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This Week's Earth Day Run Expects Large Crowd 19 Apr 2011 | 04:43 am
Mark it down: the 3rd Annual Earth Day Run, expected to draw more than 1,000 people this year, will take place this upcoming Saturday, April 23rd, in Tigard. Hosted by Earth Advantage, the Earth Day ...
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Now Required In Many Oregon Homes 12 Apr 2011 | 01:31 am
As of this month, Oregon law mandates that if you’re buying or selling a home or renting one, a carbon monoxide detector (CO) must be installed if there is a CO source on site. Gas furnaces, gas water...
Portland’s Ecoroof Incentives Are Back 31 Mar 2011 | 01:54 am
In an effort to green Portland’s rooftops, the city will be offering property owners and developers ecoroof incentives beginning in April. The incentives fund up to $5 per square foot on an ecoroof p...
Crime In Portland? Just Average 29 Mar 2011 | 01:11 am
When it comes to crime, Portland is average. So says a new report which ranked Portland 227th out of 400 cities for crime rate. The report, City Crime Rankings 2010-2011: Crime in Metropolitan Americ...
Six Months To Sell? That’s The Average 25 Mar 2011 | 12:50 am
Half a year. That’s the average amount of time it’s taking to sell a home in Portland. Nothing should be eye-opening anymore, but this average market time grabbed my attention. Goodness. So much happ...
The Better Living Show Is This Weekend 23 Mar 2011 | 03:18 am
In an effort to live up to its name, the Better Living Show will offer Portlanders just about everything under the sustainable sun this weekend at the Expo Center. Workshops will cover topics dealing...
A Double-Digit Drop In Home Prices Looks Like This 22 Mar 2011 | 12:23 am
The usual suspects remain atop Portland’s list of most expensive areas, but prices definitively reflect the staggered state of the market. As mentioned last week, there’s been roughly a 10% drop in ho...
Ecoroof Portland Is Tomorrow 18 Mar 2011 | 02:21 am
If you ever had an ecoroof question, tomorrow's the day to ask it. Ecoroof Portland 2011 takes place Friday, for free, at the Oregon Convention Center. Visitors will learn how ecoroofs work and what ...
Portland Home Prices Stay Down 17 Mar 2011 | 07:54 am
Portland home prices are still taking a beating. According to the RMLS, the average sales price in Portland metro dropped 10.5% from February 2010 to February 2011. In 2010, the average sales price w...
Families Go Wild In Guided Nature Walks 16 Mar 2011 | 02:59 pm
“Some kids don’t know what woodpeckers are. They just don’t make good cartoons like they used to,” jokes Christal Florin, a park ranger at Tryon Creek State Natural Area, alluding to the once-famous W...
