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Portland 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?
Read MorePortland in the News: Great Ball of Fire, Blue Butterflies, Tabor Dance Party & More | March 26, 2026
Early-risers witnessed something out of a sci-fi novel on Monday: a bright green fireball traveling across the sky.
Read MorePortland in the News: Godzilla vs Portland, Portland Fire Contract, Elk Statue Returns & More | March 19, 2026
Are Portland’s donuts and therapy llamas any match for a 26-story tall kaiju? Read the new Godzilla vs Portland comic books to find out.
Read MorePortland in the News: Lillard’s Luxe Sports Lounge, Greek Cusina Sold, Puppy Love | March 12, 2026
Blazers star Damian Lillard and sports marketing expert JR Duperrier have opened Honorable Mention.
Read MorePortland in the News: Cherry Blossoms, Olympian Skater, Big Baby Elephant & More | March 5, 2026
Have you seen a few flashes of pink whilst meandering Portland’s streets this week? That’s because it’s almost spring AND cherry blossom season.
Read MorePortland in the News: Best Arts District, Blood Moon, Reclaiming Albina & More | February 26, 2026
The ominously titled Blood Moon will make a Pacific Northwest appearance during a lunar eclipse Monday night through early Tuesday morning (weather permitting of course).
Read MorePortland in the News: Truffle Dogs, Coastal Snow, Ice Age Artifact & More | February 19, 2026
Who has four legs, a wet nose and a skill for sniffing out expensive fungi? The competitors of the Joriad Truffle Dog Championship, which took place earlier this month in Eugene.
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