Powellhurst News

It's endorsement week at the Mercury. That means, for the next few days, we'll be releasing endorsements in one or more selected races here on Blogtown.

Steve Novick didn't just get a head start in the race to replace outgoing Commissioner Randy Leonard on the Portland City Council.

The 5 p.m. filing deadline to run in Portland and Multnomah County elections revealed a sharp contrast this year.

Earlier this year, with the design, packaging and promotional help of Ideaville's Jeremy Ehn and Lifted Visuals' Brenden Schild, the South Tabor resident launched Bee Local, a hyperlocal honey enterprise that harvests and jars distinctly flavored honeys produced from various hives in the Mt.

Parks supporters and neighborhood activists raised a toast in 2011 to news that the city planned to improve parks and recreation sites in East Portland.