Americans Went All-In on Self-Storage. That Demand Is Suddenly Cooling

nytimes.com Peter Chu, a retired lawyer living in Portland, Ore., pays nearly $400 a month for his storage unit in Seattle, where he used to live. That rate has gone up by roughly $150…

Many large U.S. cities are in deep financial trouble. Here’s why

cnbc.com Municipal governments across the United States are looking to rein in spending as pandemic-era stimulus dries up and inflation lingers for longer than expected. "Clearly…

How The Sports Bra Sold Its Game Plan to the World

adweek.com Long before Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and his 776 Foundation arrived at The Sports Bra in Portland, Ore., this month, announcing plans to help franchise it, owner…

After two Boeing 737 Max crashes, families are still seeing answers from DOJ

npr.org After two Boeing 737 Max crashes, families are still seeing answers from DOJ WASHINGTON — More than five years after the crashes of two 737 Max jets killed 346 people,…

Seattle Kraken move games to over-the-air broadcaster with streaming on Amazon's Prime Video

apnews.com The Seattle Kraken will move their games to an over-the-air broadcaster and have a streaming partnership with Amazon’s Prime Video beginning with the 2024-25 season, the…

SEATTLE KRAKEN INCREASES BROADCAST AND STREAMING ACCESS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH TEGNA AND PRIME VIDEO

benzinga.com Groundbreaking deal includes TEGNA stations in Seattle, Portland & Spokane and streaming on Prime Video across Washington, Oregon and Alaska SEATTLE, April 25, 2024…

Work Advice: Can you be a nice person but a bad manager?

washingtonpost.com When one of Esme’s subordinates objected to including any suggestions for improvement in her annual written review, the manager said they could just forgo the standard…

The Portland area had no In-N-Out Burger locations. Soon it might have three

oregonlive.com It’s been a busy few weeks for In-N-Out news in Portland. Just last month, it seemed like the California-based burger chain might leapfrog the metro area altogether,…

American Airlines makes big check-in change passengers will love

thestreet.com Crowded airports, full flights and long lines are increasingly normal experiences travelers encounter. For its part, American Airlines (AAL) is implementing a major change…

Is financial trauma holding you back from living your best life?

siliconvalley.com By Alana Benson | NerdWallet The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage…

Bridgetown Mushrooms Proudly Partners with RPG Coffee and Kindness.org to Launch Kind Coffee Cooperative™

benzinga.com PORTLAND, Ore., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN – Bridgetown Mushrooms, renowned for its commitment to organic farming and sustainable practices, is thrilled to…

The Small-Business Tyrant Has a Favorite Political Party

nytimes.com Despite the blue-collar affectations of some of its most visible leaders or the populist rhetoric of its most vocal cheerleaders, it has never been more obvious that the…

Taco Bell Launches New $5 Taco Box Deal for Taco Tuesday

eatthis.com Last year, Taco Bell led a successful charge to free the 'Taco Tuesday' trademark formerly owned by rival Taco John's so that every restaurant could use the term without…

8 Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo Returns for Bigger Second Year in Portland, OR!

benzinga.com PORTLAND, Ore., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The hugely successful 8 Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo returns for its second year, bringing a thrilling celebration of Black…

Supreme Court conservatives skeptical of challenge to Oregon city's crackdown on homeless

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Monday…

Oregon Department of Justice Launches You Belong. Campaign to Support Victims of Bias Incidents and Hate Crimes

benzinga.com SALEM, Ore., April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Oregon Department of Justice Civil Rights Unit (CRU) kicked off its "You Belong." campaign, a culturally- and…

Exterro Donates Award-Winning Digital Forensics Solution to Empower 2024 IACIS Training Event

benzinga.com PORTLAND, Ore., April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exterro, the leading provider of data risk management software solutions, announced today it will be supporting the 2024…

Top 10 U.S. cities for eco-conscious living

cnbc.com In honor of Earth Month, realtyhop ranked the greenest U.S. cities for homebuyers. The report evaluated each city based on the following criteria: Overall, the study found…

