News & City Life

Coronavirus

Omicron Hasn't Peaked in Oregon Yet, at Least Not According to Our Poop

Wastewater surveillance data has been effective in showing a decline in cases, a few days before more official channels. But Oregon's not seeing those results yet.

01/19/2022 By Julia Silverman

News You Can Use

5 Stories to Watch this Week, January 17–23

Friction between the Timbers front office and the fan base, school closures aplenty, and yet more unrest for the Portland Police Bureau

01/18/2022 By Julia Silverman

Community Service

Where to Help Out This MLK Day

Ideas for a day of service

01/14/2022 By Karly Quadros

Technology

Want to Find At-Home COVID Tests with Just One Click?

Portland-based Software Developer Scott Krager built 8tests.com to help with the search for a test—and in 24 hours, the site has taken off.

01/13/2022 By Julia Silverman

Scandal!

Portland Pickles Let Mascot Do a Twitter Takeover—Hilarity Ensues

Um, what is that green shaft popping up in our feeds?

01/13/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Education

What's Next for Schools during the Omicron Surge?

For starters, more schools are likely to move into temporary distance learning

01/11/2022 By Julia Silverman

BOOM

Feel like Watching Something Go Boom and Fall Down?

We got you. (Or at least, OSU's got you!)

01/07/2022 By Fiona McCann

Satire

What Is Residency, Really?

Nicholas Kristof’s bid for Oregon governor makes us wonder.

01/07/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Education

Two of Portland's Biggest High Schools Will Move to Remote Learning

The switch at Cleveland and McDaniel High Schools comes after a big jump in planned staff absences

01/06/2022 By Julia Silverman

Politics

A Clash over Residency Upends the Oregon Governor's Race

Plus more politics news from a high-drama day

01/06/2022 By Julia Silverman

Health

Portland Blood Banks Are Running Out of Blood

And they're asking for donors to step up.

01/06/2022 By Karly Quadros

Coronavirus

Omicron Is Changing a Lot—But Not the Way Oregon Collects Hospital Data

Despite the variant's transmissibility, the state says it has no plans to break out the number of patients who show up at hospitals with COVID-19 versus for treatment from the virus.

01/05/2022 By Julia Silverman