Oregon couple sue Mercedes-Benz, alleging car seat warmer caused third-degree burns to 7-year-old son

The 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS’s dealership and manufacturer are being sued by the parents of a 7-year-old child named Eugene, who was third-degree burned after riding on a heated car seat. The lawsuit claims that the car’s construction was flawed. The dealership argues that the parents are to blame for failing to protect their son and … Read more

Forest Park would lose more than 370 trees in PGE transmission upgrade

As a growing demand for power collides with environmental preservation objectives, a dispute over plans to upgrade current Portland General Electric transmission lines in Forest Park portends the likely future in Portland and the surrounding area. PGE’s plan to remove over 370 trees on around 5 acres is opposed by a number of conservation organizations, … Read more

What $1 million can buy you in Lake Oswego, Dec. 2 to 8

Between December 2 and December 8, prospective homebuyers who were thinking about the real estate market had a variety of possibilities in different neighborhoods around the region. This page lists the most recent Lake Oswego real estate sales, all of which were residences under $1,000,000. The top six properties in each neighborhood are listed below, … Read more

How the Cinnamon Bear became a uniquely Portland Christmas tradition

Children from Portland would swarm to Toyland at Lipman’s downtown department store at Southwest Fifth Avenue and Washington Street in the late 1930s, where they could see Santa Claus, see a sound cartoon in the Thimble Theater for 25 cents, and—most importantly—meet Cinnamon Bear, his sidekick. Up until the 1990s, when department store appearances stopped … Read more