This is the best U.S. city for remote workers

cnbc.com In the best U.S. city for remote work, the median household income is $71,000; rent is about $1,400 a month; homes are valued at about $412,000; and 58% of residents are…

Taco Bell bringing back fan-favorite item with a brand new sauce

khon2.com A popular Taco Bell menu item is returning to menus this summer, this time with a brand new sauce. Nacho Fries are coming back to menus on April 25, now featuring a…

Taco Bell bringing back fan-favorite item with Portland-made sauce

koin.com A popular Taco Bell menu item is returning to menus this summer, this time with a brand new sauce. Nacho Fries are coming back to menus on April 25, now featuring a…

Record Store Day celebrates indie retail music sellers as they ride vinyl's popularity wave

abcnews.go.com PHOENIX -- Special LP releases, live performances and at least one giant block party are scheduled around the U.S. Saturday as hundreds of shops celebrate Record Store Day…

Oregon lodge famously featured in 'The Shining' will reopen to guests after fire forced evacuations

apnews.com GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's historic Timberline Lodge, which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film “The Shining,” will reopen to guests Sunday after a fire that…

America’s 10 Greenest Cities

247wallst.com We should all strive to live in harmony with the Earth, no matter where we live. Disregard for our home is only doing damage to ourselves and our posterity. Wherever…

The most electric vehicle-friendly states, ranked

businessinsider.com An electric vehicle charges in Torrance, California. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images EV Charger Reviews evaluated the most electric vehicle-friendly states. They…

Gig workers are fed up with being treated as second-class citizens by store workers

businessinsider.com Delivery gig workers say they some store employees treat them like second-class citizens. Evelyn Hockstein/The Washington Post via Getty Images Gig delivery workers say…

The “wealth effect” could affect consumer behavior

marketplace.org Take a look at the stock market. After lackluster performances through most of 2022 and 2023, the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes started climbing steadily last fall. There…

Daniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated Philosopher, Dies at 82

nytimes.com Daniel C. Dennett, one of the most widely read and debated American philosophers, whose prolific works explored consciousness, free will, religion and evolutionary biology,…

Webster Bank Customers Could Get up to $5k in Data Settlement

tech.co It seems that not a week goes by without news of a data breach, as companies struggle to keep up with threat actors infiltrating their systems and gaining access to private…

Aviation American Gin to Release Six Specialty Bottles Inspired by Highly-Anticipated Marvel Studios' "Deadpool & Wolverine"

benzinga.com For the first time ever, Aviation American Gin is Dropping a Series of Limited-Edition Bottles Slated to Hit Shelves Early this Summer PORTLAND, Ore., April 19, 2024 /CNW/…

Taco Bell brings back new version of discontinued favorite

thestreet.com Brought to menus at the start of 2018 as the kind of limited-time promotion for which the Yum Brands (YUM) -owned chain Taco Bell is known, Nacho Fries sold 53 million…

Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes?

vox.com Plastic covers the exterior of the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. | Getty Images Noticing more…

I test-drive dozens of cars every year for work and I won't buy an EV yet

aol.com None He loves the SUV's versatility as both an electric car for short trips and a gas car for long drives. • None Despite some sound complaints, he's happy with his hybrid…

Black Rock Coffee Bar Continues Rapid Expansion with its 38th Store Opening in the Phoenix Metro Area

benzinga.com Scottsdale, AZ, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Rock Coffee Bar, known for its premium roasted coffees, teas, smoothies and flavorful Fuel® energy drinks, has…

Boeing whistleblower says he received ‘physical threats’ after raising safety concerns

thestreet.com whistleblower Sam Salehpour has just revealed in a U.S. Senate hearing, which took place on April 17, that he has received “physical threats” after witnessing and raising…

The Deals: Cutting Edge Secures $500M for Music Rights; TikTok Partners With AXS for Concert Tickets

billboard.com Cutting Edge Group (“CEG” or the “Group”), an investor in and manager of niche media music rights encompassing more than 2,000 titles across soundtrack albums, completed a…

'Not even squatters would live here': This Washington woman lived in a run-down mobile home, yet her landlords weren’t obligated to fix anything

aol.com Casey Jewell hadn’t been able to use her toilet for months. Not that it mattered anymore, since her water was shut off sometime afterward. Her mobile home north of…

