Portland in the News: Mei Mei’s Baby Boy; New Burnside Bridge; Street Business is Booming During Pandemic & More! | August 5, 2020

Did you get a check in the mail for $94.42? Better cash it; it’s real!

Check out these early sketches for the Burnside Bridge replacement.

And the Oregon Zoo has announced that Mei Mei’s panda cub is a healthy boy!

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

• KATU: Street business booming in Southeast Portland during coronavirus pandemic

• Oregonian: Portland starts $8.9 million Naito Parkway project, 1st of 2 to transform the street

• Fox12: Over 1 million Oregonians to receive $94.42 check in the mail, yes it’s real

• Portland Tribune: 1,500 electric bikes hitting Portland streets next month

• KGW8: Virtual contact tracing class begins at Portland Community College

• GQ: Aminé Is Portland Proud. But He Doesn’t Recognize His Hometown Anymore

• KOIN: BLM memorial rests where Portland’s Elk Statue once stood

• KGW8: Going Dutch? New bicycle signal is part of a study on bike infrastructure

• Bike Portland: Travel Oregon film follows three women on bikepacking trip

• Fox12: It’s a boy! Mei Mei’s 6-week-old cub ‘in great health’, care staff says

• Oregonian: New Burnside Bridge could look like a combination of nearby Willamette River bridges

• Forbes: Wild Wild West League Offers Rare Chance To Attend Baseball Games During Pandemic

• Oregonian: Making change: Portland’s Feed the Mass chef feeds thousands for free, but he’s just getting started

• Willamette Week: Drake’s Ridiculous Private Airplane Is Parked at PDX for Some Reason

• Eater: Oregon’s Fight for To-Go Cocktails, Explained

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