Portland in the News: Trail Blazers Encouraging Fans Vote; Darcelle’s House on National Historic Register & More! | October 8, 2020

Congratulations, Portland! We have one of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in the country.

Oregonians can expect their ballots to arrive in a few weeks. This year, we’ll be voting on increasing the cigarette tax, legalizing psilocybin therapy & a potential expansion of the drug treatment system.

And the Trail Blazers are helping fans register, vote & fill out the census.

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

• Portland Monthly: May Your Kids Never Be Bored Again with These Local Toys

• Portland Business Journal: Oregon voters will decide on cigarette, vaping, psilocybin and drug measures

• Willamette Week: Portland Has the Nation’s Second-Lowest Rate of COVID-19 Infection Among Major Cities, Study Says

• Portland Eater: To Find Hope in American Cooking, James Beard Looked to the West Coast

• Oregonian: 1896 Queen Anne, owned by drag queen Darcelle, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

• Portland Monthly: New Trail Blazers Initiative Urges Fans to Get Out and Vote

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