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July 25, 1944 (age 80) Portland, Oregon, U.S. Alma mater. Portland State University. Occupation (s) Musician, drummer. Years active. 1967–present. Mel Brown (born 25 July 1944) is an American jazz drummer, and one of the most prominent jazz musicians in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Portland in 1853. The site of the future city of Portland, Oregon, was known to American, Canadian, and British traders, trappers and settlers of the 1830s and early 1840s as "The Clearing," [5] a small stopping place along the west bank of the Willamette River used by travelers en route between Oregon City and Fort Vancouver.
Morgan Eckroth (born 18 September 1998), also known by their [N 1] username MorganDrinksCoffee, is an American online content creator and barista.A resident of Portland, Oregon, Eckroth maintains a popular TikTok account and YouTube channel along with participating in barista competitions.
Pioneer Courthouse Square, with Fox Tower in the background. Pioneer Courthouse Square, also known as Portland's living room, [1][2][3][4] is a public space occupying a full 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m 2) city block in the center of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1984, the square is bounded by Southwest Morrison Street on ...
Christine Kotek (/ ˈ k oʊ t ɛ k / KOH-tek; [1] born September 30, 1966) is an American politician serving as the 39th governor of Oregon since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Kotek served eight terms as the state representative from the 44th district of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2007 to 2022, as majority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 ...
Pittock Mansion. The Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance -style château in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1914 as a private home for London -born Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana Burton Pittock. It is a 46-room estate built of Tenino sandstone situated on 46 acres (19 ha) that is ...
Roslyn Hill, sometimes called "The Queen of Alberta Street," was one of the original developers of what became the Alberta Arts District of Portland, Oregon, starting in the early 1990s. [1][2][3][4] She, working with business partners, is credited with redeveloping several blocks along Alberta Street, and pioneering the use of urban touches ...
Street Books is a mobile library utilizing customized tricycles that serves homeless people in Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] [3] It also serves low-income residents of the community, [4] including those who are day laborers and immigrants. [5] It was founded in June 2011 by Laura Moulton, an artist, writer, and writing teacher from Portland.