portland oregon

    By Marc Acito

    | 7:15AM 8/23/2010
    It's official: the chicken came before the egg. At least that's the finding of British researchers at Sheffield University. But here in Portland, Ore., we've known for years what comes first: the coop. Portland ordinances allow residents to keep three chickens (or ducks or rabbits or pygmy...

    By Tom Johansmeyer

    | 10:15AM 11/15/2009
    Cancel your flight to Amsterdam – the U.S. just got its first marijuana cafe on Friday. Located in Portland, Ore., the Cannabis Cafe shows how attitudes have changed since the Obama administration moved into the White House. A month ago, President Barack Obama told federal attorneys to ease...