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Cathedral Park Jazz Festival 2026 photos
Photos by Thomas Karwaki
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Historic St. Johns Library reopens to stellar reviews
By Mark Kirchmeier The historic St. Johns Library — which serves much of North Portland — has reopened to a delighted community after an 18-month remodel. Book lovers, parents and kids aren’t the only ones excited. “When the library was open, we’d always have parents and kids on the free library reading days coming…
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Multnomah County prepares for CEI Hub disaster
By Jim Redden The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved a resolution to ensure the county has enough funding to deliver essential health and emergency services following the release of hazardous materials from the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub (CEI Hub) in industrial Northwest Portland. “This is the first step for being able to respond…
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Assessment study looms for Columbia Park Pool
The City of Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau is so close to authorizing an independent study to determine the costs to restore Columbia Pool, that City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guney’s office is already making plans to discuss potential study results with the Friends of Columbia Park in early February. One City Hall observer said that…
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Portland parks levy passes, but major headaches persist
Voters in North and Northeast Portland who bothered to return their ballots helped pass the Portland Parks & Recreation operating levy at the Nov. 4 special election. Thirty-nine percent of voters in City Council District 2 participated in the election, with 60% voting in favor of Measure 26-260, according to an analysis of the unofficial…
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Controversial Portland Parks levy passes
By the time the Portland Parks & Recreation operating levy was passing on election night, District 2 Councilor Dan Ryan was the odd man out. While Ryan reluctantly voted to refer the measure to the Nov. 4 ballot with the rest of the City Council, he later had second thoughts and came out against it…
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Can new city program help neighborhood businesses?
North and Northeast Portland shine with robust neighborhood business districts such as Mississippi Ave. and Alberta St., yet a closer look shows empty storefronts and businesses barely surviving from Cully to St. Johns along MLK Jr. Boulevard, Killingsworth Ave. and Lombard St. Protecting such business districts is crucial because “they’re more than businesses – they’re…
