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A new program being launched this week by the City of Portland Bureau of Technology Services—with support from several regional affiliates—aims to strengthen transparency in local government, reduce City government spending by...

Citizens from all parts of Portland were afforded the opportunity to learn about, and weigh in on, the 2010-2011 budget process during three separate community budget forums held throughout the first week of March. The events were held at...

On Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Art on Alberta will hold its 11th Annual Art Hop with the theme, “ABC: Art Builds Community.” Over 15 blocks of NE Alberta Street will be closed to car traffic to accommodate over...

Time to get down and dirty with free seminars and workshops that give hands-on opportunities to learn how to garden naturally and safely this season Buds are sprouting, flowers are blooming and the grass is growing again—spring is...

Update: This article has been revised. Corrections and clarifications are noted at the end. We regret the errors. Recent events in Portland’s water world have been exciting, controversial and downright confusing. November’s...

We only have a few more planting events this season and March 20th promises to be a huge weekend for new trees! With two events in Portland, one in Tualatin and one in Vancouver, Friends of Trees will be planting several hundred...

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in the media...

The Multnomah County Health Department is recommending that Portland remove its five open reservoirs from the water distribution system.

PORTLAND, Ore. – With its streetcars, light rail and bicyclists, Portland is once again named the greenest city in the country.

If you thought the new iPhone app would make it easier for the city to scrub that graffiti off your street, you'd be wrong.

The Portland City Council will greenlight spending $20 million in sewer money to help jumpstart the building of bike boulevards -- even as residents continue to pay some of the highest sewer bills in the country.

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