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Commercial real estate reporter @ Portland Business Journal | previously The Press Democrat, USA TODAY | NAHJ and NLGJA member | slow runner ~ Star Wars fan ~ weird earring enthusiast

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Design Commission approves Lloyd Center redevelopment plan - Portland Business Journal The Portland Design Commission unanimously approved the Lloyd Center master plan despite concern about the lack of a redevelopment timeline.

The Portland Design Commission unanimously approved the Lloyd Center Central City Master Plan at its Thursday meeting.
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06.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CE John appears to have begun seeking retail tenants for its mixed-use development on NW 23rd and Marshall.

The project has filed for a building permit and plans to bring housing and retail.

20.02.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE activity guts Portland-area Latino businesses - Portland Business Journal Some governments have declared states of emergency in response to aggressive immigration activity.

Important story from my colleague, Malia Spencer:

Business at Su Casa was down 40% last year as customers stayed away amid amped-up immigration enforcement across the metro.
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19.02.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Portland bookshop purchases historic Central Eastside building for $1.6M - Portland Business Journal The bookshop began raising money last July to purchase its Central Eastside building.

Mother Foucault's Bookshop announced it purchased its Central Eastside building at the end of January for $1.6M.

Owner Craig Florence told me last July that buying the building protected the business from increasing rent costs and expand its programming.
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19.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cult favorite bag brand Baggu to open Portland-area store - Portland Business Journal The San Francisco-based retailer known for its reusable bags, crescent-shaped purses and quirky patterns posted a job listing for the store on LinkedIn.

Another national retailer is opening a location in Portland. BAGGU posted a job listing for a full-time store manager for a brick-and-mortar location in the Portland area.
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05.02.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Downtown Portland CVS to close this spring - Portland Business Journal The CVS at Morrison and Broadway is one of the area's few remaining national general retailers.

CVS Pharmacy will close its downtown #Portland location on March 5. It was one of the only national retailers left in downtown after Target closed in 2023.
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03.02.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lake Oswego planning commission approves office-to-housing zoning change for business park - Portland Business Journal According to the city’s 2024 Housing Production Strategy, Lake Oswego needs to build around 2,000 new housing units by 2043 to meet its projected housing demand.

Lake Oswego City Council tomorrow will consider rezoning a portion of the Kruse Way Business Park from office to allow high-density residential.
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02.02.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Market of Choice to acquire Hillsdale grocery location - Portland Business Journal The acquisition will be the fifth location in the Portland metro and become the brand's 13th location statewide.

Market of Choice will acquire a Basics Market location in the #Hillsdale neighborhood.
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16.01.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ChefStable selected as operator for the future food cart pod and bar across from the Convention Center. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

The Lloyd District gets a lots of visitors, but has very little of what makes Portland Portland. This is a great way to start changing that.

13.01.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Meeeeee! (With the help of my mentor)

13.01.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Post from Amanda Gorman’s Instagram that says 

amandascgorman
Minneapolis, Minnesota
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE. on January 7, 2026
by Amanda Gorman
They say she is no more, That there her absence roars, Blood-blown like a rose.
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles, Dark fury of flowers, Pure howling of hymns.
If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief, Crouches our power,
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater Of the worst of what we've been.
Change is only possible, & all the greater, When the labour
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
* better angels of our nature.

Post from Amanda Gorman’s Instagram that says amandascgorman Minneapolis, Minnesota For Renee Nicole Good Killed by ICE. on January 7, 2026 by Amanda Gorman They say she is no more, That there her absence roars, Blood-blown like a rose. Iced wheels flinched & froze. Now, bare riot of candles, Dark fury of flowers, Pure howling of hymns. If for us she arose, Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief, Crouches our power, The howl where we begin, Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater Of the worst of what we've been. Change is only possible, & all the greater, When the labour & bitter anger of our neighbors Is moved by the love * better angels of our nature.

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

09.01.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 12617 πŸ” 4664 πŸ’¬ 145 πŸ“Œ 240
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Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting β€œThey killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, β€œThey shot her in the head.”

This video of what appears to be the wife of the woman who was shot and killed by ICE today, taken immediately after the shooting, is one of the most horrifying things I've seen in a while. I'm speechless. I hope this woman is safe right now.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...

07.01.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 556 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 10

i’ve been waiting on this piece from
CJR for months. i was shouting as i read this bc it was *that* good!

08.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

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Big Pink's new owner selects lead leasing agent - Portland Business Journal β€œBig Pink is an icon, and we value the trust Jeff (Swickard) and his team have in us to help shape its future and the story of Portland’s recovery.” β€” the new leasing agents for Portland's largest off...

Jeff Swickard has tapped Kidder Mathews to lead leasing efforts at Big Pink.

