Queens of the Stone Age Announce The End is Nero 2023 North American Summer/Fall Tour

billboard.com Queens of the Stone Age announced the dates for their upcoming summer/fall 2023 North American tour, which the band has dubbed The End is Nero. The 28-date outing is slated…

Tool Announces Dates For 2023 North American Fall Tour

billboard.com Tool are hitting the road this fall. The prog rockers announced the dates for a North American tour on Tuesday morning (June 6), including their first Canadian shows since…

Oregon breakaway effort is down to just 8 votes, deepening urban-rural divide

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article ENTERPRISE, Ore. — A grassroots movement to redraw Oregon’s…

John Mellencamp Just Might Punch You

nytimes.com “I’m just not interesting enough that I can write that many songs about myself,” John Mellencamp said. “I don’t even really know what I’m writing about half the time.” The…

6 women found dead within 3 months in Portland, Oregon, metro area

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article Six women have been found dead in less than three months in…

Audacy returns alternative rock to San Francisco, revives "Live 105" brand

thedesk.net Audacy will revive the “Live 105” branding for its radio station at 105.3 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday. Over the weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle reported…

UK to house hundreds more migrants on barges, Sunak says

apnews.com The U.K. government will house hundreds more asylum-seekers on barges, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Monday, as he unveiled the latest migration figures that he said…

What are Austinites’ favorite doughnut shops?

kxan.com We asked, you answered: While National Doughnut Day was celebrated on Friday, enjoying fried, sweet doughy treats is a yearlong love affair. Where are the best doughnut…

Why one popular shoe brand is lowering prices in the face of inflation

cnn.com As inflation continues to strain family budgets, forcing people to prioritize purchasing daily necessities over discretionary buys, one maker of popular footwear is lowering…

US Cities Where High Earners Lose The Most To Taxes and Cost of Living

finance.yahoo.com An annual income of $250,000 won’t put you in the top 1% of earners, but it will get you close to it. That’s because only 7% of households in the United States earn $250,000…

These are the cities with the fastest growing home prices in the Portland-Vancouver metro area

koin.com It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic sparked a wave of uncertainty across myriad industries, and no other market has quite felt its impact like that of real…

Downtown Portland office building owners consider housing conversion

seattletimes.com As Portland developers cautiously explore the conversion of downtown office buildings into apartments, none, so far appear to have committed to a major renovation.

NYC Cannabis Czar Aims To Build Equitable Industry

forbes.com “Let's redefine what success looks like in the cannabis industry,” Dasheeda Dawson, New York City’s first “Cannabis Czar” told the largest B2B conference for the U.S.…

The Best Travel Experiences in 15 U.S. Destinations

thestreet.com A quiet, cobbled lane in the historic French Quarter of Charleston, S.C., is just one of several hidden pathways in the city. This narrow alleyway is just 10 feet wide and…

NerdWallet: How to accomplish home improvement projects in a shaky economy

marketwatch.com This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Spring is kickoff season for many kitchen remodels, bathroom updates and deck repairs, but recent economic turmoil…

Toledo’s ABC station hires Kaplar as news director

talkingbiznews.com ABC station WTVG-TV Ch. 13 in Toledo, Ohio has tapped David Kaplar to serve as a news director. Since September 2018, he held the same post at WOWT-TV Ch. 6, an NBC…

Amarillo’s CBS station appoints Stiner co-anchor

talkingbiznews.com CBS station KFDA-TV Ch. 10 in Amarillo Texas has hired Lindsey Stiner as co-anchor for its 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts. Previously, Stiner was a producer at both WGME-TV Ch.…

Livability: Five college towns worth staying in after graduation

livability.com Think college towns are just for students? Think again. These small cities and towns are amazing places to live at any stage of life. Your diploma has been framed, the cap…

New York’s latest one-of-a-kind store is ‘like an Indigenous-futurist version of Warhol’s Factory’

theguardian.com Location, location, location. It can make or break a business. For Liana Shewey and Korina Emmerich, it was a call to action. When a mutual friend told the activists and…

Could an insurance company stop accepting homeowner applications in Oregon?

koin.com FILE – This house in Detroit was reduced to rubble after the Beachie Creek Fire swept through Marion County in late summer 2020. (KOIN) State Farm cut off applications in…

2023 NBA Lottery Mock Draft: Brandon Miller Or Scoot Henderson at No. 2 Overall?

forbes.com The 2023 NBA Draft is officially less than a month away. Viewed as one of the best overall draft classes in the past few years, there are multiple game-changing…

Major Grocery Chain Struggles To Survive Amid Wave Of Thefts

zerohedge.com Major Grocery Chain Struggles To Survive Amid Wave Of Thefts A grocery chain which operates primary on the East Coast says it's taking measures to stay in business amid…

Janelle Monae Is Hitting the Road for The Age of Pleasure 2023 North American Tour: See the Dates

billboard.com Janelle Monáe is gearing up to take her forthcoming album, The Age of Pleasure, on the road. The singer revealed details for a 2023 North American tour on Wednesday (May…

The most expensive and most affordable cities for childcare in the US

businessinsider.com Parents spend years saving to send their kid to college. In order to give their child the best chance to succeed in life, parents open up special savings accounts, put in…

Next Avenue: Pack your summer with fun with this list of 33 festivals in 29 states

nextavenue.org Browse the booths, dance in the streets, taste regional dishes and fill the auditorium seats at the many summer arts festivals coming soon to our residential neighborhoods,…

LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash

mprnews.org Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed products and relocated Pride displays to the back of certain stores in the South, activists in the LGBTQ+ community…

The Class of 2023 enters the workforce

marketplace.org “My Economy” tells the story of the new economic normal through the eyes of people trying to make it, because we know the only numbers that really matter are the ones in…

LGBTQ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed…

Activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise

pbs.org Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed products and relocated Pride displays to the back of certain stores in the South, activists in the LGBTQ+ community…

Stay Alive Until 2025: How America’s Property Barons Plan To Survive The Commercial Real Estate Crisis

forbes.com Rising vacancies and higher interest rates are dealing a hammer blow to office towers and retail outlets across the country, sending real estate values plunging from New…

Lana Del Rey Asked the Audience to Help Find Her Vape: Watch

billboard.com There was no snow on the beach when Lana Del Rey played Brazil. There was, however, a problem with a missing vape. Lana’s drama was shared with the audience at the MITA…

Marketing Briefing: As Pride approaches, marketers should be ‘truly invested’ as marketing backlash continues

digiday.com The month of June — and Pride marketing dollars to mark the occasion — will soon flow. For marketers in recent years, that’s often meant rolling out various Pride campaigns…

Remember The Fallen... And Those They Left Behind

zerohedge.com Remember The Fallen... And Those They Left Behind Authored by Brooke Rollins via RealClearPolitics.com, The Christmas season of 1942 was clouded by war in the small town of…

VDH: It Was Always Only About Power With The Left

zerohedge.com VDH: It Was Always Only About Power With The Left Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Why do so many liberal climate-activist grandees fly on private…

How tech and the great outdoors transformed Oregon and the fight for the White House

latimes.com Karen and Steve Packer were done with California. The crowds, the traffic. It came to a head around Labor Day more than a generation ago, on a weekend getaway to Twentynine…

How To Face Risk In An Uncertain World

zerohedge.com How To Face Risk In An Uncertain World Authored by MN Gordon via EconomicPrism.com, Managing risk. Mitigating uncertainty. Is attempting to crack this unsolvable puzzle all…

Baby eels are so valuable to Asian companies that Maine fishermen get $2,000 per pound for them

fortune.com Fishermen in the U.S.’s only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels once again had a productive season searching for the tiny fish. Baby eels, called…

Baby eels remain one of America's most valuable fish after strong year in Maine

go.com PORTLAND, Maine -- Fishermen in the U.S.'s only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels once again had a productive season searching for the tiny fish. Baby…

Oregon’s drug decriminalisation has had a troubled start

economist.com “W for microbreweries and marijuana—and now fentanyl and tent cities,” says Tony Vezina, who runs Recovery, an addiction-recovery organisation in Oregon. Driving around…

Finland is paying for people to come visit so they can learn how to be happy. Here's why

businessinsider.com Visit Finland is flying 14 visitors to the country's lake district for a happiness masterclass. Rachel Hosie/Insider Finland is paying for people to visit the country so…

‘It’s Sick!’ Joe Scarborough Calls DeSantis ‘Un-American’ For Saying He’d Consider Pardoning Jan 6 Rioters

mediaite.com MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on Friday said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was “un-American” for saying this week that pardons for January 6 rioters or even Donald Trump would be on…

Columbia Sportswear Is a Case Study in How to Expand Your Customer Base

adweek.com Very little about our world exists as it did in 2019. For a company like Columbia Sportswear, that year may as well exist in a different century. In the lobby of Columbia’s…

When Is Your Partner Controlling You? By A Survivor of Domestic Abuse

newsweek.com "In the beginning," said Emmy Marie, "there was a tremendous amount of love bombing. He made me feel like he understood me better than anyone, like he loved everything about…

Perspective

washingtonpost.com Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. These days, it’s common to see a sushi joint on the same street as a McDonald’s.…

New to adulting? Recent college grads can find a friendly housing market in these 10 cities

aol.com Attention, new college grads! Looking for the best place to start adulting? The city − where the typical college grad makes $63,000 annually −has emerged as the top…

4 Portland-area shops serve some of America’s best donuts, Yelp says

koin.com Each of the featured donut shops will be open on National Donut Day PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Ahead of National Donut Day on Friday, June 2, go-to online review platform Yelp…

Warren Buffett Makes Mistakes Too

yahoo.com Even financial gurus like Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., are not immune to making mistakes or bad investments. Buffett has acknowledged a costly “mistake”…

Jeremy Kipp Walker, Chaz Salembier Join Laika Live-Action Team

hollywoodreporter.com Laika, the Portland-based animation studio behind movies such as Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings, has hired Jeremy Kipp Walker and Chaz Salembier as part of a push…

Arlington drops in ‘ParkScore’ rankings

arlnow.com After reaching No. 3 among local park systems last year, Arlington County has fallen a couple of spaces in the national “ParkScore” rankings. The county was ranked No. 3 in…

‘Chicago Fire’ Season 11 Ends With Surprising Proposal

deadline.com Spoiler Alert: The following story reveals major plot points from the Season 11 finale of NBC’s Chicago Fire. Jesse Spencer returned for the Season 11 finale of NBC’s…

Firefighters who risked their lives fighting wildfires were paid less than $3 an hour by a federal contractor that broke labor laws, investigators say

businessinsider.com A firefighter works through the remains of a burned-out house on September 14, 2020 in Estacada, Oregon. Nathan Howard/Getty Images A federal contractor paid firefighters as…