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Wanna camp the lazy way? Then check out my Camping cheap: Have a blast in your own backyard article over at KATU.com. And here's a hearty welcome to my new readers from the great and wonderful Pacific Northwest! You'll find I'm a lot of snark and sass, but every so often I have a little nugget or two to pass along to my readers. Stick around for the fun!...

The launch of the newly renovated Outdoors page on KATU.com (click here to check it out). It's the first phase of what will ultimately be my new job early next year - managing editor of outdoors content for Fisher Interactive Network, which operates TV station websites across the Pacific Northwest. It's an exciting career move and one that will...

*Update* Check the comments for more events! Looks like the weather is going to perk up in time for the weekend. Gotta love that. Admission is free for all events below. Have a great weekend! All weekend (August 22–24) Festa Italiana: Portland’s annual celebration of Italian-American culture includes live music, entertainment, kids’ activities, food and more at Pioneer Courthouse...

Comment: Tom Wenning contacted us by phone today asking us to change the title of our story, "Anti-immigrant Protestor Found Guilty of Disorderly Conduct". Wenning wanted us to know that he is "anti-illegal Immigrant" and not anti-immigrant. (8.27.08) A Multnomah County Judge has imposed a fine against a day labor center protestor who was arrested for blocking the entrance to a Portland...

This is THE CHICEST going away cake ever!!!! Sweet DK even had them put the city skyline along the top of the apple. That's the empire state building! And on the inside... Apple spice cake!(KATU is like that Seinfeld episode where Elaine eats a slice of cake that's hundreds of years old because she needs the sugar after eating cake everyday for some occasion. We have a...

Day labor center protestor convicted, fined $500 A man charged with blocking the entrance to Portland's new day labor center in a one-man protest was convicted Monday of disorderly conduct. Tom Wenning wanted his day in court to make a point that the city of Portland is subsidizing illegal activity with its day labor center. The hiring site, located at the corner of Northeast Martin Luther King...