Portland in the News: Black Restaurant Week; Movie Theaters Reopening; and Pools Will Be Back This Summer! | February 25, 2021

Portland now has a statue of York, an enslaved member of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

This week is a great time to try some new restaurants during Black Restaurant Week!

And praise be! Pools, splash pads and even pop up concerts will be returning to Portland this summer!

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

• Portland Monthly: In Portland, Summer 2021 Will Include Public Pools

• OPB: Mudbone Grown reimagines Black farming in Oregon

• KGW8: Oregon entrepreneur invents substance that gives visual proof a surface is disinfected enough to kill COVID-19

• Red Tricycle: 8 Places to Learn About Black History in Portland

• Willamette Week: The Multnomah County Library Set a Record for Digital Circulation Last Year

• KGW8: Bust of York, from Lewis and Clark expedition, now sits at Portland’s Mount Tabor Park

• KOIN: 20+ places to try during Black Restaurant Week in Portland

• Oregonian: Carmelo Anthony shares why he decided to return to the Portland Trail Blazers

• Oregonian: Cinemark to reopen two movie theaters in the Portland area Friday

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