Portland in the News: South Portland Now Official; Drive Through Dances; One Step Closer to Gasoline Replacement & More! | May 7, 2020

A team of international scientists, including some from OSU, recently made a key breakthrough toward developing a cleaner alternative to gasoline.

South Portland now has its own address.

And Lucky Devil Strip Club in SE Portland has opened a drive-thru food service, with dancers.

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

• Portland Mercury: It’s Official: South Portland Becomes City’s Sixth Sextant

• KCBY: Researchers at OSU make key breakthrough in search for gasoline replacement

• KATU: Chinese American community donates 10,000 pieces of PPE to Legacy Health

• KOIN: Lucky Devil Lounge offers drive thru dances during coronavirus pandemic

• MIT Technology Review: This man assembled his own covid antibody tests for himself and his friends

• Oregonian: Lan Su Chinese Garden remains empty, a peaceful oasis in downtown Portland

• KATU: Mountain agave in bloom in Portland

• Willamette Week: Are You Qualified to Work as a COVID-19 Contact Tracer?

• KGW: Expert: Don’t panic over Asian giant hornet

• Oregonian: Free book, anyone? Portland sisters who own a large bookstore learn how quickly America responds to that offer

• KGW8: Portland restaurants and chefs up for James Beard Awards

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