Portland in the News: Signs of an Early Spring; Parade Dragon Restoration; and Best Botanical Garden in the US? | February 8, 2024

Installed in the 1960s on what was then the tallest building in Oregon, this weather beacon continues to beam twice daily weather forecasts to downtown Portland.

A gift to the state of Oregon from Taiwan in 1989, Portland’s parade dragon PoChiMu is getting a facelift this year after Portland Chinatown History Foundation received a grant to help fund a restoration effort.

And Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden is in the running as the best botanical garden in the US.

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

• Travel Oregon: Chocolate Lover’s Guide to Oregon

• Travel Oregon: Experience Oregon’s Black-owned Restaurants

• Fox12: 1960s weather beacon still shines daily forecast over Portland

• Portland Mercury: PBOT Reveals Plan for Major 82nd Avenue Redesign

• Portland Monthly: Portland’s Tree Damage, through the Eyes of an Arborist

• Here is Oregon: For the Year of the Dragon, Portland Chinatown Museum will restore its 150-foot parade dragon

• KGW8: Oregon sends out $10 million in unclaimed money

• KGW8: Is commuting by Amtrak train a better option to avoid I-5 bottleneck between Vancouver and Portland?

• Travel Noire: How to Spend 24 Hours in Black-owned Portland

• Here is Oregon: This Portland botanical garden has been nominated for best in the U.S.

• KOIN: PHOTOS: Early signs of spring spotted around Portland

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