Oregon News

Oregon opened another chapter in U.S. marijuana history when at 4:20 p.m. Friday, about three dozen people christened the nation's first cafe for licensed residents to sit down, sip coffee and smoke marijuana.

With the realization that there will always be more music coming at him than he can keep up with, AAJ Managing Editor John Kelman wonders why anyone would think that jazz is dead or dying.

Our blog posts about the quarterly results at OnPoint Community Credit Union -- a Portland-based financial institution that we consider at least some indicator of the state of the area's economy -- have led readers from time to time to request comparisons of OnPoint results with those of other credit unions.

Oregon gets its first cannabis cafe on Friday, Nov. 13 - at 4:20 pm, naturally - thanks to the pro-legalization group Oregon NORML.

Police released composite sketches today of two additional suspects sought in an Oct.

From left, guitar-slingers Grigoryan, Towner and Muthspiel. One of the highlights of last year's jazz season was a trio of bassists: Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten.

Windmills and power lines operate near Wasco in Sherman County. The region's electricity grid will need to expand to handle all the new wind and other renewable energy projects being built across Oregon and the West.

Andrea Calcagno & Associated Press A October 14, 2009 A GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has announced a crop of timber sales for U.S. Bureau of Land Management lands that he says will help keep Oregon mills open while the Obama administration works on a long-term forest management strategy.

Irish fiddler Kevin Burke and Oregon guitarist Cal Scott will perform in Randolph on Oct.

Nearly two years of work by PacifiCorp, the states of Oregon and California, American Indian tribes, farmers and fishing and environmental groups has brought the goal of removing four Klamath River dams within sight.

The current lineup, from left: McCandless, Moore, Walker and Towner. In 1972, when Oregon first hit the music scene with their debut Vanguard LP Music of Another Present Era, the photos of the band left more than a few jazz fans scratching their heads.

The line to enter Pink Martini's new show snakes past corn dog booths and elephant ear emporiums, stopping just short of the House of Decorated Cakes and Quilts.

Scene 1: Downtown Portland, 6:45 p.m. Aug. 18, The practice room behind Pink Martini's office, haphazardly furnished with castoff sofas, a grand piano and hundreds of bound volumes of Life and Look magazines.

From rain forests and rocky headlands to lighthouses, Oregon's central coast is a beacon of beauty.

Scene 1: Downtown Portland, 6:45 p.m. Aug. 18, The practice room behind Pink Martini's office, haphazardly furnished with castoff sofas, a grand piano and hundreds of bound volumes of Life and Look magazines.

A federal appeals court Wednesday blocked road construction in at least 40 million acres of pristine national forests, including about 2 million acres in Washington state.

Ian Dogole is a percussionist of considerable skill, character, invention and individuality.

Diversity is a must for musicians working in a local market. "Being able to play different styles of music and being able to improvise is important," says guitarist Ed Dunsavage.

A federal appeals court Wednesday blocked road construction in at least 40 million acres of pristine national forests, including about 2 million acres in Washington state.

Get ready for a contentious, high-spending showdown between pro- and anti-tax advocates.