As some feel hip-hop is being phased out, the tensions between the hip-hop community and the City lead back to a larger conversation on the issue of gentrification.

With hotel beds in demand and construction costs at a low, city leaders gear up to approve a new plan for a convention center hotel.

Plans to export coal to Asia's developing economies would bring coal trains and barges through Portland.  Supporters say we need the jobs and money. Opponents say we'd lose more than we'd gain.

Portlander Sharie Lynn Smith died Aug. 4 in a rafting accident on the Deschutes River, and local residents there are questioning whether there should be more warning signs on the stretch before the Lava Island Falls rapids.

Tamping down an outcry over gentrification, the Sons of Haiti Masonic Lodge is looking for donations of all sorts of supplies -- from brushes to scaffolding -- to bring the North Mississippi Avenue community together with a painting party.

Run by Volunteers of America, with funding from Multnomah County's corrections service, the CPR program works with 18-25 year old men leaving prison. In Part Two, we share the stories of DeAndre Frison, who is a mentor in the program and DeAngelo Augustus, a recent graduate.

News of racist graffiti on North Mississippi Avenue sparked plans for a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with black-owned businesses held last Saturday night.

The Northwest NAACP is calling on political, business and faith leaders to support Measure 80, the Cannabis Tax Act.

While dress codes have prevented some people from attending hip-hop events, the cost of security has discouraged some artists from putting them on in the first place.

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank has made a $50,000 donation to the Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative which aims to create jobs and support small business in six Portland neighborhoods.