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Okay, we do have pretty good pizza—like this Bianca pie from Boxcar. SUZETTE SMITH Good afternoon, Portland! Here's the latest on local news, national news, and a little bit of fun. In local news: • By now, you've likely seen the neon green buttons affixed to activists' lapels and yard signs popping up in Portland neighborhoods declaring "Total Recall"—the name of the local campaign to recall Mayor Ted Wheeler. We caught up with Total Recall campaign manager Audrey Caines to talk about what the campaign's strategy is, and what comes next now that the campaign has officially filed its re...

Volunteers sought for Portland-wide SOLVE cleanups, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

[What follows is part two of a five-part series on the progress Portland has made on police reform over the past year. Read the rest here.—eds] The beginning of last year’s protests coincided with City Council’s deliberations on the city budget, a vote that determines Portland Police Bureau's (PPB) funding for the year. Of the nearly 800 people who signed up to testify on the city budget in June 2020, the majority of them echoed...

Faith and community leaders in Portland came together to talk about what is being done about the spike in gun violence in the city.

City officials confident event can be held safely Spectators enjoy the Lewes fireworks from the Savannah Road drawbridge in 2019, the last time the event was held. NICK ROTH PHOTO Nick Roth Fourth of July fireworks are returning to Lewes Beach this summer.  Lewes Mayor and City Council unanimously voted May 17 to move ahead with the event, which is slated for the evening of Sunday, July 4. The 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  “This will be a tremendously positive thing for the community,” said Mayor Ted Becker.  The move comes less than a week after Rehoboth Beac...