Portland in the News: James Beard’s Best New Restaurant; Best Biking City; Record Pollen Counts & More! | June 8, 2023

LawnStarter has named Portland the No. 3 Best Biking City in the U.S.

The Willamette Valley set a new record for grass pollen counts this week.

And Portland restaurant Kann was named best new restaurant at the James Beard Awards.

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

• OPB: Oregon tourism surpasses pre-pandemic levels in many places

• KOIN: Portland restaurants win big at James Beard Awards

• Oregonian: Portland’s Kann named America’s best new restaurant at 2023 James Beard Awards

• Here is Oregon: Portland Pride Parade’s Grand Marshal isn’t just one person this year

• Statesman Journal: How to prevent allergy symptoms as grass pollen nears historic levels in Willamette Valley

• Architectural Record: Land Morphology Creates an Architectural Dreamscape for Leach Botanical Garden

• Portland Monthly: Portland Is a Beach Town. It’s True.

• OPB: Rick Adelman, former Blazers head coach, wins the NBA coaches’ lifetime achievement award

• Willamette Week: Here Are the Three Possible Maps of Portland’s Four Voting Districts Come Fall 2024

• Travel Oregon: Guide to Flower Farms in Oregon

• Here is Oregon: Portland is the No. 3 best city for biking in the U.S., new ranking says

• Embrace Someplace: A (Very) Helpful Guide to Whale Watching at the Oregon Coast

• OPB: How science and history created the delicious Oregon strawberry

• PSU Vanguard: Inside the world of Portland’s dragon boat racing culture

• Thrillist: TikTok Can’t Get Enough of This Deeply Kitschy Oregon Theme Park

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