“The sports bar at SW 4th and Morrison closed Thursday. Bar officials said the City of Portland gave them no choice but to close after they’ve sought increased security for employees and customers for 4 years. And they said the city is not interested in discussing the problems with them.”
A man was found unconscious with a syringe in his arm. The cause of death has not yet been released, but TriMet says drug paraphernalia was found next to him.
Portland Police break up illegal street event, arrest reckless stunt driver (www.katu.com)
One of the world’s highest cities (Bogotá) starts rationing water as reservoirs fall to critical levels | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Added the city to the headline to be a little less click-baity.
Body found floating in the Willamette River near OMSI (www.koin.com)
Eastbank Esplanade just cannot catch a break…...
US small-business sentiment slides to lowest level in more than 11 years (www.reuters.com)
Purported Portland landlord claims self-defense in fatal stabbing of 2 tenants during escalating dispute (www.oregonlive.com)
Johnson & Johnson boosts heart device business in $13.1 bln Shockwave deal (www.reuters.com)
So sick of these fake, AI generated clickbait car ads... (lemmy.world)
A) That’s not a Hyundai. It’s AI bullshit....
Buffalo Wild Wings closes in downtown Portland (www.koin.com)
“The sports bar at SW 4th and Morrison closed Thursday. Bar officials said the City of Portland gave them no choice but to close after they’ve sought increased security for employees and customers for 4 years. And they said the city is not interested in discussing the problems with them.”
Feel like a weak year for games?
Seems like not a lot of stuff has come out this year, not sure if it’s just me or what....
Portland bartender tries to save man from overdosing on MAX train (www.kgw.com)
A man was found unconscious with a syringe in his arm. The cause of death has not yet been released, but TriMet says drug paraphernalia was found next to him.
IRS Claws Back Money Given to Businesses Under Fraud-Ridden COVID-Era Tax Credit Program (www.usnews.com)
The IRS says it’s making progress with initiatives to claw back money improperly distributed under the Employee Retention Credit
Global Economic Boycotts Are Profoundly Impacting Corporate Earnings (internationalbanker.com)
Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores (gizmodo.com)
Portland woman pulled up in a Tesla with 2 kids in car seats to sell pot to undercover cop in Lake Oswego (www.oregonlive.com)
Embezzlement case against top executive at Portland ad firm dissolves due to dearth of public defenders (www.oregonlive.com)
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Trump's Truth Social lost $58 million in 2023, and the stock is taking a hit (www.foxbusiness.com)
Ordinarily, I’d ignore links to Fox Business… but how bad does it have to be for Fox to be reporting this?
Portland Community College plans animation degree, backed by $60,000 from Laika (www.oregonlive.com)
General Electric completes split into 3 public companies Tuesday (www.axios.com)
GE Vernova, the energy spinoff, will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange this morning using the ticker symbol “GEV.”...
Small businesses concerned over new $20 minimum wage for California fast food workers (www.cbsnews.com)
X-Men: Grand Design Artist Ed Piskor Dead at 41 (www.cbr.com)
Previously:...
2 Portland area bridges have similar vulnerabilities to collapsed bridge in Baltimore (www.kptv.com)
“Portland’s St. John’s Bridge and the Lewis & Clark Bridge connecting Oregon and Washington are among the seven bridges on the list.”
City of Portland unsuccessfully pitches Rose City Golf Course as MLB stadium site (www.opb.org)
$6M worth of Oregon houses used by interstate drug trafficking organization seized (www.kptv.com)
Oregon bottle bill ‘not intended as cash for addicts’ (www.koin.com)