by Ty Davison | Mar 20, 2025 | News & Commentary
A Portland center for Black culture closes its doors – oregonlive.com: The Soul Restoration Center, a colorful cultural and community hub for Black Portland, is closing this month after losing its lease in the historic Albina Arts building in Northeast Portland,...
by Ty Davison | Mar 26, 2024 | News & Commentary
Downtown Portland’s office vacancy rate is highest in the nation, report says – oregonlive.com: Portland’s central city had the highest office vacancy rate of the 50 largest downtown office markets in the country by the end of last year, according to a report by...
by Ty Davison | Mar 9, 2024 | News & Commentary
Community prays, calls for action after Bush’s Pasture Park shooting – Salem Reporter: One day and several hours after 16-year-old Jose Vasquez-Valenzuela died in broad daylight during a shooting in Bush’s Pasture Park, faith leaders, neighbors,...
by Ty Davison | Mar 2, 2024 | News & Commentary
The legislature is mildly re-criminalizing some drug use to the dismay of some progressive groups who seem inured to the increasing tragedy of fentanyl on the streets. Oregon’s saw 280 opioid overdose deaths in 2019, 956 in 2022, and we’re at 628 so far...
by Ty Davison | Jan 26, 2024 | News & Commentary
Latest data show overdoses continue to skyrocket in Oregon – Oregon Capital Chronicle: In 2019, 280 people died of a drug overdose in Oregon. Fatalities rose every year after, more than tripling by 2022, when 956 died. And last year, even more people died,...
