🌵 The Portland house scammers working in Arizona?

House Scam in Arizona Too?

Do you remember the alleged attempt to steal a North Portland home by forging signatures on a deed? House-stealing scams may be happening elsewhere: The Arizona attorney general’s office has now contacted Multnomah County seeking information for an investigation underway there. [Willamette Week]

6 Oregon James Beard Finalists

Drumroll please, there’s a new list of finalists for the prestigious James Beard awards. There are four in Portland (plus a couple reasons for Oregon road trips). [Portland Monthly]

• Outstanding chef: Sarah Minnick of Lovely’s Fifty Fifty.
• Outstanding restaurant: Langbaan.
• Outstanding bakery: JinJu Patisserie.
• Best chef Northwest and Pacific: Gregory Gourdet of Kann & Josh Dorcak of MÄS (in Ashland)
• Best New Restaurant: Hayward (in McMinnville)

Portland's Vanishing Foods, From Melting Strawberries to Spicy Garlic

Food historian (and City Cast Las Vegas co-host) Sarah Lohman, who wrote the book “Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods,” discusses Portland’s rarest foods — where to find them and how to keep them alive. [City Cast Portland 🎧]

Intel Factories Losing Money

Intel’s factories lost almost $7 billion last year, the company reported, marking the first time Intel has made its manufacturing businesses' finances public. Despite pledges to make that side of the business profitable, Intel saw its stock price drop. [Oregonian 🔒]

I wrote about the warm weather making annoying neighbor noises more problematic. Here’s what readers can’t abide (kept anonymous, to prevent further friction between neighbors):

• “Yard debris blowers … & the debris that these irresponsible blower users blow into my yard."
• “Barking dogs and their privileged, rude owners.”
• “The sound of chainsaws has become much more common, which should be a good thing, knowing people are fire prepping their yards and city properties around. But I find myself wanting to hide indoors. It fills me with fire danger fear. The noises outside feel like the world is intruding upon my inner peace. And the blessings of quiet only come at night. Thanks for writing about it so accurately.” — In Fairview

Unique Portland Foods on the Verge of Extinction

The Portland area’s rainy weather and rich soil give us exceptional local produce, but some crops that can only be found here are at risk of disappearing. Food historian (and City Cast Las Vegas co-host) Sarah Lohman, who wrote the book “Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods,” discusses Portland’s rarest foods — where to find them and how to keep them alive.