Portland in the News: PDX Monopoly, Coastal Sharks, Art Museum Upgrade & More | November 20, 2025

Would you like to own the Nines Hotel or Portland Japanese Garden? The first official Portland Monopoly game allows you to do just that.

While Willapa Bay is well-known for its oysters, it’s also a popular destination for a toothier visitor: broad-nosed sevengill sharks. 

And after a decade of planning and construction, the Portland Art Museum unveils the new Mark Rothko Pavilion.

Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:

• Yahoo Sports: Sabrina Ionescu goes under cover for Oregon free throw contest
• OregonLive: Portland finally gets its own Monopoly game
• The Art Newspaper: Portland Art Museum opens new Mark Rothko Pavilion 
• PDX Monthly: The 25 restaurants that define Portland
• Willamette Week: The top 25 Oregon movies of the last 25 years
• OPB: Willapa Bay Sharks: All science, no fiction
• OregonLive: Waterfront Blues Festival will expand in 2026
• KOIN: ‘Actively negotiating’ operator of Portland entertainment venues could change for first time since 80s
• KGW: Oregon revenue boost signals economic turnaround 
• KGW: Neighbors save broken free community fridge