Elk Rock Gardens of the Bishop’s Close in Dunthorpe, the oldest private estate garden in the Pacific Northwest, has an interested buyer. Will the new owner stop the public from visiting?
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church says that a Brookings, Oregon, law limiting its "benevolent meal service" to two days a week unconstitutionally restricts its religious mission to feed the hungry.
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Almost two years after advocating for the city of Portland to drop its plans to limit the number of free meals that volunteers could serve to the hungry in public parks, a Portland civil rights organization is backing a similar fight in the Southwestern corner of the state. On January 28, the Oregon Justice Resource Center (OJRC) filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city of Brookings on behalf of the Episcopal Diocese of.
An Episcopal diocese and a congregation have filed a lawsuit against an Oregon city over a new ordinance that limits their ministry's ability to feed the homeless amid complaints from neighbors.