Read more Portland, Oregon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18021/portland-oregon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:57:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74049/nations-first-marijuana-cafe-opens-in-portland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA cafe in Portland, Oregon, made a little history yesterday when it became the first in the nation to legally open its doors to pot smokers. The Cannabis Cafe welcomes those who are licensed by the state to smoke marijuana for medical reasons. It doesn't sell pot to members—that's...http://www.newser.com/story/74049/nations-first-marijuana-cafe-opens-in-portland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Nov 2009 12:19:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65590/brutal-heat-wave-bakes-pacific-northwest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA heat wave continues to pummel the Pacific Northwest, the AP reports, though tomorrow will likely bring some relief. Temperatures at Seattle’s airport could easily break the 1994 record of 100 degrees today; yesterday, temps in Portland came within 1 degree of the 1984 record of 107. The region is...http://www.newser.com/story/65590/brutal-heat-wave-bakes-pacific-northwest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 14:31:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65247/salt-lake-tops-best-airports-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome airports just seem to be charmed when it comes to on-time departures. Travel + Leisure ranks the 10 best in America based on percentage of flights delayed: Salt Lake City: Last year's winner continues its reign, cutting delays by 2% from 2008, to just 12%. Portland, Ore. : At 15%,...http://www.newser.com/story/65247/salt-lake-tops-best-airports-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Jul 2009 8:24:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62009/nyc-ranks-no-1-in-road-rage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York drivers are the most aggressive and angry in the US, an annual road rage survey finds. Gotham cut off Miami, which had zoomed to the top of the list the past 4 years, Reuters reports. "New Yorkers were most likely to wave their fists or arms," honk their...http://www.newser.com/story/62009/nyc-ranks-no-1-in-road-rage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 10:23:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48968/portland-mayor-will-stick-with-job-despite-intern-affair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPortland Mayor Sam Adams has decided not to step down, pending state criminal investigations, after admitting he lied about an affair with a teenage legislative intern. "I know I've screwed up and let people down," the city's first openly gay mayor told the Oregonian . "But I still think I have...http://www.newser.com/story/48968/portland-mayor-will-stick-with-job-despite-intern-affair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 3:46:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46592/minneapolis-seattle-top-list-of-most-literate-cities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York may be America's cultural capital, but Seattle and Minneapolis top the list as the nation's most literate cities, reports LiveScience. The rankings are based on newspaper, magazine, and online news readership, library usage, book purchases, and educational levels. The two cities also topped the list last year.http://www.newser.com/story/46592/minneapolis-seattle-top-list-of-most-literate-cities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 5:29:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46434/help-wanted-must-make-coffee-change-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCoffee is pretty serious stuff in Portland, Oregon, but a relatively new shop on the block is taking the preparation of caffeinated beverages to a rarified extreme, the New York Times reports. The Ladybug Organic Coffee Company requires applicants for barista positions to fill out a five-page application, complete with...http://www.newser.com/story/46434/help-wanted-must-make-coffee-change-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Dec 2008 15:25:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41939/dem-wins-oregon-senate-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOregon Republican Gordon Smith has privately conceded the US Senate race this morning to his opponent, Democrat Jeff Merkley, the Oregonian reports after an excruciatingly sluggish ballot count. The final margin was within thousands of votes. Late counting of ballots from the Portland area, which is overwhelmingly liberal, put Merkley...http://www.newser.com/story/41939/dem-wins-oregon-senate-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Nov 2008 12:23:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/27853/obama-rallies-75k-in-portland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama drew an estimated 75,000 people to the Portland waterfront yesterday, in the largest political rally Oregon has ever seen. The gates were filled to capacity at 60,000, another 12,000 crowded outside the gates, and some even gathered on boats in the Willamette River and on...http://www.newser.com/story/27853/obama-rallies-75k-in-portland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 May 2008 8:37:03 CDT