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Despite another COVID-19 surge, stages across the city are planning to host events and artists. Many venues will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test.

President Biden has nominated Umatilla tribal member Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III to lead National Park Service. If confirmed, Sams would be the first Native American to hold the position.

PBOT has extended permits for outdoor dining areas through June of 2022.

Census numbers show Portland’s population growth has outpaced Oregon’s over the last decade.

And a family owned farm in North Portland is growing African produce that you can’t find in a grocery store.

Once again, masks will be required indoors throughout Oregon starting Friday. Here’s what to expect at music venues.

It may feel hot where you are, but it’s always hotter in Lents.

And as temperatures soar today and Friday, be sure to have a plan in place to keep cool or head to a cooling center.

Many of the city’s temporary slow streets will be made permanent as at least 80 blocks will have permanent concrete barriers installed.

The sidewalks of SE Portland tell an interesting history.

Now’s a great time to check out Portland’s rooftop bars.

A new 3-story mural in downtown Portland celebrates LGBTQ icons.

This week, Oregon will begin sending payments to Oregon families that are intended to make up for the free or reduced-cost meals students missed out on last year.

And the woman who introduced Portland to escape rooms is publishing a book about them.

MealPass is a new app that lets restaurants and grocery stores donate food they would otherwise toss out.

This weekend the Morrison Bridge will light up with the colors of the Portland flag.

And organizers of the Come Thru Market aim to lower the barriers to entering farmers markets for Black and Indigenous farmers, makers and healers.

Multnomah County Library plans to have all branches reopened by August 24.

Starting July 20, visitors to Multnomah Falls will have to have tickets.

And US News & World Report has named Portland in its 2021 list of Top 10 Places to live.

The authors of the upcoming Modernist Pizza has named Portland the Best Pizza City in America.

Oregon is celebrating 50 years of the Oregon Bottle Bill w/ a statewide scavenger hunt.

And the Crooked River Ranch in Central Oregon took second place at the Great American Water Taste Test.

A redesign for Gabriel Park includes a ground-level-entry trampoline and spinners to make the park more accessible and inclusive.

Fireworks and fireworks sales have been banned across Portland due to crispy conditions after this week’s record-breaking heat, which saw Portland hotter than Dallas, Miami and L.A. have ever been, leaving bucked roads in north Portland.

And most of Oregon’s mask requirements have been lifted.

Four members of the Portland Thorns will be representing the US Nationals Team at the Tokyo Olympics.

Keep an eye out for TriMet’s new Pride bus, which celebrates Oregon’s LGBTQ+ community.

And just in time for the hottest weekend ever recorded in the Rose City, Portland’s pools are officially open.