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Woman missing from Northeast Portland care facility found safe (update)

5 hours 2 min ago
Mona Jimenez was found by Portland police Sunday. Molly Hottle, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mollyehottle/index.html
Categories: Local News

Super Bowl Sunday sales draw shoppers for national, local deals

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 22:11
About 30 people line up at the Clackamas and Tanasbourne Targets to get their hands on Jason Wu's new line, while in Portland, bargain hunters devour clearance deals by local artists and designers. Molly Harbarger, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mharbarger/index.html
Categories: Local News

All five Typhoon! restaurants permanently closed, owner cites husband's death as cause

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 16:39
Owner Bo Kline said her husband's death last year left her without a co-owner and made running the business more difficult. Molly Hottle, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mollyehottle/index.html
Categories: Local News

Crowd at Occupy Portland potluck grows to about 75

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 14:32
Organizers dubbed today's event the Park Liberation Party to note the reopening of Chapman Square. The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oregonian/index.html
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Occupy Portland potluck draws small group to Chapman Square

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 13:50
A few people turn out during the first weekend the square has been reopened since a 38-day encampment was cleared in November. The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oregonian/index.html
Categories: Local News

In downtown Portland, snow and art will merge at Unico Plaza on Monday

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 13:00
Portland Mall Management Inc. is bringing in tons of snow to Unico Plaza, where artists from the summer favorite Sand in the City will return to turn the mounds into sculptures. Anne Saker, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/asaker/index.html
Categories: Local News

Woman remains missing from Northeast Portland care center

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:23
The woman has serious health conditions. Tom Hallman Jr., The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/thallman/index.html
Categories: Local News

My awesome experience at the Tour de Nerdfighting

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 09:00
The Tour de Nerdfighting recently came to Portland and well...it's pretty great, according to Erin S., who writes at the Snarke blog. Where else can you see hundreds of people sing (with gusto!) songs about particle physics, angler fish and Harry Potter? The Oregonian News Network http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/OregonianNewsNetwork/index.html
Categories: Local News

Two-alarm fire damages Southeast Portland apartments

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 23:27
The fire started in a single-story unit at El Moro Apartments and was fueled by strong east winds. Investigators identified careless smoking as the cause. Rachel Stark, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rachelstark/index.html
Categories: Local News

To save money on health care, Oregon Health Plan looks to trim hospital, emergency room visits

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 23:25
Oregon's health care reform plan, now up for review in the Legislature, proposes to do the same. Outreach workers like Becky Wilkinson will play a key role in the plan that is to unfold this summer with teams of doctors, nurses, dentists, therapists and other providers in what's called Coordinated Care Organizations. Bill Graves, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/bgraves/index.html
Categories: Local News

Vancouver's Mountain View High School beats 64 teams in nation's largest regional Science Bowl

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 23:15
Questions can be amazingly difficult, yet high school students seek out the Science Bowl in numbers -- the western Oregon and Washington regional competition, sponsored by Bonneville Power Administration, is the largest in the country. Sixty-four teams faced off Saturday, 16 made it to the final rounds, but only one advanced to Washington, D.C., to compete in nationals. Molly Harbarger, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mharbarger/index.html
Categories: Local News

Portland entrepreneurs switch to cloud computing, talk with Microsoft's Cindy Bates about how it's changing business

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 23:10
A startup recently won a Microsoft-sponsored contest, snaring $50,000 and a year's subscription to the company's new Office 365, its offering in the cloud computing market. Molly Young, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/young-mk/index.html
Categories: Local News

The making of chef Gabriel Rucker: talent, hard work and 'Ruck Luck'

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 23:00
From the moment he decided to pursue a career in food, few have doubted Rucker's talent or drive. But the climb has been steep. In the past 10 years, he has risen from a party-hard college dropout to Portland's most highly decorated young chef. Michael Russell, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mrussell/index.html
Categories: Local News

Fire burns abandoned Southeast Portland house

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 18:28
Portland Fire and Rescue responded to a fire at an abandoned house on Southeast Sherman Street shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday. Rachel Stark, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rachelstark/index.html
Categories: Local News

Flipping the bird to cancer

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 15:02
Portland writer Jay Lake has had a recurring fight with cancer. On this occasion, he gets an anti-cancer marker tattooed onto his status. The Oregonian News Network http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/OregonianNewsNetwork/index.html
Categories: Local News

Portland advocate wins leadership award for work with gay, bisexual and transgender youth

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 10:00
Ernesto Dominguez works for Cascade AIDS Project as a technology specialist helping young people create healthy sexuality for themselves through social media. Anne Saker, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/asaker/index.html
Categories: Local News

One injured in Northeast Portland shooting

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 08:27
A North Portland shooting Friday night left one person injured. Police have not made any arrests yet. Dominique Fong, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/dfong/index.html
Categories: Local News

Dirk Nico Michael Looijenga survived four years in prison camps during WWII - Obituaries today

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 07:04
He married Vera Soekarman in 1954 and together they immigrated to Portland in 1957. He worked in several engineering firms before establishing VLMK. He loved his work and continued to work from home for many years after retirement. OregonLive.com http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oregonlive/index.html
Categories: Local News

Polar Plunge in Portland and around Oregon raises cold cash for charity

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 06:40
About 1.500 hardy souls are expected to charge into the ice-cold Columbia River on Feb. 11 as a fund-raiser. The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oregonian/index.html
Categories: Local News

Girls basketball: Lincoln wins over Grant, 71-53 (photos)

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 23:48
Doug Beghtel, The Oregonian http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/dbeghtel/index.html
Categories: Local News