Boxed out?
Warrenton is experiencing a box-store boom.The town is quickly becoming the premier shopping destination in northwestern Oregon s Clatsop County. It has Home Depot, Costco, Walgreens, Rite Aid among other national retailers but a population of on...
7.9K - Aug. 29, 2009; scored 139.0

Zoning can help a community evolve
People living next door and across the street from North Bend s old Bangor School are understandably apprehensive about a zone change. The city is moving toward allowing commercial development, which always makes neighboring homeowners nervous. Some...
2.0K - Jul. 21, 2009; scored 69.0

Zoning can help a community evolve
People living next door and across the street from North Bend's old Bangor School are understandably apprehensive about a zone change. The city is moving toward allowing commercial development, which always makes neighboring homeowners nervous. Some ...
1.9K - Jul. 20, 2009; scored 69.0

A walk makes up for bad habits
I want to say that last weekend was a wash. The weekend trip to Portland was not diet-friendly. I really do not want to think about the caloric intake and carb counts. I'm sure it is frightening. Pizza, nachos, sweet potato fries. And that is in addi...
2.1K - May. 26, 2009; scored 69.0

Walgreens local store placement remains in limbo
Is Walgreens going to open a store locally or isn t it? That s the question that no one seems to be able to answer. There s been talk the pharmacy company might build on the site where Dave s Pizza is located, at the corner of Newmark Street and Wood...
2.4K - Dec. 1, 2008; scored 1000.0