Portland in the News: Classic PDX Carpet Coming Back; Damian Lillard Remains Committed to Portland; World’s Biggest Fork & More! | February 17, 2022

The classic PDX carpet design is coming back in a few locations throughout the airport, including the pre-security meet and greet areas.

Oregon Health Authority has released its first draft for the nation’s first therapeutic psilocybin program.

And this week, Damian Lillard confirms he’s committed to the Portland Trail Blazers.

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

• Oregon Arts Watch: The Jazz Scene, part three: The ones who got away

• Fox12: Blazers’ athletic trainer is ‘trailblazing’ her own path

• The Players Tribune: Dear Portland by CJ McCollum

• Complex: Damian Lillard Remains Committed to Portland, Tells Us Why He’ll Miss CJ McCollum so Much

• KATU: Pup from Oregon Humane Society appears in 2022 Puppy Bowl

• Headlight Herald: Offbeat Oregon: Legends of lost cabins and gold minds tantalize treasure hunters

• Willamette Week: The Classic Portland Airport Carpet Is Making a Comeback

• Oregonian: Oregon releases first draft rules for therapeutic psilocybin program

• Portland Monthly: World’s Biggest Fork Arrives in Fairview Today

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