Portland in the News: Dining Plazas OK’d Through Summer; Pharmacies Start Offering Vaccine; County Moves to Moderate Risk Tier & More! | March 11, 2021

Starting this weekend, more things will be able to open as Multnomah County moves to moderate risk category.

Pharmacies, including Safeway, Albertsons, Fred Meyer and Walmart, are now offering COVID-19 vaccines. This is great news considering reports we might be getting a boost in vaccine supply.

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

• AP: Gov. Kate Brown updates Oregon’s county risk levels

• KGW8: Safeway, Albertsons pharmacies receive COVID vaccine. Here’s how to make an appointment

• Portland Monthly: 5 Portland Chefs on the Recipes They Learned to Cook from Their Moms and Grandmas

• Blazers Edge: Anfernee Simons Wins the 2021 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest

• Oregonian: Portland ‘disappearing’ architecture: The fascinating history of the iconic elk statue, Block 216 food carts, Ladd’s mansion and the abandoned Centennial Mills

• ESPN: Damian Lillard has a clutch bucket against every team in the NBA

• KGW8: OHA estimates 300,000 vaccine doses could be handled a week, if there’s a boost in supply

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