Portland in the News: Timbers/Thorns Games Up to 80% Capacity; Traffic’s Back; Blazers to Broadcast on Root & More | June 10, 2021

Starting next week, Timbers & Thorns games will increase capacity to 80% and will require proof of COVID-19 Vaccination for entry.

Portland Trail Blazers television broadcasts are moving to Root Sports through the 2024-2025 season.

And you didn’t imagine it, traffic really was worse than before times over Memorial Day Weekend.

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

• Fox 12: Portland area mass vaccination sites to hand out $100 grocery gift cards for first doses

• OPB: Portland forms plan with Oregon to transfer 82nd Avenue to city control

• Oregonian: Portland Timbers and Thorns increasing fan capacity to 80%, and proof of vaccination will be required

• Portland Monthly: The Traffic’s Back, and, Yes, It’s Getting Worse than Before

• Willamette Week: Oregon Musician Michelle Zauner’s Memoir, “Crying in H Mart,” Will Be Made Into a Movie

• PSU: Oregon 2050: What will Oregon be like 30 years from now?

• Oregonian: Portland Trail Blazers’ television broadcast moving to Root Sports with 4-year deal

• KOIN: Portland’s Frog Ferry could be reality in 2022

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