Portland in the News: Fans to Return to Providence Park; Statue Gets Umbrella Back; What’s Blooming & More! | March 18, 2021

Fans are coming back to Providence Park! New guidelines allow for fans to return t all levels of outdoor sporting events with caps at specific risk categories.

Portland-Based Reissue Label Omnivore Recordings won a Grammy this week for a collection of songs performed by Fred Rogers on his children’s show.

And just in time for April showers, Portland’s iconic Umbrella Man has his umbrella back.

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

• KGW8: Is downtown Portland on the rebound? Signs of change in the city center

• Portland Monthly: What Might the Future of Live Music Look Like in Portland?

• Yahoo: Portland Timbers plan to host fans when permitted by Oregon state leadership

• Eater: Looking Back at the Portland Restaurant Industry’s Year of Hardships

• Oregonian: Oregon sports fans can return for outdoor events such as Portland Timbers, Thorns games, but with capacity limits

• Willamette Week: Portland-Based Reissue Label Omnivore Recordings Won a Grammy Last Night

• Oregonian: Portland’s ‘Umbrella Man’ sculpture gets his umbrella back, newly spruced up after vandalism last fall

• Portland Monthly: What’s Blooming? Springtime Plants Are Popping Up in Portland

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