Portland in the News: Mural Celebrates LGBTQ Icons; Oregon Children Getting Extra Aid & More | July 29, 2021

A new 3-story mural in downtown Portland celebrates LGBTQ icons.

This week, Oregon will begin sending payments to Oregon families that are intended to make up for the free or reduced-cost meals students missed out on last year.

And the woman who introduced Portland to escape rooms is publishing a book about them.

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

• KOIN: Cherry blossoms unite Japan, US sister cities like Portland

• OPB: ‘More than just sweet’: Honey’s surprising abundance of flavors

• OPB: Never Look Away — A three-story-tall mural celebrating LGBTQ icons

• Oregonian: Most Oregon children soon will receive up to $1,100 apiece to help buy food

• Willamette Week: Laura Hall Created Portland’s First Escape Room. Now She’s Literally Written the Book on Them.

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