Is ticketing homeless people a cruel and unusual punishment?

economist.com IN 2013 local leaders in Grants Pass, Oregon, held a meeting to brainstorm ideas for how to tackle the city’s growing “vagrancy problem”. A record of that meeting states…

Alaska Airlines grounded after FAA advisory

mynorthwest.com The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded Alaska Airlines aircraft for about an hour Wednesday morning. “All Alaska mainline and subcarrier flights ground stopped,”…

Alaska Airlines planes grounded nationwide: Everything we know

newsweek.com An Alaskan Airlines ground stoppage has been canceled. Within the past hour, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop advisory for Alaska…

ALK Stock Up Despite FAA Issuing Nationwide Ground Stop for Alaska Airlines

investorplace.com The manufacturer, not the airliner, is getting the blame Wall Street’s spotlight is turning to the nationwide ground stop for Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK), which the Federal…

Whistleblower 'would not' put family on Boeing jet

bbc.co.uk Boeing is expected to face criticism at a US Senate hearing from a whistleblower who says he feared its planes could fall apart mid-air. But it has sought to defend its…

Fundy Software Launches 4 Spring Updates to Fundy Designer

benzinga.com Move Multiple Spreads in Album Designs, Rename Wall Art Frames, Auto Design Wall Art Composites, Faster Room Views, and More. PORTLAND, Ore., April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --…

American Airlines pilots union alleges ‘significant spike’ in safety issues

washingtonpost.com American Airlines is looking into a “significant spike” in safety issues raised by a union representing its pilots, according to union president Ed Sicher, amid growing…

These Are the Best Cities in the World for Remote Workers

entrepreneur.com A recent report from Remote.com ranked over 100 cities in the world. Here's the best of the bunch. Despite many employers mandating that employees come back into the office,…

‘Civil War’: Red States and Blue States Set Aside Their Differences for Alex Garland’s Movie

hollywoodreporter.com Alex Garland’s dystopian Civil War, about America torn asunder by a president run amok and brutal acts of war committed on ordinary citizens, sparked plenty of speculation —…

A United Airlines plane external panel discovered missing after Oregon flight

latimes.com Jet Center Medford staff investigate beneath a United Boeing 737-800 that landed at the Medford, Ore., airport with a missing panel Friday, March 15, 2024. A section of a…

Ana Bárbara to Celebrate 30 Years in Music With U.S. Tour: ‘It’s a Family Celebration’

billboard.com Mexican star Ana Bárbara is set to celebrate her three decades in music with a 30-plus dates tour that will kick off Aug. 2 in Reno, Nev. Called the Reina Grupera Tour 2024,…

Time is called on Oregon’s decriminalisation experiment

economist.com Florists are usually cheerful places. But Gifford’s Flowers, in downtown Portland, has been going through it of late. It’s been broken into three times and employees have…

Why car insurance in America is actually too cheap

economist.com In 2010, Eric DuBarry and his two-year-old son Seamus were crossing a street in Portland, Oregon, when an elderly driver mistook the accelerator for the brake, and ploughed…

Super Hi-Fi Bolsters Audacy's Streaming Content and Tech Stack

benzinga.com New capabilities from Super Hi-Fi deliver innovation and efficiency across Audacy's digital operations, HD broadcasts and online stations LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2024…

Grön Handcrafted Cannabis-Infused Edibles Debut In New York

benzinga.com PORTLAND, Ore., April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (pronounced grewn), the Mother of All Edibles, founded by Christine Smith, the acclaimed woman-led producer of innovative,…

PBS Stand-Up Comedy Documentary Series ‘Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo’ Set to Stream for Free in May (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com “Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo,” a new comedy-documentary series hailing from PBS SoCal, is slated to start streaming for free on the PBS app and PBS.org on May 24. The…

Red state coal towns still power the West Coast. We can't just let them die

latimes.com In the early morning light, it’s easy to mistake the towering gray mounds for an odd-looking mountain range — pale and dull and devoid of life, some pine trees and…