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An archway with a metal sign featuring the words "Hawthorne Asylum" stretches over an opening in a walled complex at a street corner with food carts and people visible inside.

City

Did a psychiatric hospital once exist at the site of the Hawthorne Asylum Food Cart Pod?

More than 20 food and drink vendors currently operate at the Hawthorne Asylum Food Cart Pod in Southeast Portland.

August 2, 2023

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Cambrie Juarez

A graphic of Mount Rushmore with the faces blurred out and question marks in their place.

City

Who would be on your Mount Rushmore of Portland?

Send in your picks to help carve out our poll.

August 1, 2023

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Ben McBee

A close up of a focaccia sandwich in someone's hands at Montelupo.

Food

Montelupo grows twofold, expanding to Sellwood

The Italian restaurant and market’s second location will move into the former BAES Fried Chicken space, in between PDX Sliders and Oaks Bottom Public House.

August 1, 2023

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Ben McBee

Travel and Outdoors

Luxury cruise line Crystal announces stop in Portland in 2024

Crystal Cruises halted sailing in 2022 after its parent company filed for bankruptcy.

July 31, 2023

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Cambrie Juarez

A person holds a gas nozzle inserted into a car's fuel tank at a gas station.

City

Self-serve gas law will take effect in Oregon within days

The state has required gas to be pumped by attendants since 1951.

July 31, 2023

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Cambrie Juarez

A view of the construction site inside Portland International Airport's future main terminal.

Travel and Outdoors

Tracking the progress of PDX NEXT at Portland International Airport

The $2-billion renovation is approx. 10 months away from completing the first phase, when the main terminal will reopen.

July 28, 2023

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Ben McBee

A table at Takibi with various colorful dishes.

Food

More ways to get a taste of Takibi

The Japanese restaurant now offers daily lunch and happy hour, featuring new cocktails and delicious small plates.

July 28, 2023

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Ben McBee

A newly hatched owlet covered in white, downy fluff and sitting in a nest on the ground looks toward the camera while its parent huddles above it.

Travel and Outdoors

4 snowy owlets hatch at Oregon Zoo after parents make unexpected nest

Staff didn’t expect Rocky and Banff, who arrived at the zoo in April, to lay any eggs for at least a year.

July 27, 2023

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Cambrie Juarez

Two newly paved asphalt parking spots demonstrate carbon sequestration techniques used by Modern Hydrogen in Sherwood, Oregon.

City

Sherwood shows carbon sequestration success

Modern Hydrogen demonstrated the application of a technique that makes road construction and maintenance more cost-effective with a reduced impact on the environment.

July 26, 2023

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Ben McBee

Three women wearing mermaid tails, shells, and brightly colored maritime accessories sit on the side of a parade float covered in ocean-themed items.

Events

Portlandia Mermaid Parade & Festival to bring undersea fun to dry land

The seventh annual event supports community connection to Portland’s waterways while celebrating local artists and entertainers.

July 25, 2023

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Cambrie Juarez