Portland in the News: Wall of Moms; BIPOC-led Farmers Market; E-Scooter Ridership Increases & More! | July 23, 2020

The pandemic has brought a new appreciation to Portland’s e-scooters, which have seen ridership soar to above pre-COVID levels.

SE Portland is now home to a new BIPOC-led Farmers Market: Come Thru Farmers Market.

And hundreds of Portland mothers made international headlines this week when they joined Portland’s Black Lives Matter demonstrations.

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

• NBC: Trail Blazers projected starting 5 should scare opposing NBA teams

• Oregonian: Future of Portland’s historic Darcelle XV Showplace is certain: ‘We’ll never close’

• OPB: Portland’s Independent Journalists Reflect On Nightly Protest Coverage

• OPB: A Portland Farm Seeks To Restore Black People To The Land

• The Guardian: ‘I wanted to take action’: behind the ‘Wall of Moms’ protecting Portland’s protesters

• KGW8: Portland e-scooter ridership skyrockets after COVID-19 outbreak

• Oregonian: Portland International Airport debuts Concourse E extension (photos)

• Portland Monthly: A New, BIPOC-led Farmers Market Takes Root in Portland

• Vogue: The Portland Protestors Are Causing ‘Good Trouble,’ Honoring the Lasting Legacy of John Lewis

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