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Angie Schmitt says that the rising number of pedestrian deaths in American cities is a product of inequality. Schmitt, the former editor of Streetsblog USA, visited Portland this week to talk about pedestrian deaths and what’s causing them.
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The graphic novel series “Stumptown” is a detective story about a private investigator in Portland. Now, it’s been turned into a television show on ABC. We sit down with author Greg Rucka to talk about the series, the detective genre and adapting comics for television.
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This weekend, hundreds of people will come to Tualatin to row boats carved out of giant pumpkins. Charity Marshall has come in second in the West Coast Pumpkin Regatta several times. This year, she’s hoping to win. Marshall also once held the world record for the longest distance a pumpkin had been rowed.
Tualatin's Pumpkin Regatta has been an annual tradition since 2004. Besides boat races in giant pumpkins, the festival includes costume contests, pumpkin golf and clown shows.
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