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• Paws + Relax Discount Days | Wednesday, Nov. 8-Friday, Nov. 10 | 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Rd., Portland | $12 | Autumn is a particularly beautiful time to visit the zoo, get some fresh air, and connect with the animal kingdom.

• Midnight At The Masquerade: Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner | Friday, Nov. 10 | 7-10 p.m. | The Old Spaghetti Factory, 715 S. Bancroft St., Portland | $49 | Tap into your inner Sherlock Holmes and unravel the clues to solve a murder most foul, all while dining on a three-course meal — kill two birds with one stone, you know?
• An Evening with David Sedaris | Friday, Nov. 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland | $32.50-$65 | Hear from the masterful writer of satire and author of “Happy-Go-Lucky,” a collection of personal essays.

• Hollywood Farmers Market | Saturday, Nov. 11 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Northeast Hancock Street between 44th and 45th avenues, Portland | Free | Find fresh, local food — rain or shine — while supporting small businesses, growers, and makers from the community.
• Portland Veterans Day Parade | Saturday, Nov. 11 | 10 a.m. | Northeast Portland | Free | Honor past and present service members at Portland’s only Veterans Day parade, which starts at Northeast Beech Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and includes a vendor and resource fair.
• Portland Cheese and Meat Festival | Saturday, Nov. 11 | 12 p.m. | The Leftbank Annex, 101 N. Weidler St., Portland | $75-$129 | Treat your tastebuds to a culinary adventure involving 35+ PNW vendors, over 140 creations and products, and unlimited tastings; use code PDXTODAYFAM for 15% off tickets.

• A new online dashboard aims to contextualize the story of Black Oregonians by publishing data on five socioeconomic categories: population, health, educational achievement, economic well-being, and the presence of Black-owned businesses. The Oregon Black Prosperity Dashboard is part of ECONorthwest’s efforts to improve financial equity for Black residents, businesses, and organizations. (KOIN)

• City leaders voted in April to tear down O’Bryant Square and rebuild it under a new name (Darcelle XV Plaza) — a process that was supposed to begin this fall. But the streets running above the park’s underground parking structure need to be reinforced first, delaying the project’s completion date to next summer. (KOIN)

• Two well-known faces at KGW are leaving the station. Wednesday, Nov. 22, will mark the last day in the NBC affliate newsroom for Brenda Braxton, a “KGW News at Sunrise” anchor for 34 years, and Ashley Korslien, an anchor, reporter, and true-crime podcast host for more than 10 years. (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)

• An app that launched in January to help travelers get around Portland International Airport is expanding. GoodMaps gives smartphone users turn-by-turn directions through the airport by typing in — or speaking — a destination. The latest update makes the app serviceable for all four concourses, just in time for the holidays. (KGW)

• The first Portland BIPOC Children’s Book Fair is coming Saturday, Dec. 23, 12-4 p.m., to Norse Hall on Northeast 11th Avenue. Attendees will find books for readers ages 3-17 from Black-owned bookstore Sistah Scifi spanning a range of genres from sci-fi and fantasy to nonfiction and mystery. (KOIN)

• Nico Vergara of Nico’s Ice Cream is closing his brick-and-mortar restaurant after a little over a year of business on Northeast Cully Boulevard. Vergara cited “rising costs, the rapid growth of Nico’s Ice Cream, and life in general” for the decision to close Nico’s Cantina at the end of November.

• 400+. That’s how many earthquakes the United States Geological Survey has detected near Mount St. Helens since mid-July. While the tally marks a monthly increase compared to 2008, experts say short-term spikes in seismicity are normal and all of the temblors have been too small to feel at the surface. (KOIN)

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• “Naughty” | Devilishly decadent with rich, coffee-infused chocolate, caramel chocolate fudge, whiskey caramel ice cream, and chunks of salted peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough
• “Nice” | Inspired by Dwanta’s favorite cheat meal of PB+J banana pancakes, this one is a coconut and vanilla cake with layers of Oregon marionberry jam, rum-spiked bananas Foster ice cream, peanut butter chocolate ganache, and spiced coconut streusel topping