Portland in the News: Blossom Season; New Funds for N. Portland Aquatic Center; July 4th Fireworks & More! | March 10, 2022

Oregon‘s blossom season is starting to bloom!

Anyone with $100 & a cause can decide what colors appear on the Morrison Bridge.

And this summer fireworks will be back at the Blues Fest for July 4th weekend.

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

• Travel Oregon: Spring in Bloom

• Portland Monthly: Literary Arts Announces 2022 Oregon Book Award Finalists

• The Guardian: ‘I can help them’: one man’s journey from Portland to Ukraine’s frontlines

• OPB: Who gets to decide the color of the lights on Portland’s Morrison Bridge?

• KGW: Oregon allocates $15M in funding for new North Portland aquatic center

• Eater: The Regulations That Helped Grow Portland’s Explosive Food Scene

• Oregonian: After two years, Blues Fest is bringing music, fireworks back to Portland’s Waterfront Park this summer

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