Portland in the News: Goats on a Bus, Goodbye Lloyd Center, Go Fire & More | August 13, 2026

A pair of pygmy goats were spotted boarding a TriMet bus this week. If anyone is missing some baaaad boys, let Portland police know so they can go home.

Thousands of Portlanders packed the Lloyd Center mall last week to bid the iconic shopping space a fond farewell. Goodbye, and thanks for all the caramel corn.

And the hottest place to be in town is the Fire Pit. OPB explores Portland’s love of our new WNBA team.

Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:

• KGW: Wildwood ‘Follow the Crows’ trail opens in Portland
• Travel Oregon: Top 3 swimming holes in Portland
• Portland Mercury: E-Bike Town
• Willamette Week: A movie asks: Were they showing up for racial justice or because it was ‘badass’ to smash a Starbucks window?
• OPB: Goodbye, Lloyd Center
• KGW: Portland Art Museum’s new Cultural District Plaza opens
• KATU: Hundreds of meteors will paint the sky, where to watch
• OPB: Welcome to the Fire Pit: Portland embraces its reborn WNBA team
• Eater: Portland’s best new donut shop is inside someone’s house
• KGW: Pygmy goats board TriMet bus
• PDX Monthly: If Portland’s Thompson Elk statue could talk
• PDX Monthly: Portland artists on things they’ve repaired over and over