Oregon Rep Peter Defazio spoke out Monday, urging the president and Democratic leaders not to give in to Republican lawmakers on taxes, Medicare and Medicaid.

The North Portland Multimedia Training Center is recording interviews with Portland residents who were here before and during the Vanport flood.

Atomic Arts presents  Trek in the Park, a one-day extravaganza of all things Trek, in its final Christmas season before Trek in the Park wraps up its five-year run next summer.

Frank Taylor, director of operations at Portland Prime, gave out 50 Thanksgiving turkeys this week –20 to St. Andrew Catholic Church and 30 to Highland Christian Center.

The City of Portland is rolling out new initiatives to address disparities in contracting that negatively affect women and minority owned firms.

A memorial service for former Portland Public Schools Deputy Superintendent Charles Hopson is Saturday, Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 8501 N. Chautauqua Blvd. Dr. Hopson died Oct. 9 in Texas. He was 54.

The Zeta Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. held its 25th annual Emerald Awards Dinner, Saturday Nov. 10

Income inequality has risen steeply across the country, says a report released Nov. 15, by Washington DC-based think tanks, the Economic Policy Institute and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

A report released Nov. 14, by Multnomah County Auditor Steve March, says the county could have saved more than $300,000 in 2012, if it had better oversight and policy on cell phone use.

Portlanders will have the chance to learn about the diversity of the global Jewish community when Aaron Kintu Moses comes to town this weekend to present on the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda.