Portland Tribune

As we close out the year and enjoy the holidays, let's celebrate with the 13,500 businesses nationwide who altogether received $125 million in monetary, marketing, and technology grants from Comcast RISE. These businesses are part of a diverse roster from restaurants and barber shops, to professional services, wellness centers and retail shops. Together with Philadelphia-based tech education nonprofit Hopeworks, Comcast RISE has developed an interactive map of grant winners in your community. Find your local Comcast RISE businesses and show your support this holiday season and beyond! @effectv @comcast @hopeworksyouth #ComcastRISE #ShopSmall https://bit.ly/RISEQ423_PT_FB

Check out the view from Oregon's endzone as the Pac-12 title game kickoff is just over two hours away in Las Vegas #GoDucks

Comcast RISE will award 100 recipients in Portland with a grant package that includes business consultation services, educational resources, monetary grant, creative production, media schedule, and a technology makeover. Join the 13,000 small businesses who were awarded with over $110 million in monetary, marketing, and technology grants. Applications open NOW until June 30!

10 years of Amazing Kids!

HONORING AMAZING KIDS! The Pamplin Media Group is proud to have honored almost 300 amazing kids since 2014 through our Amazing Kids program. Building stronger communities by inspiring young and old alike to follow the example of these youngsters is part of our daily mission. You can read the 2023 Amazing Kids special section by going to... www.pamplinamazingkids.com

A win

Nik Streng of the Oregonian joins us this week to chat about the deep talent of girls hoopers, plus get into the Oregon wrestling scene ahead of state #opreps Listen to the podcast here: https://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/from-the-sidelines-podcast-nik-streng-joins-to-chat-oregon-girls-basketball-wrestling/article_4a065ab4-a962-11ed-9f13-5b827280c3ff.html Or listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ypA9O6Ne1FDRFg6KXkVTj

This week, Jed Tai from Prep Hoops OR joined our crew to chat about the boys basketball scene in the state, including a quick chat on some up and coming players #opreps Listen here: https://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/from-the-sidelines-podcast-jed-tai-from-prep-hoops-oregon-talks-boys-basketball/article_bb4bcdaa-a316-11ed-854f-7ba0cc9b6d8e.html Or on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ypA9O6Ne1FDRFg6KXkVTj

League season is in full swing, and this week our crew hits on the big weekend of games, like @andrewdieckhoff on Clackamas girls at Barlow #opreps Check out the full episode here: https://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/from-the-sidelines-podcast-best-games-this-weekend-plus-more-stock-risers/article_743eb60a-9dc8-11ed-a23f-47f4e94466d2.html Or listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ypA9O6Ne1FDRFg6KXkVTj

Where's your team heading? Our crew took a look at our first bracketology projections earlier this week, plus our top headlines and stock risers #opreps Listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ypA9O6Ne1FDRFg6KXkVTj Or listen to the podcast here: https://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/from-the-sidelines-podcast-breaking-down-high-school-hoops-bracketology/article_ca14a7e0-98fc-11ed-a016-ef29e27eac98.html

Even though they didn't get the win, Cleveland head coach Trevor Smith got his crew fired up before the game with Reynolds on Thursday night #opreps

The reduced, east side-only route from the Rose Quarter to Lloyd Center is moderately full, with very few gaps but only two or three deep. Portlanders seem in good spirits at the the Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade @pdxrosefestival

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The woman being pushed in this video told us she was there to protest Donald Trump and the government. "They're here to provoke a riot and I'm here to stop it," she said of Antifa. Full story: https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/451262-367844-portland-police-arrest-3-after-skirmishes-at-anti-kkk-rally

Workers at Burgerville are striking for higher wages at four Portland locations. Full story: https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/441760-355662-portland-burgerville-workers-go-on-strike-for-higher-wages-

Protesters surrounded one of Gordon Sondland's hotels today during a downtown Portland rally. Full story here: https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/440843-354259-portland-protesters-surround-sondlands-heathman-hotel

CONTENT WARNING: Demonstrators attacked two buses during an outbreak of violence at the #PortlandProtest today. Full story here: https://bit.ly/2P1Q1NB

CONTENT WARNING: A second video shows the violent attacks during a protest in downtown Portland today. Video by Sergio Olmos/Underscore. Full story: https://bit.ly/2XhqAew

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