Portland in the News: Best Arts District, Blood Moon, Reclaiming Albina & More | February 26, 2026

The ominously titled Blood Moon will make a Pacific Northwest appearance during a lunar eclipse Monday night through early Tuesday morning (weather permitting of course).

USA Today has ranked the Alberta neighborhood as one of the country’s best arts districts.

And 2026 provides at least two opportunities to get naked and protest on a group bike ride.

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

• KOIN: Black-led project reclaims a gentrified neighborhood in Portland
• High Country News: How community organizers are amplifying Oregon’s Black music history
• KGW: See inside the final construction phase of PDX’s main terminal 
• OregonLive: Two naked bike rides reveal 2026 dates
• Willamette Week: PSU alumni win Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts prize
• KOIN: Portland Dining Month returns after 5 year hiatus
• Sports Business Journal: Fire, Thorns collaborate on women’s sports channel in Portland
• KGW: Lunar eclipse Blood Moon date and times
• KOIN: Latest atmospheric river breaks Portland daily rainfall record
• Street Roots: Remembering Jesse Jackson in Portland
• Statesman Journal: USA Today names Portland neighborhood as one of best arts districts
• KOIN: New bridge underpass lighting brightens Portland’s Central Eastside