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Cosmopolitan has rated Portland as one of the best cities for folks in their 20s. Daylight hours will continue to grow in Portland as January progresses.

City council approved an extension of the Streetcar deeper into NW Portland as part of the Montgomery Park Area Plan. Oregon nabs a third-place ranking in National Bicycle Friendly states ranking. And OPB presents a quick guide to new Portland mayor Keith Wilson. Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week: Here is…

Portland’s Santa Clones are back at a new secret location. Follow the clues here.

Talks are starting to consider Portland Expo Center as a new sports complex.

And Portland’s Urban Forestry team is planting more than 1,000 free street trees through next spring.

Portland is No. 25 on Travel Lemming’s list of 50 best places to visit in 2025.

A WalletHub study found that Portland is the 6th best city for singles.

And the holiday season is official in Portland after the White Stag sign’s nose is red.

U.S. News & World Report named Portland to its 2025 Report on Best Places to Live in the U.S.

Portland Art Museum has restored Monet’s “Waterlilies” to its original brilliance, after removing all the old varnish.

And Portland’s Mayor-Elect Keith Wilson is confident Portland is very close to landing an MLB team.

In honor of Oregon’s infamous attempt to remove a dead whale from a beach in 1970, Florence is celebrating Exploding Whale Day all week.

The Willamette Valley Ornament Hunt is hiding 200 wooden ornaments along 24 trails across the Willamette and Umpqua national forests.

And one of the world’s largest dark sky sanctuary is located in the Oregon Outback just Southwest of Bend.

Congratulations to the The Rose City Rollers Wheels of Justice, who last weekend won derby’s highest honor: the Hydra Trophy.

Feeling chilly? Check out Oregon’s hot sauna scene.

And treat your tastebuds at these recently opened restaurants.

An inspiration for DIY skateparks across the country, The Burnside Skatepark, turns 34 this year.

Ditch the pumpkin spice latte and try these creative fall sips at local coffee bars.

And have a waterproof plan in place for trick or treating tonight.

This weekend is a good time to take a hike to see Portland’s peak fall colors; but be sure to bundle up, there’s an atmospheric river expected by Saturday.

Other cities are looking to Portland as an example for how to transform their rivers and waterways into public spaces.

And meteorologist Rod Hill is predicting if we do have any winter storms this year, they will be mostly snow and have little ice.