Portland in the News: Peak Swift; Easy Voting; Portland 80% Recovered | September 22, 2022

According to a review by the New York Times, Oregon is the easiest state to vote in – so no excuses!

Portland‘s business district is still feeling pains from the pandemic, but the entertainment sector is nearly in full swing.

And Portland is at Peak Swift at the moment. To see them, look up in the skies around dusk when they’re swirling around hollow trees and chimney stacks.

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

• Portland Monthly: Peak Swift: The Vaux’s Migration Is Cresting Now in Portland

• KOIN: Zombies needed for Portland’s annual ‘Thriller’ dance

• Oregonian: How to climb Mount St. Helens during peak season

• Oregonian: Engineering firm says its new downtown headquarters is Portland’s first ‘Living Building’

• KGW8: Explore Portland by trail, tram, trolley and train on the 4T Trail

• Willamette Week: Two Oregon Restaurants Made The New York Times’ Top 50 in America List

• Portland Monthly: Meet Some of the Women Who Helped Shape Oregon as We Know It

• Willamette Week: Is Portland Back?

• New York Times: The ‘Cost’ of Voting in America: A Look at Where It’s Easiest and Hardest

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