Renovations save Lodge

Billy Webb celebrates with open house The Billy Webb Elks Lodge, a beloved social hub in Portland’s African American community for generations, has recently gotten a facelift thanks to the National Association of Minority Contractors of Oregon and many volunteers. Constructed in 1926 as the Colored...

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Tourney Brings Top Hoop Stars

For annual Rose City ShowcaseThe annual Rose City Showcase tips off Friday, June 12 at Lewis and Clark College in southwest Portland. Before Dwight Howard became an NBA All-Star, before Josh Smith and Gerald Green won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, before O.J. Mayo, Michael Beasley, and Kevin Love became...