Portland in the News: Earlier Sunsets; Portland Saturday Market Turns 50; Top Dog Breeds in the Rose City & More! | August 28, 2024

Starting this week, sunsets in Portland will be before 8PM.

At 50 years old, Portland Saturday Market has been officially designated as an Oregon Heritage Tradition.

And still confused about the City Council’s new ranked-choice voting system? Give this delicious doughnut explainer a watch.

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

• Oregonian: Portland Saturday Market designated an Oregon Heritage Tradition

• Willamette Week: Good Citizens Guide: 25 ways to be a better Portlander.

• Beach Connection: Odd Facts About Portland’s Last Sunset After 8 p.m. – Oregon / Washington Coast Catching Up

• Oregonian: Here’s how Portland’s one-of-a-kind City Council elections will work – but with doughnuts

• Portland Monthly: The Definitive Guide to Watching the Vaux’s Swifts in Portland

• OPB: Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed

• KOIN: LIST: Top 10 dog breeds in Portland revealed

• Forbes: Is The Future Of The American City In Making Shoes? Portland’s Answer Is ‘Yes’

• Bend Bulletin: On foot down lively Northwest 13th Avenue in Portland

• KGW8: Oregon gas prices fall ahead of Labor Day

• Oregonian: Portland’s winter will differ from rest of Oregon, Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts

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