Portland in the News: Swifts Early This Year; Lightning at Oregon State Fair; Best City to Survive Zombies & More! | September 7, 2023

A high-altitude research balloon was spotted over Portland Wednesday, prompting many to immediately think of alien spacecraft.

The Oregon Experience released a documentary on Portland activist and civil rights leader Beatrice Morrow Cannady, one of the first editors of Portland’s independent Black-owned newspaper The Advocate.

And due to Portland’s high number of hardware stores and outdoor gear stores, the Rose City ranks high on the list of major cities for best chances to survive a zombie apocalypse.

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

• KGW8: Is downtown Portland still recovering, or is it getting worse?

• Oregonian: A Beverly Cleary mystery unfolds at a Portland middle school

• OPB: Vaux’s swifts return early to Portland this year, but climate change might not be the only reason

• KOIN: ‘Amazing!’ Lightning shuts down rides at Oregon State Fair

• Oregonian: Portland ranked 11th best city to survive a zombie apocalypse

• Eater: Portland Pop-Ups and Restaurant Residencies to Watch, September 2023

• OPB: 120 years ago, ‘The Advocate’ became a voice for Black Oregonians

• KPTV: Research balloon spotted in sky over Portland metro

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