CBCRA (Recycle Everywhere) Announces Leadership Transition as Ken Friesen Assumes Full-Time Staff Role

The CBCRA / Recycle Everywhere Board of Directors announced today that as of January 1, 2026, Ken Friesen will re-focus his ...

23 Smart Ways to Cut Food Waste—and Trim Your Grocery Bill

Cut costs, eat better, and shrink your environmental footprint with these expert-approved tips for reducing food waste.
Willamette Week

Oregon’s Leading Politicians Want to Bet Billions of Dollars on a New Shipping Terminal. Critics Say It’s a Costly Mistake.

Coos Bay’s location and the highly competitive nature of transportation markets, experts say, make it unlikely the project ...

Stories of survival and rebuilding after the 2025 Palisades fire

Sensei Gerry Blanck has resumed karate lessons after his home and his dojo in Pacific Palisades burned. Students and parents ...

After a rocky start, rebuilding in the Palisades and Altadena is gaining momentum

The pace of permitting in Pacific Palisades and Altadena has been slower than it was in Santa Rosa after the Tubbs fire, and faster than Paradise after the Camp fire, according to an preliminary ...

The McMansion Got a New Look This Year. Enter: the McModern

The McModern, another Wagner term, is the latest iteration of the McMansion. It’s a sprawling, hyper-streamlined house with a ...