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Portland City Council OKs part of Hyatt plan after amendment

By Nick Christensen

Sept. 18, 2013 7:37 p.m.

aerial photo of the Oregon Convention Center

Portland city leaders signed off on the framework for the proposed $198 million Oregon Convention Center Hyatt hotel on Wednesday, voting 4-1 to approve a key agreement that moves the project forward.

Metro offers tips to turn up heat on illegal dumpers, rid region of trashy secrets

Sept. 18, 2013 11:22 a.m.

According to Metro's illegal dumping enforcement program, the RID Patrol, unidentified dumpers are getting the last laugh by tarnishing the region's "green" image with their trashy surprises.

Young disc golfer to compete in national championship at Blue Lake

By Molly Simas

Sept. 13, 2013 10:50 a.m.

A seventh grader at R.A. Brown Middle School in Hillsboro, Nava recently took up volleyball and is looking forward to her 13th birthday in October. One thing that sets Nava apart from kids her age? She's a world champion disc golfer.

Search for unclaimed grave owners moves forward; Metro could add staff to the effort

By Nick Christensen

Sept. 12, 2013 4:18 p.m.

Officials with Metro's cemeteries program say they are close to releasing another list of 450 names of owners of vacant and possibly unclaimed graves, another step in the process to resolve their ownership for good.

Metro relocates and enhances archery range

Sept. 12, 2013 12:20 p.m.

archery range at chinook landing marine park

Metro's improved archery range has been relocated to Chinook Landing Marine Park, a short distance from its old home at Blue Lake Regional Park. At Blue Lake, a new 40-Mile Loop connection will help trail users get from Marine Drive to the park.

Zoo wins national awards for conservation, marketing

Sept. 12, 2013 12:10 p.m.

The Oregon Zoo received two prestigious awards from colleagues at zoos and aquariums across North America – one for conservation work on behalf of imperiled Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits, plus a marketing excellence award for promotion efforts surrounding Packy's 50th birthday.

Multnomah County commissioner says her board poised to approve hotel plan

By Nick Christensen

Sept. 11, 2013 6:45 p.m.

An agreement to help pay for construction of a Hyatt hotel near the Oregon Convention Center is apparently one step closer to approval, with the Multnomah County Commission poised to OK the deal.

Everything old is new again: Watch how MetroPaint is made

Sept. 10, 2013 2:03 p.m.

MetroPaint is previously unwanted paint remade new. MetroPaint supports an effort that has remade two million gallons of latex paint, keeping these reusable resources out of landfills.

Zoo construction on track, zoo trains take hiatus

Sept. 10, 2013 10:55 a.m.

photo of Lily the elephant at the Oregon Zoo

All aboard! The Washington Park and Zoo Railway will be making its last runs of the season Sept. 22 and then will be out of service temporarily, as construction crews begin laying track for a new train route.

Councilor Bob Stacey recovering from surgery to remove benign tumor from meninges

By Nick Christensen

Sept. 9, 2013 3:25 p.m.

Metro Councilor Bob Stacey is expecting to return to work next week after surgery to remove a benign tumor from the meninges, tissue between the brain and the skull.

Hotel debate centers around Portland's future as a convention destination

By Nick Christensen

Sept. 6, 2013 3:35 p.m.

photo of the Oregon Convention Center towers at night

Should Portland fight even harder to stay relevant in the convention industry? Or did the decision to put the Oregon Convention Center on the east side of the Willamette forever doom the Rose City's convention industry? Those were the key questions Friday as two experts in the convention industry, Thomas Hazinski and Heywood Sanders, debated at a City Club of Portland lunch forum.

Managers ponder future of Metro South as it enters its fourth decade

By Nick Christensen

Aug. 30, 2013 2:30 p.m.

Now 30 years old, Metro South was originally planned to be a place to burn garbage, not to sort it. That's led to operational challenges today – and questions about what Metro South should look like tomorrow.

Counties release annual Metro supportive housing services fund reports

Multnomah County greenlights hotel finance plan

Portland City Council OKs part of Hyatt plan after amendment

Metro offers tips to turn up heat on illegal dumpers, rid region of trashy secrets

Young disc golfer to compete in national championship at Blue Lake

Search for unclaimed grave owners moves forward; Metro could add staff to the effort

Saving the forest for the trees

Metro relocates and enhances archery range

Zoo wins national awards for conservation, marketing

Multnomah County commissioner says her board poised to approve hotel plan

Everything old is new again: Watch how MetroPaint is made

Zoo construction on track, zoo trains take hiatus

Councilor Bob Stacey recovering from surgery to remove benign tumor from meninges

Hotel debate centers around Portland's future as a convention destination

Development, clean air and appeals: A look at the Metro Council's agenda for the rest of 2013

Managers ponder future of Metro South as it enters its fourth decade