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Simple cooking technologies save money, fuel, and forests in Nepal

Like too many other countries throughout the world, Nepal is facing serious deforestation as the rural people scavenge firewood for cooking and heating. And the urban dwellers of Nepal, who rely on kerosene and petrol, face shortages and high prices. Furthermore, they l... Read more

The River Signal Starts June First!

Our friends at the Steam Radio Syndicate, Galen, Brian, and Reid, are out in the world, getting The Channel Princess, a paddlewheel riverboat, to the Mississippi River. They'll be floating south down the river "America's Last Highway" for the summer, and creating amazin... Read more

Tune in Tonight as Dr. J hosts AFROTAINMENT 7-10pm tonight!!! Tickets and more...

Tune in Tonight for remixes of your favorite and soon to be Funk, Soul, & Hip Hop fusion. Including remixes of JB, MJ, Stevie, Aretha, Marvin, Basement Freaks and more... Well also be giving away tickets to Chali Tuna & The House of Vibe... Tues 9.28.10 & Thriller 2 feat... Read more

11/18, 12/8, 12/9 Fair Trade Holiday Marketplace

Faith Organizations join with the Northwest Fair Trade Coalition to host a Fair Trade Holiday Market Series for ethical holiday shopping Northwest Fair Trade Coalition launches a series of fair trade holiday markets with Portland’s top social justice congregations highligh... Read more

Bring on the World Cup

World Cup qualifying is back! For soccer nerds, this is the time you begin to salivate in advance of the World Cup -- which this time around will be played in South Africa next summer. It's the first time the tournament will have ever been staged in Africa, incidentally.... Read more

Voices from the Edge June 19, 2008

Voices from the Edge Real progressive talk radio Thursdays, 7:30 - 9 a.m. KBOO 90.7 FM Portland; 100.7 FM Corvallis; 91.9 FM Columbia Gorge This Thursday: Freedom of Speech and Civil Discourse - Must One Come at the Cost of the Other? Is the exercise of free speech destro... Read more

Texture ~ A Flood Clothing Fashion Event

KBOO is a proud media sponsor for Texture A Flood Clothing Fashion Event! To celebrate my 7th year in business I am throwing my first ever complete fashion show! Texture is comprised of 6 different collections, 35 total looks that are inspired by my take on the different... Read more

KBOO at Pickathon 2015

KBOO Community Radio was at Pickathon this year - like we have been for so many years before, since its beginning - and we were able to broadcast 3 hours of special live sessions from a variety of festival participants. We were incredibly honored to have Sam Amidon and T... Read more

Review of Double Take, now at The Hollywood Theater (10/22/10)

Double Take (2009) Director: Johan Grimonprez With: Ron Burrage, Mark Perry Not quite a documentary, not quite a work of fiction. More like a meditation on the Cold War as seen through a fictional version of Alfred Hitchcock, his work in movies (especially The Birds) and... Read more

You don't have to be a beekeeper to help honey bees.

Hope you had a chance to listen to the 12/12/12 Dirtbag show--it was the first annual beekeeping edition. Portland author Rosanna Mattingly was one of the guests. She talked about her new book, Honey-Maker: How the Honey Bee Worker Does What She Does. In the book she sug... Read more