Salem housing market covers wide range
Home values in Salem are rising, with the median sales price in June at $167,500.
Year: 2013
Portland gets first tiny house hotel
Caravan Tiny House Hotel in Portland is the first of its kind in the U.S.
Oregon gets a solution to its juniper problem
The Western Juniper Utilization Group will harvest and utilize juniper from public lands, helping the environment and creating jobs.
Technology is killing childhood
Salon.com: Time spent on gadgets could be hampering kids’ ability to connect to each other and the “real” world.
Brazilian invention lights homes without electricity
BBC: A Brazilian mechanic has come up with a way of illuminating his house during the day without electricity – using plastic bottles filled with water and a tiny bit of bleach.
New Bend business recharges athletes
Recharge in Bend offers high-tech expensive equipment to help recharge athletes without a doctor’s prescription.
Woman ordered to change child’s name from Messiah to Martin
US News: A Tennessee judge ruled that a mother must change her son’s name from “Messiah” out of respect for Jesus Christ.
Oregon GOP gets new chairman
Oregon’s Republican Party selected former congressional candidate Art Robinson as chairman.
Dakine restructuring under new ownership
Hood River-based alternative-sport brand Dakine is recovering under new ownership after a bumpy few years being owned by Billabong.
UO’s football center causes controversy
The theme of aggressiveness that shows up throughout the new Hatfield-Dowlin Oregon Complex football performance center is causing controversy.