Portland in the News: More Portlanders Now Have AC; Library of Experiences; Rose City Beaches & More! | July 28, 2022

At Hillsboro Library, in addition to books & movies, patrons can check out board games, kitchen tools, cameras and more!

Portland will be an oven this weekend. Rising summer temperatures have pushed many residents to install air conditions, with roughly 80% of Portland homes now equipped with an AC.

Another way to cool off: Hit the beaches — Portland is full of them!

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

• OPB: At Hillsboro’s Library of Things, patrons can check out an experience

• BikePortland: 5 things that might happen now that Oregon just slashed parking mandates

• Travel Portland: Rose City on a Budget

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

• Willamette Week: Two Fans Abduct Their Favorite Actor in the Portland-Made “Rehab Cabin”

• KGW8: Number of Portland homes with air conditioning has nearly doubled in past decade

• Eater: Taylor Street Kitchen Wants to Become Downtown Portland’s Friendly Culinary Market

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