of voting.

“Take six of these and call me in the morning.”

The Slabtown library opens Jan. 10 at a new building more than twice the size of its previous location.

The year begins with Trump retreating from the city—and promising someday to return.

A driving force in Portland’s progressive caucus lays out her vision for 2026.

Need a reason to laugh? We’ve got one. Portland’s funniest comedians hit the stage February 5th at Revolution Hall for our annual comedy showcase (hosted by Ally J Ward!) Lineup revealed in our Funniest Five issue published on 1/28. Tickets are available now. www.etix.com/ticket/p/437...

The story of why is now the subject of a Title IX lawsuit that alleges gender discrimination, crude behavior, and retaliation against a whistleblower.

A driving force in Portland’s progressive caucus lays out her vision for 2026.

Medical center’s research chief hails a “victory for scientific inquiry.”

“Take six of these and call me in the morning.”

Many Oregon scientists are pleased with a Jan. 5 appeals court ruling that would, for now, preserve hundreds of millions of dollars in annual research funding.

Drowse and Ragna’s collaboration “Ash Souvenir” peculiarly captures a sense of one’s own geologic smallness.

Portland’s iconic roller derby season kicks off this weekend.

Maps Music’s expanded Buckman gathering space and shop are due to reopen in a new location this month.

Elisa Shua Dusapin’s fourth book asks: Can we ever go home again?

Paul Susi’s “Character Work” connects the story of Chee Gong to today’s struggles with homelessness, ID access and systemic neglect.

The former Paley’s Place chef launched Estes as a pop-up inside the nearby and recently-shuttered Dame space.

What to see and what to skip.

A staffer shares their favorite meal from December.

“Disposable Days” is an apolitical look back on the 2010s and 2020s, and honestly, we’ll take a safe break from politics where we can find it.

Lamb, baba ganoush and kajmak are the stars of Alma’s highly shareable menu.

What to see at Portland’s repertory theaters.

Whatever you do: don’t call this recipe a slaw.

Danisa McLean’s appointment comes as the universal preschool initiative grapples with finding long term success.

The development marks a major victory for Oregon and Portland officials and activists, who regarded the mobilization as illegal and who have been working for months to block the Trump administration from sending troops into the city.

The upshot? Twenty bus routes altered, another 15 eliminated, and a light-rail line that will stop at its halfway point, requiring a transfer to get from Clackamas Town Center to downtown Portland.

The Cora Center Cora will host a “closing group journey” for eight people on Jan. 24, before ceasing operations at the end of the month.