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Bars around Portland will have spooky seasonal drinks this weekend! Here’s some highlights.

Oregon’s newest license plate “Pollinator Paradise” will be available starting next week.

And Oregon Zoo’s elephants have been smashing pumpkins for 25 years!

Portland can expect a drier, warmer winter this year because of the El Niño weather pattern.

It’s spooky viewing season – be sure to add these films with Oregon connections to your Halloween playlist.

And after 30 years, a northwest wildflower has recovered enough to be be taken off the Endangered Species list.

Portland Thorns have a playoff spot.

There’s a possibility the WNBA could add an expansion team to Portland.

And don’t miss these tips, tricks & trivia about Portland’s music venues.

City Council approved plans this week to renovate Keller Auditorium that includes a new pedestrian plaza by Keller Fountain.

This weekend, AFRU Gallery is hosting a 24-hour marathon concert featuring 70 performers playing “Louie Louie.”

And Portland Fruit Tree Project is going to attempt to break the record for the world’s largest charcuterie board.

The Jantzen Beach Carousel has a new home at the National Neon Sign Museum.

WalletHub has ranked Portland the top vegan- & vegetarian-friendly city in the US.

And the owners of Lloyd Center have announced their plans to renew the 29-acre site, which includes housing, restaurants, greenspaces and office space.

As we head into spooky season, here’s a roundup of Portland’s most unsettling places.

In an effort to revitalize the central city, Portland City Council is offering a tax incentive for businesses to move into downtown Portland.

And an eclipse will be visible in most of the the US on October 14, including Portland.

A round up of what’s going on in the news in Portland, Oregon, the week of September 14, 2023. See more at events & jobs site PDX Pipeline.

A high-altitude research balloon was spotted over Portland Wednesday, prompting many to immediately think of alien spacecraft.

The Oregon Experience released a documentary on Portland activist and civil rights leader Beatrice Morrow Cannady, one of the first editors of Portland’s independent Black-owned newspaper The Advocate.

And due to Portland’s high number of hardware stores and outdoor gear stores, the Rose City ranks high on the list of major cities for best chances to survive a zombie apocalypse.

A boon during the pandemic, Portland’s street seating program for restaurants is set to become permanent.

This year, Bella Organic Farm is making a huge statement with their corn maze that reads, “No more silence. End gun violence.”

And Portland has released the 4 boundaries of the new City Council voting districts, which will first be used in November of 2024.

Weird wines are gaining ground in Oregon.

Vancouver is developing a Pike Place Market style market called Terminal 1 set to open in 2028.

Oregon’s BottleDrop network is matching up to $25,000 on 10-cent bottle and can donations to support relief efforts in Maui.