Portland in the News: Bad Bunny Couple’s Oregon Connection, 100 Years of Hollywood Theatre & More | February 12, 2026

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Before Thomas Wolter and Eleisa Aparico tied the knot at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show, they were engaged in Cannon Beach.

The Portland Japanese Garden was named one of the 21 most beautiful gardens in the world by Homes & Gardens.

And the Hollywood Theater rings in its centennial with a yearlong celebration of movies.

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

• Literary Arts: Announcing the 2026 Oregon Book Awards finalists
• OPB: Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard  will be in 3-point contest at All-Star Saturday
• OregonLive: Couple married during Super Bowl got engaged in Oregon
• OPB: How Mexican Americans in Oregon created the first Chicano college
• KOIN: Oregon bill aims to turn Moda Center into world class hub
• OPB: Hollywood Theater screens 100 years of movie magic
• Willamette Week: Reasons to love Portland
• KOIN: Homes & Gardens names Portland garden has most beautiful in the world
• OregonLive: This man rode his bike on every street in Portland