Portland in the News: Angry Birds, Sidewalks Sparking Joy, Fleet Week Delays & More | June 4, 2026

Credit: Sassafras Patterdale

Is your sidewalk sad? A Portlander has a tutorial on creating your own ‘sidewalk joy’ project.

If your neighborhood crows seem extra aggro, you are not alone. Employees at a Portland hospital have been subject to crow attacks as the corvids defend their nests during hatching season.

And if you’re in a hurry to cross the river this week, think again. Arriving Fleet Week ships will cause delays on the bridges this week. 

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

• Mercury: The future of public tennis in Portland
• KOIN: Southeast Portland celebrates newly dubbed Brooklyn Bridge
• KGW: Fleet Week ships arriving causes traffic delays
• Mercury: Horrors of the Northwest
• OregonLive: Portland just opened its first ever downtown dog park
• KGW: Why does Portland celebrate Pride in July?
• KOIN: ‘Don’t look at them’ employees warned after crow attacks
• Sprudge: One of Oregon’s only black woman roasters brings award home to Portland
• KOIN: Iconic LGBTQIA+ space gets a new life in time for Pride
• Bridgetown Bites: National Donut Day is Friday in Portland
• Apartment Therapy: Portland sidewalk joy project