Portland in the News: New Bridge; Bernie Cutout Raises $7,500; Gyms Allowed to Reopen & More! | January 28, 2021

Get ready to pump it up, Oregon! Starting Friday, gyms in extreme risk counties can have limited indoor activities.

There’s a new bridge in Bridge City! Flanders Crossing is now in place over I-405 and will be opening soon for bike and pedestrians.

And local public joy creator and artist Mike Bennett has raised $7,500 for Meals on Wheels People program with a creative wood cutout of Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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

• KGW8: Portland artist raises more than $7,500 for Meals on Wheels People with viral Bernie Sanders meme cutout

• Bike Portland: The Flanders Crossing Bridge is born, and a key bikeway comes into focus

• Blazers Edge: Enes Kanter Forges Unlikely Friendship With Sen. Ron Wyden

• Willamette Week: Oregon-Shot “First Cow” Has Been Nominated for Three Film Independent Spirit Awards

• KGW8: ‘Extreme risk’ counties in Oregon can have limited indoor activities starting Friday, Gov. Brown says

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