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About Portland

Portland is the largest city in Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. It is located within the Pacific Northwest, straddling the Willamette River and just south of its confluence with the Columbia River.

Portland still retains a pleasant, small city feel, both for its well-preserved Beaux Arts architecture and walk able urban core, as well as its easygoing ambiance. The city still remains an excellent spot for casual visitors to slack around for weeks at a time, with a wealth of good diners, microbreweries, bookstores, clubs and coffee houses to keep you occupied.

The city was named after Portland, Maine, following a coin toss between its two East Coast founders in 1845 ("Boston" was the other option). Its location on a deep part of the Willamette River, just 78 miles from the Pacific and surrounded by fertile valleys, made it a perfect trading port.

The Willamette River divides Portland in half: the downtown area lies between the river's west bank and the I-405 freeway, forming the bulk of the city's southwest quadrant; the east is mostly residential.

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Steel Bridge Opens in One Month
With the current construction project, the Steel Bridge will remain closed to all vehicles through August 24. Crew are working on: Enlarging portions of the structure’s northwest edge Strengthening girders Installing tracks and...

A Few P-Town Starbucks to Close
You may have heard that Starbucks is closing 600 stores this year. Five of 'em are in Portland. The list of stores on the chopping block: 20th/Division 18th/Hawthorne Clackamas Town Center Cornell and...

Training program that began at Rock Creek campus spreads to the east side
Down in the midst of Swan Island's concentration of industrial commerce, Portland Community College offers students an opportunity to learn the craft and skill of welding, a trade many in the industry say will ...

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BOP Freak Show: WW Parking Lot Turned into Carnival Midway for Best of Portland Party
I knew it was a good party when I got a text that a famous movie director and an even more famous film actress might stop by .

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Having fun in Portland - Oregon wineries and attractions - Brief Article Although Portland is known for having the "nation's largest variety of handcrafted micro-brews," there's plenty to do for those with a passion for wine. According to the Oregon Wine Advisory Board, Oregon houses over 195 wineries producing some well-balanced wines that rival those from anywhere else in the country.
Portland offers perfect setting to explore civil society Two hundred years ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark spent a long, damp winter near the mouth of the Columbia River, trying to stay civilized. Today, Americans are still trying.
All work and no fun in Portland . . . really Newspaper bosses want to get their moneys worth. If employees ask to be unshackled for a journalism conference, bosses want that time away from the office to be productive.

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