Swickard is also exploring early concepts to modernize the building from curated retail and restaurant options to a "hospitality-inspired" interior experience.
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10.12.2025 19:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nope! OCOM closed in 2024 and NUNM put its original South Waterfront campus up for sale but has still been operating while looking for a new campus.

08.12.2025 18:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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National University of Natural Medicine to purchase downtown office building - Portland Business Journal Records indicate the purchase price is $13.8 million, a nearly 86% discount from what the property last sold for.

NUNM will purchase the two-building office complex with an investment partner for $13.8M, per court records.
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08.12.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The irony of the current public health regime trying to falsely link childhood vaccines to autoimmune disorders is that they are attacking research that acknowledges gender...when autoimmune disorders primarily impact women.

05.12.2025 18:47 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Can't a Texas girl listen to Buddy Holly in peace anymore????

03.12.2025 18:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the best thing I've ever seen

26.11.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
PITTSBURGH'S Public Source

Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike
After a court ruling in their favor, long-striking journalists declared victory and returned to a pivotal Southwestern Pennsylvania newsroom.
They return as union organizing continues throughout the region.
Stephanie Strasburg
November 24, 2025

PITTSBURGH'S Public Source Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike After a court ruling in their favor, long-striking journalists declared victory and returned to a pivotal Southwestern Pennsylvania newsroom. They return as union organizing continues throughout the region. Stephanie Strasburg November 24, 2025

Natalie Duleba, local secretary of the guild, hugs Jon Schleuss, president of the NewsGuild Communications of America, as she hands him the mic. "The first day of this strike, our folks went over across the street and they sat down at a table, and they started talking about that they were going to take care of each other," said Schleuss, acknowledging the guild could not have known how long the path back to work would be. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh's Public Source)

Natalie Duleba, local secretary of the guild, hugs Jon Schleuss, president of the NewsGuild Communications of America, as she hands him the mic. "The first day of this strike, our folks went over across the street and they sat down at a table, and they started talking about that they were going to take care of each other," said Schleuss, acknowledging the guild could not have known how long the path back to work would be. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh's Public Source)

This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...

25.11.2025 05:29 πŸ‘ 4381 πŸ” 961 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 43
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30 apartments planned for North Portland Red House site - Portland Business Journal Self Enhancement Inc. acquired the Red House property in a donation in 2021.

The North Portland Red House site will soon become 30 affordable apartments. Self Enhancement Inc. acquired the site in 2021 via a land donation.

The nonprofit has spent the last few years planning how to best redevelop the site.
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25.11.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vancouver developer eyes Centennial Mills site for nightclub - Portland Business Journal A Vancouver developer is exploring the possibility of a nightclub as part of the old Centennial Mills site on the Willamette River.

Another player has submitted plans to redevelop Centennial Mills. A Vancouver developer wants to turn one of the existing buildings into a nightclub.

The proposal comes a month after design commission approved plans for the site to become a mixed-use development.
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25.11.2025 00:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1803 Fund to invest $70M in riverfront redevelopment projects - Portland Business Journal The 1803 Fund's investment includes the recently sold Louis Dreyfus grain terminal on the Willamette.

The 1803 Fund will invest $70 million in real estate as part of its vision for the #Albina neighborhood.

The announcement comes about a month after the fun purchased the riverside Louis Dreyfus grain terminal.
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20.11.2025 22:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Florida nonprofit news reporters ask board to investigate their editor’s AI use Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.

"The following morning, less than 24 hours after the board received the letter, Le Coz and her deputy editor fired one of the reporters who’d signed it." This article is a must read.

From @andrewdeck.bsky.social for @niemanlab.org:
www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...

19.11.2025 19:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.

A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...

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Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva Sworn In To Congress 7 Weeks After Being Elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) refused to swear in Grijalva during the government shutdown, despite doing so previously for two House Republicans.

Democrat Adelita Grijalva, the key 218th vote for a petition to force a House vote on the Epstein files, has finally been sworn in to Congress

12.11.2025 21:22 πŸ‘ 987 πŸ” 162 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 30

I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon AppΓ©tit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.

I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them

06.11.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 4901 πŸ” 1509 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 23

The House hasn't been in session for 45 days.

03.11.2025 15:40 πŸ‘ 1259 πŸ” 457 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 40
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Stumptown Savings' Mission Just Got Bigger: How We're Meeting the Moment In response to the looming SNAP crisis, Stumptown Savings is offering free Savers Club memberships to anyone who needs one. Here’s the story behind this decision, and how we can face this moment together.

In response to the looming SNAP crisis, Stumptown Savings is offering free Savers Club memberships to anyone who needs one. Here’s the story behind this decision, and how we can face this moment together.

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