Portland in the News: Avenue of Murals; Portland’s Iconic Dish; 5th Most Outdoor Friendly City & More!

Featuring 30 6-foot tall cat sculptures inspired by the film, Coralines’s Curious Cat Trail has opened in Downtown Portland.

Portland has been named the No. 5th Most Outdoor-Friendly City by RV Share.

And one of the oldest known seals calls the Oregon Coast Aquarium home.

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

• OPB: PSU awarded grant for work addressing microplastic pollution on the Oregon Coast

• OPB: Portland Trail Blazers join effort to help revitalize Albina neighborhood

• KOIN: Dozens of ‘Coraline’ cat sculptures to appear in Downtown Portland

• FOX: ‘Made in Old Town’ aims to move manufacturing to downtown Portland with 3D-printed apparel

• KOIN: Tasting Table ranks Portland among top 10 cities for beer lovers

• KGW8: Central Eastside celebrates ‘Avenue of Murals,’ a new public art corridor underneath Hawthorne Bridge overpass

• Easter: No One Can Agree on Portland’s Iconic Dish

• Lancaster Farming: Portland’s Black Futures Farm Connects Community, Culture, Food and Resilience

• Oregonian: Portland is one of America’s most ‘outdoor-friendly cities.’ Here’s a to-do list to prove it

• KGW8: Learning to ‘skate like a girl’ in Southeast Portland

• Eater: Iconic Portland Dishes That Are Actually Worth Eating

• Willamette Week: No Bygone Portland Destination Matches the Sinister Allure of Lotus Isle

• KOIN: Oregon Coast Aquarium seal almost the oldest in history

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