03-19-2024  4:51 am   •   PDX and SEA Weather

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Portland Parks & Recreation staff anticipate that after community input, and project scoping and planning are finalized, improvement projects may be completed sometime in 2026.

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Attorney General Rosenblum 

Google will pay 630 million dollars in restitution, minus costs, and fees, to consumers who made purchases on the Google Play Store between August 2016 and September 2023 and were harmed by Google’s anticompetitive practices.  Google will pay the states an additional $70 million for their sovereign claims.

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(Photo/North Portland Library) 

This Saturday, Dec. 16, join the library’s Black Cultural Library Advocates in a pre-celebration at the Soul Restoration Center

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Tennessee Rep. Harold Love 

The Representative of Tennessee’s 58th& legislative district, Love is now president-elect of the NBCSL. He will be sworn in as president December 2024 in Washington, D.C.

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Letitia Carson was one of the first Black women to settle in Oregon.

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Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is closing the Oregon Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) program to most new applicants to avoid overcommitting funds. The application portal will close at noon PST Dec. 20. Homeowners who are in active foreclosure may still be able to apply through a housing counselor. 

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Photo: Portland Rose Festival 

Applications for the 2024 Rose Festival Court Program presented by Unitus Community Credit Union are now available on the Rose Festival website. Members of the 2024 Court will receive a $3,500 scholarship for higher education provided by The Randall Group, and serve as ambassadors of the Portland Rose Festival to their local high schools, the Greater Portland-Metro area and beyond.

The Rose Festival Court program provides unique experiences to each member that include varied community outreach, networking opportunities, one-on-one mentorship with a top female executive from Unitus Community Credit Union, and a complete travel wardrobe including shoes and accessories to prepare them for life beyond high school.

The application process culminates with each candidate participating in a Community Interview in early-February and announcements that take place throughout the month of March. Court Members are selected based on a number of qualifications including community and school involvement, academic achievement and public speaking ability.

For more information http://www.rosefestival.org/. 


Photo courtesy of Talk a Mile 

Talk A Mile operates on the idea that conversation bridges gaps and builds empathy, which can promote understanding between Black leaders and law enforcement trainees.

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A plate of roasted turkey and gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and glazed carrots. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead, File) 

Thanksgiving may be a time for Americans to come together, but opinion is divided over what's on the crowded dinner table. We mostly agree on the deliciousness of pumpkin pie, say, but are split over the eternal turkey question of dark meat versus white meat.

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Jamil Smith  

Jamil Smith will drive The Emancipator’s editorial vision and serve as a key partner to Payne in growing the rising media startup’s reach and impact nationwide. 

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