Portland in the News: Park Greeters to Encourage Social Distancing; Can Pets Get COVID-19?; Southern Oregon Indie Film Tops the Charts & More! | April 9, 2020

Now you can help save lives by staying home and playing pinball! The owner of QuarterWorld is offering month-long rentals of pinball & arcade games.

Puzzled over what’s coming next? Keep it together with these Oregon themed jigsaw puzzles.

Mind the 6-feet bubble! Starting this week, Portland Parks & Recreation will be deploying park greeters to encourage social distancing.

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

• Willamette Week: Oregon Gets Permission to Expand Medicaid Coverage During COVID-19 Crisis

• KATU: Portland restaurants partner with Multnomah County to provide meals for homeless shelters

• CBS News: For one Portland arcade, it’s not “game over”

• Oregonian: Jigsaw puzzles with Oregon themes – think marijuana plants, Bigfoot – a welcome distraction during stay-at-home orders

• KGW8: Can pets get COVID-19? The risk is extremely low

• OPB: Portland Parks To Deploy ‘Park Greeters’ To Encourage Social Distancing

• Willamette Week: An Independent Film Shot in Southern Oregon Is the No. 1 Movie in the Country

• Fox12: Musicians helping musicians: Portland project provides support, stirring rendition of ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’

• Portland Business Journal: In alluring fashion, Portland musicians raise awareness for COVID-19 aid program

• Portland Business Journal: Portland State, Portland Garment Factory deliver PPE to Legacy

• KGW8: Ultimate coronavirus mask?: Use HEPA vacuum bags, blue shop towels or T-shirts

• Willamette Week: Oregon Cannabis Sales in March Were the Highest Ever for a Single Month

• KOIN: Oregon cannabis sales for March set record amid coronavirus response

• KGW8: Rush hour no longer exists…for now

• Willamette Week: A Century Ago, Portland Faced a Health Crisis That Now Sounds Eerily Familiar

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