On Your MARC?

A proposal to convert the Coliseum into a giant gym picks up speed.

News Just months after being put on life support, a proposal to convert the Memorial Coliseum into the nation's largest single-structure sports center suddenly was revived last week, thanks to an emi ... More

Wednesday, November 5, 2003 Greg Borenstein

Derry Goes Again

School Board member is subject of ethics probe.

News Derry Jackson is once again in the spotlight, this time not for his views about Jews and Huck Finn, but for a business proposition.Two weeks ago, the Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commis ... More

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 Greg Borenstein

HOOP DREAMS

Fans have high expectations for the Blazers' inaugural Fantasy Camp.

News Have you watched the evening news (or read the police blotter) and wondered what it would really be like to don the uniform of Portland's only major-league sports team? Now, thanks to the inaugura ... More

Wednesday, October 8, 2003 Greg Borenstein

Got Friends?

Thousands of Portlanders fall into Friendster.com's iron grip.

News Last April, a brand-new website received its first visit from an Oregonian. Somewhere in this fine state--most likely in Portland--an innocent surfer became the Typhoid Mary of an online epidemic. ... More

Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Greg Borenstein