Norte Cervecería Is Opening in Wilsonville — and It’s a Bigger Deal Than It Sounds Norte Cervecería is a Portland-based Latino craft beer brand that has built a strong following — not just because of the quality of its beer, but because of what the brand represents. Founder Nick Velasquez didn’t bui

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Oregon City Just Got Its First All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Restaurant — and It’s in the Old Shari’s You know that Shari’s on Beavercreek Road that’s been sitting empty? It is now the best possible version of itself. Sumo Sushi & Grill AYCE just opened its first Oregon location right there in Oregon City—a

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A Western Speakeasy Just Opened in Downtown Canby — And Yes, There’s an Adult Lunchable A Western speakeasy. In Canby. That’s not a sentence you expect to read, and it’s definitely not something you expect to find tucked into a small downtown—but here we are. Sip & Slice just opened on North Grant S

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Canby's Street Maintenance Fee Is 18 Years Old. That's About to Change.  Eighteen years. That’s how long it’s been since Canby updated its street maintenance fee. Not adjusted. Not fine-tuned. Not revisited in a meaningful way—just left as-is. In those 18 years, everything involved in maintaining a

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Canby Schools Are Cutting Deep. A May 19th Vote Will Decide How Much Deeper They Go.  On April 1st, the Canby School District superintendent walked into a city council meeting and delivered a presentation that had nothing to do with April Fools. The numbers he shared were real—and they were hard to

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Canby’s Development Fees Are Going Up. Here’s Why That’s More Complicated Than It Sounds. Every time someone pulls a building permit in Canby — new house, new apartment complex, new business — the city charges a one-time fee. It’s called a System Development Charge, or SDC. The idea is straightforwa

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