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BIKETOWN ridership surges, report says Portlanders are fast talkers and much more in today’s news roundup!

This year, the Blazers’ City Edition uniforms feature the PDX carpet.

Esquire has named a Portland restaurant as America’s Best New Restaurant in 2022.

And Portland sets food industry trends for the rest of the country.

Portland voters this week adopted a new form of city government that includes a city council and ranked choice voting.

The Joan of Arc statue in Laurelhurst is a copy of a statue that stands in Paris.

And Oregonians visiting Japan can use their Oregon-issued drivers license to drive there.

Hundreds of witches turned out recently to paddle through downtown Portland.

Portland’s long-term forecast features La Niña conditions, which means cooler than average temperatures and snow.

And the Thorns won their third NWSL title!

Portland artist Mike Bennett has taken over a former bank in St. Johns and transformed it into a wonderland w/ coffee.

See what it was like in Oregon 120 years ago with these recently digitized historic photos.

And Innerbody released a list of the kinkiest states. (Spoiler, it’s Oregon.)

A vacation rental in Portland has recreated the Ghostbusters firehouse.

Portland’s Bug Museum + Petting Zoo is open in SE Portland.

And read up on this history of Portland’s notorious Shanghai Tunnels.

Portland rapper Cool Nutz has been inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.

Loretta Lynn’s song Portland, Oregon is about a time she pretended to have an affair with her guitarist while in Portland.

And Portland is on the short list of cities the WNBA is considering for expansion.

Wallethub has named Portland the best city in the U.S. for vegans and vegetarians.

Oregon’s Medicaid program is set to be the first in the nation to cover expenses related to climate change such as air conditioners and air filters.

And no surprise, the filmed-in-Oregon Halloweentown is Oregon’s favorite Halloween movie for kids.

A Woodburn man is a top contender in the USA Mullet Championships.

Started as a whim during the pandemic, Portland’s Secret Roller Disco has gained a huge following.

And check out this great list of places to see birds in Oregon.

According to a review by the New York Times, Oregon is the easiest state to vote in – so no excuses!

Portland’s business district is still feeling pains from the pandemic, but the entertainment sector is nearly in full swing.

And Portland is at Peak Swift at the moment. To see them, look up in the skies around dusk when they’re swirling around hollow trees and chimney stacks.