Portland in the News: Statue of Naked Bike Rider; Project Illumination Lights Up Downtown & More | December 22, 2022

This week, Damian Lillard is now the all-time leading scorer for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Over the dark winter months, Downtown Portland will be home to a series of interactive light displays.

And a sculpture of a naked bike rider that was too racy to display at the airport now has a home in Old Town Portland.

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

• Here is Oregon: How do you deliver a 75-foot Christmas tree to downtown Portland?

• Indie Wire: ‘Showing Up’ Trailer: Kelly Reichardt Returns with Portland-Set Pigeon Comedy

• ESPN: Damian Lillard becomes Trail Blazers’ all-time leading scorer

• Glide Magazine: From John Prine To Dave Chappelle – Portland, Oregon’s Aladdin Theater Keeps It Real (THESE WALLS)

• Atlas Obscura: ‘The Naked Cyclist’

• OPB: Why transforming the grid is critical to Oregon’s clean-energy future

• Eater: What We Know About the Ritz-Carlton’s Restaurant-Packed Portland Debut So Far

• KATU: ‘Project Illumination’ brightens downtown Portland with unique lights displays

• Eater: Portland Food Writers and Influencers’ Go-To Dining Destinations in 2022

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