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Robert Trotman, one of the most prominent minority-serving swim coaches in the history of the sport, died of a heart attack last month at the age of 82. 

"His goal was to let the world know that Black kids do swim and that they're good at it and they earn scholarships, and they make careers of it and that anything's possible and nothing can hold you back," his daughter said.

Smart ways to shop for art you’ll be proud to display in your home Updated Mar 16, 2021; Mia Hall Miller wasn’t expecting a painting to change her life when she wandered through the Art in the Pearl fine arts and crafts festival over Labor Day weekend years ago. Although the Portland music educator and conductor had never purchased original art before, she liked looking at the sculptures, glass pieces and other works. Once she entered the Lawrence Gallery, however, she says she fell in love. On the wall was a large, mostly blue abstract painting. “It spoke to me,” says Miller. “I s...

Historic Portland homes for sale: Gilded fixtures and Beverly Cleary rumors included OregonLive.com 2/20/2021 Janet Eastman, oregonlive.com Every house has a story, especially really old dwellings. Imagine how many souls have swept through a 1903 Neoclassical-style mansion or a 1914 English Jacobethan? What lingers behind beyond the spirit of residents’ past? Their taste in wallpaper and other fixtures that stayed once the occupants vanished. In this week’s real estate gallery, we look at historic Portland-area homes for sale and tease out the facts and the rumors. The P...