Courtesy United States Department of Agriculture
Oregon’s economy is heating up as sauna businesses pop up all over the state.
I know one thing I wouldn’t want in my sauna. A live yellow-legged hornet was found in Vancouver and is said to be highly aggressive and invasive.
In less scary news, our four legged friends have a new place to do zoomies at PSU’s new dog park.
Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:
- Portland.gov: Portland’s first heritage tree finds new life
- OPB: Skeleton of rare blue whale going on display in Newport
- WWeek: The sauna business surges in Oregon
- Portland Mercury: Justin Townes Earle’s Portland years
- Bridgetown Bites: Mr. Chip will vend excellent snacks in Portland
- WWeek: It’s the most annoying traffic jam in Portland. Here’s how to fix it.
- KOIN: PSU opens first dog park in downtown Portland
- NY Times: The Cherry Bombs burst into Portland’s soccer scene
- KOIN: Oregon warns of highly invasive hornets
- OregonLive: Superfund site is one big step closer to becoming Portland botanical gardens