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Portland in the News: Angry Birds, Sidewalks Sparking Joy, Fleet Week Delays & More | June 4, 2026
Is your sidewalk sad? A Portlander has a tutorial on creating your own ‘sidewalk joy’ project.
Read MorePortland in the News: Burnside Centennial, Wish Tree, Bloom Tour & More | May 28, 2026
A chestnut tree in NE Portland has held wishes from strangers for the past ten years.
Read MorePortland in the News: Invasive Hornets, PSU Dog Park, Sauna City & More | May 21, 2026
Oregon’s economy is heating up as sauna businesses pop up all over the state.
Read MorePortland in the News: ‘Wildwood’ Film, Fire Buzzer Beater, Oregon’s ‘Moon Country’ & More | May 14, 2026
Long before Artemis II’s journey back to the moon, Apollo astronauts trained on Oregon’s lava fields, which scientists thought may mimic the surface of the moon.
Read MorePortland in the News: Farmers Market w/ Chefs, Musical Street Corners, Goodbye Lloyd Center & More | May 7, 2026
What would two lauded chefs do with $100 at PSU’s Farmers Market? The Willamette Week followed Gado Gado’s owners while they shopped for a picnic this past weekend.
Read MorePortland in the News: Baby Ducks, Horses Along 82nd, Flower Moon & More | April 30, 2026
Residents of a Milwaukie senior living facility were visited by a mama duck who birthed a brood of ducklings in a balcony.
Read MorePortland in the News: Farmers Market Turns 20, Champagne, Historic Gayborhood Revival & More | April 23, 2026
Portland’s Montavilla Farmers Market celebrates 20 years of slinging local goods. Bridgetown Bites sat down with one of the market’s founders Lisa Hebert to discuss the market’s rich history. Time to pop bottles! National Geographic has named Oregon’s Willamette Valley as the next Champagne region. And a new bar hopes to restore downtown Portland’s former…
Read MorePortland in the News: Wacky Cat Names, Drag Hiking, New Botanical Garden & More | April 16, 2026
Portlanders love drag and hiking. It was only a matter of time before the two pastimes met at Drag Me Outside.
Read MorePortland in the News: Filling in the Cracks, Indigenous Punk, Oregon Beer Awards & More | April 9, 2026
Anonymous artists have been filling Portland sidewalk cracks with tile mosaics.
Read MorePortland in the News: Best Grocery Prices, Movie Madness Moves, Culture on the Cheap & More | April 2, 2026
How do you move 100,000-plus films, along with more than 100 notable film costumes and props?
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