Dalai Lama’s Eugene visit sells out
Tickets to see the Dalai Lama’s May 10 lecture at the University of Oregon sold out in only about 25 minutes.
Portland startup Stublisher compiles Instagram photos
Portland startup Stublisher attempts to connect people through shared Instagram photos.
Oregon gets rural energy grants
The Oregon Department of Energy and the U.S. Forest Service issued six grants to small wood energy project operators.
Erickson Air-Crane posts loss
Erickson Air-Crane posted a fourth-quarter loss despite increased demand for its firefighting equipment.
Dearth of buyers for Hostess Twinkies
Salon.com: Hostess is moving ahead with plans to sell its famous other snack cakes after nobody stepped forward to top an offer made by two investment firms.
Billionaire Chinese blogger eyes New York real estate
Atlantic.com: Chinese property tycoon Zhang Xin is setting her sights on the historic General Motors building in New York.
Dad hacks Donkey Kong so daughter can play as female character
Wired: Mike Mika hacked Nintendo’s Donkey Kong game so his 3-year-old daughter could play as the female character Pauline.
State treasurer pitches college plan
Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler aims to make higher education more affordable by having the state invest in human capital instead of physical capital such as buildings and roads.
Eugene gets experimental housing for homeless people
A Eugene city-sponsored program lets Eugene homeless people live in 6-foot-by-10-foot experimental houses called Conestoga huts.
Grocery Outlet comes to area lacking supermarkets
A new Grocery Outlet Bargain Market opened in east Portland, an area considered a “food desert” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.