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Portland in the News: Wildflower Hikes; A Lot of Rain; Flying Fox Babies & More! | April 13, 2023
The city is on track to have more rain this April than last year, which was the wettest April since the 30s.
Featuring 9 vendors, Flock food hall is scheduled to open in November in Downtown Portland.
And Oregon has some of the richest soil diversity in the world.
Read MorePortland in the News: Portland Japanese Garden Ranked Top Spring Visit; 200 Mile Trail System in Gorge & more! | April 6, 2023
The country’s best place to skinny dip is right outside Portland.
Portland Japanese Garden is among the country’s best spring travel destinations.
And celebrate your birthday bigly with these freebies!
Read MorePortland in the News: Renaming Street After Darcelle XV; Wolverines Near Portland & More! | March 30, 2023
Commissioners are looking into the steps the city can take to rename NW Davis after Darcelle XV.
For the first time in 30 years, a wolverine was recently spotted on the Columbia River near Portland.
And, Oregonians are losing their taste for roadkill.
Read MorePortland in the News: Where to View Cherry Blossoms; Still Too Early To Plant Some Things; Spring Whale Week & More! | March 23, 2023
Volunteers will be on hand for this Oregon’s Spring Whale Week, March 28-April 2 to offer assistance to visitors.
For a fun Spring Break detour, check out Tualatin’s NSFW shrub.
And Portland’s cherry blossoms should peak this week! Here’s the best viewing locations.
Read MorePortland in the News: Douglas Fur; Cordyceps Among Us; Cherry Blossom Watch | March 16, 2023
The Portland Trail Blazers have introduced a new mascot named Douglas Fur who will join Blaze the Trail Cat.
The cordyceps fungus made famous by HBO’s The Last of Us is actually pretty tasty and won’t turn us all into monsters.
And we’re on cherry blossom watch! Local horticulturists believe we’ll see peak starting the week of March 27.
Read MorePortland in the News: Central Eastside Development Plan; Favorite Oregon State Parks; Radicchio Revolution & More! | March 9, 2023
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has a plan to transform the central eastside waterfront.
Portland now has daily train service to Vanvouer, BC, after Amtrak restored the service.
From coastal rain forest to waterfalls, to arid high desert, Oregon State Parks have a little bit of everything.
Read MorePortland in the News: Lillard’s History-making Score; Great Fitness Classes; More Snow on the Way | March 2, 2023
Don’t give up on those New Year’s fitness resolutions! Here’s some great spots around town to give you motivation.
It might be March, but more snow is on the way for the Portland area.
And Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard made history this week after scoring more than 70 points in one game.
Read MorePortland in the News: Record-making Snowfall; Top City for Digital Nomads; Sidewalk Joy Kiosks | February 23, 2023
This week’s snow was Portland’s second snowiest since records started in 1939.
Portlanders are creating Little Free Libraries that house more than just books, including toys, VHS tapes & more.
And Raquel Welch, who died this month at 82, played a roller derby star in “Kansas City Bombers,” which was filmed in Portland in 1972.
Read MorePortland in the News: Battery-Powered Buses, Truffle Farming, 28 Hours in Astoria | February 16, 2023
TriMet is adding battery-powered buses to their fleet.
Portlander Cheryl Pawelski won her third Grammy this month for work on Wilco’s “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition).”
And Oregon grown farmed truffles are getting a edge on the imported truffle market.
Read MorePortland in the News: Giant Wooden Roof; Portland WNBA Team; James Beard Award Semifinalists & More! | February 2, 2023
The new 9-acre wooden roof at Portland International Airport has been lifted into place.
Two local restaurants have been named James Beard Award Semifinalists for best new restaurant: Portland’s Kann and McMinnville’s Okta.
And area leaders are in discussions on a WNBA team in Portland.
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