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Gone but not forgotten 🇺🇲

Portland’s Digital Veterans Memorial preserves an important past
People gaze at a memorial wall honoring soldiers who died during World War II and the Korean War.
The Digital Veterans Memorial offers the opportunity to tell the stories behind the names. | Photo via City of Portland Archives
Time comes for all, even iconic buildings like the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and though the city is searching for solutions to preserve and upgrade the aging arena, there has already been one casualty.

In 2022, two massive granite panels bearing the names of local military members who lost their lives in World War II and the Korean War were put away in storage. The infrastructure holding the walls in place had weakened, creating a serious safety risk and a need for repairs.

Enter Portland’s Digital Veterans Memorial — an effort to make sure no one is left behind or forgotten. On this website you’ll find a graphic representation of the now-unavailable panels, listing hundreds of names. Beyond that, you’ll find veterans’ biographies, photographs, and history stretching all the way back to 1898.

Anyone who knows a local veteran’s story that should be shared is invited to contribute to the program. The form takes approx. 15-30 minutes to complete, but doing so can help preserve the knowledge of their sacrifice for much longer. City staff will also contact you before making your submission public.
SHARE A VETERAN'S STORY

Downtown’s O’Bryant Square will soon be demolished. The Portland Parks Foundation is seeking community input that will help shape the public space’s future design and use.

Click the button below to take part in their five-minute survey.
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Wednesday, March 1
  • Bridgetown Trivia | Wednesday, March 1 | 7 p.m. | Schilling Cider House, 930 SE 10th Ave., Portland | Free | Put your knowledge to the test and play for a chance to win prizes.
Thursday, March 2
Friday, March 3
  • Mary Szybist & Laurel Nakanishi | Friday, Mar. 3 | 7-9 p.m. | Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington St., Portland | Free | Bring a journal and pen for an evening of poetry and place.
Saturday, March 4
  • Saturday Crew | Saturday, Mar. 4 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Hoyt Arboretum, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd., Portland | Free | Spend the morning doing trail upkeep and learn to take care of rare and unusual trees from around the world.
  • PSU Farmers Market | Saturday, March 4 | 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Southwest Park Avenue and Montgomery Street, Portland | Price of purchase | Find local honey, hot meals, seasonal produce, and more at this year-round outdoor gathering featuring dozens of vendors.
  • MarchFourth’s 20th Anniversary Extravaganza | Saturday, Mar. 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St., Portland | $15-$20 | Celebrate two decades of Portland’s most-famous marching band with a live performance featuring music, stiltwalkers, acrobatics, and hula hooping.
  • Leave Your Troubles at the Door | Saturday, Mar. 4 | 4 p.m. | Helium Comedy Club, 1510 SE Ninth Ave., Portland | $10-$28 | Step one: write down your problems and put them in a box. Step two: have a comedian make jokes about your woes. Step three: laugh a lot and feel better.
We have a calendar filled with events and activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.
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Coming Soon
  • Thomas and Mariah Pisha-Duffly, the culinary couple behind Gado Gado, have set their sights on opening a bar on Southeast Clinton Avenue this June. The Houston Blacklight will serve up wondrously comforting items like martinis with Jell-O shrimp garnishes and French onion soup ramen among fantastical 1970s rock-n-roll posters. 🦐 (Eater Portland)
  • Crux Portland Pub, Crux Fermentation Project’s first location outside of Bend, will open in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood this summer. Minimal renovations will be necessary when the brewery moves into the former Vagabond Brewing space, which will include a full kitchen and seating for around 100 customers. 🍻 (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)
Watch
  • Cinophile this one away for your to-do list. Local Cinemark theaters — Century Clackamas Town Center and Century 16 Cedar Hills — will host Oscar Movie Week (Monday, March 6-Sunday, March 12). For $40, you can catch every 2023 Best Picture nominee before the Academy Awards. 🎬 (Willamette Week)
Announced
  • John James Audubon, the renowned ornithologist whose name is attached to naturalist groups around the country, was also a known slaveholder, graverobber, and anti-abolitionist. In a reckoning with its namesake, Portland Audubon has decided to change its name, although a replacement has not yet been finalized. 🐦 (KOIN)
DYK
  • In February, Portland had more snowfall than Denver, Detroit, Buffalo, and New York City... combined. Those four cities are experiencing far less than their normal winter precipitation — about 9 inches on average — while the City of Roses got 9.6 inches more than usual. ❄️ (KOIN)
Tech
  • Growing bone tissue. Understanding cancer. Highly personalized medicine. These are just a few possibilities through the research being conducted at OHSU, which includes biofabrication (read: 3D-printed cells) and many other techniques. 🫁 (OPB)
Try This
  • New parents need not miss out on all of their old hobbies. Just ask Portland Monthly writer Sam Stites, who took his 4-month-old son snowshoeing recently. Hear the six lessons he learned from the experience, like the importance of a baby snowsuit. ⛄ (Portland Monthly)
Ranked
  • Cannon Beach rocked its way onto Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice 2023 Best of the Best list, coming in at No. 7 on the best beaches in the US. With nothing but Hawaii, Florida, and Georgia locales above it, we’ll take the warm praise — but we’re still packing a sweater. 🌊 (Tripadvisor)
Travel
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The creativity is endless in Portland. | Gif via Six & Main
For us at PDXtoday, it’s the people and the cool things they make that put Portland on top.

Instead of shouting it from the rooftops — because the rain is really coming down — we’re using this opportunity to tell you about some businesses we’ve partnered with through Six & Main, our parent company’s local marketplace.
  • Willow Ship is a woman-founded and family-run company that crafts hand-printed, 100% linen homewares, everything from napkins to table runners.
  • Portland Soda Works can refresh your bar cart with a wide range of flavored, lower sugar mixers for sodas, mocktails, or cocktails.
  • Plant Based Candles creates organic coconut wax candles in bespoke vessels that can be reused as planters — each order even comes with seeds.
  • Carry Courage’s owner turns earth-conscious materials into sustainable and functional products like bags and other accessories.
There’s always more room at the table. If you’re interested in partnering with us, please reach out.
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THE WRAP

Today’s issue was written by Ben.

Editor’s pick: Before watching the Timbers beat Sporting Kansas City on Monday, my wife and I stopped at Goose Hollow Inn for a beer and some food. The historic pub, founded by former Mayor Bud Clark and still run by his family, is very cozy and really does have the “best Reuben on the planet.”

Missed yesterday’s newsletter? This pickleball-only rec center is going to be a big dill.
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