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The Oregonian is running a fascinating story about fallout from the feds' June raid of Portland's Fresh Del Monte Produce plant, which arrested 167 people in a sweep targeting illegal workers.

If you can find your way out, there is much to be learned from a visit to Ikea.

That sound you heard early this morning was thousands of mouthfuls of coffee being blown out Portlanders' noses as they got to the story in the Oregonian headlined, "Hotel above Macy's overshoots its...

Portland, where we compete with our neighbors to see who has the largest number of recycling bins at the curb each week, is also home to the National Burial Company, an eco-friendly company that...

The changing of the guard at Powell's Books, Portland's venerated six-store empire, is under way, and worried murmuring is coming from all sorts of business experts, according to a front-page story in...

A one-line job ad on Craigslist/Portland caught my eye:

You will be a soldier in the war against button-less garments and bags.

The story behind it:

Two different acquaintances recently e-mailed me links to Despair, Inc. I'm sure this is because I blog about quirky items, not a suggestion that I am the target customer for the Austin-based purveyor...

Couch surfing is no sport for the lazy. A global site that matches travelers with free places to stay makes for satisfying stays, real and virtual.

Oregon voters, except those in Multnomah County where Portland sits, can be bought. Not something to be proud of, but at least it took $12 million to do it. No cheap you-know-whats here. As reported...