Practice With Karene King

Karene working on her form in a sprinting exercise. King came all the way to Portland State from the Virgin Islands for the excellent coaching from Ronnye Harrison. King in…

Janus Youth Village Market Assistant Manager Ed Tryon

Bringing Fresh Produce to Local Communities

State and federal grants have helped support markets located in “food deserts” to provide fresh produce to their local communities. The Janus Youth Village Market is one such market located in North Portland.

Construction equipment sits unused as cars pass by.

Morrison Bridge

Last weekend I went to take some photos for an article about continued construction on the Morrison Bridge. The article ended up running without a photo, but here are some…

Japan Night celebration

The annual Japan Night celebration went down without a hitch, and VG staff photographers Miles Sanguinetti and Corinna Scott were there to capture the action.

Occupy Movement Comes to PSU

In solidarity with the Occupy Portland and larger Occupy movements around the nation, a group of PSU students and supporters rallied today. The events started at 12pm with a student…

Occupy Portland: November 12, 2011

Some occupiers packed up and left, others anticipated arrest and planned to stay past midnight. In Lownsdale Square, hundreds of supporters came to general assembly to speak about further actions…

VG Photo Blog: Special Cat Edition

There are days when I’m standing in the rain fumbling with my plastic-bag-covered camera, trying to shoot a football game without soaking myself or my gear. There are days when…

Bridge to Russia jazz concert

The Portand Khabarovsk Sister City Association brought artists from the PSU community together Oct. 27 for a benefit concert. Proceeds from the night went toward the cost of sending a delegation of musicians and students to Portland’s sister city this December. The musicians performed their new composition, the Amur Suite, for the first time.