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Sports
Portland Trail Blazers launch Rip City Bar Network
Portland Trail Blazers fans now have a list of 25 local bars where they can go to watch every one of the NBA team’s home and away games.
November 22, 2024 12:29 PM
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Alina Hunter-Grah
Rose City Rollers Wheels of Justice team poses with their world championship medals in 2019.
Events
The roller derby world championships are coming to Portland
Veterans Memorial Coliseum will host 13 different teams from around the globe at the event Friday, Nov. 1-Sunday, Nov. 3.
October 28, 2024
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Ben McBee
The Moda Center in Portland, Oregon is adorned with a sign that says we are all trail blazers.
City
New Zone V parking district protects residents and restricts Rose Quarter eventgoers
Signs in several Eliot neighborhood blocks will put a two-hour limit on evening parking from October through May.
October 2, 2024
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Ben McBee
Older adults walk up to chairs and tables set up in Portland's Zidell Yards carrying their own camp chairs. In the background, the Tilikum Crossing rises.
Development
Portland Diamond Project to purchase Zidell Yards for future baseball stadium
The move marks a big step toward bringing an MLB team to the city.
September 24, 2024
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Ben McBee
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Sports
WNBA is officially expanding with a team in Portland
The announcement comes after several years of speculation and support from fans.
September 18, 2024
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Ben McBee
The view from Providence Parks' Tanner Ridge seating area shows an elevated view of the stadium and the tops of the hills in the distance. The Portland Thorns warm up for a game in the 2022 Women's International Champions Cup against Monterrey.
Sports
Providence Park is greener than ever after achieving LEED Gold certification
The home of the green and gold is one of two LEED-certified sports venues in Portland.
September 11, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
A crowd of Timbers Army waves Portland flags with green smoke filling the arena.
Play
Be the best fan with our guide to sports teams in Portland
From the Trail Blazers to the Rose City Rollers, we’re sharing all the details of Portland’s sports teams, plus some big-name programs from across the state.
August 27, 2024
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Ben McBee
Two skateboarders jumping over a metal screw in the ground with Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall's Portland sign in the background.
Culture
Portland to host the inaugural Rockstar Energy Open
The 3-day skateboarding competition will take place at Tom McCall Waterfront Park with music and art and will be free for locals to attend.
August 14, 2024
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Michael Beausoleil
The silver, gold, and bronze medals from the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Sports
How many medals did local athletes win at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
Here’s how athletes who live, train, or went to school in the Portland metro or Oregon performed.
August 9, 2024
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Ben McBee
Two people in sportswear pose side by side holding up there pickleball paddles with smiles on their faces.
Sports
Celebrate National Pickleball Day in Portland
If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen on Aug. 8.
August 7, 2024
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Ben McBee
Members of the USA Beer Mile team pose at the finish line, holding beers and raising their hands.
Sports
Unsanctioned Olympic events that Portland would dominate
If these sports were approved by the International Olympic Committee, Rose City residents would surely take home the gold.
July 24, 2024
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Ben McBee
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A multi wall mural shows a Sandworm from the Beetlejuice movie and other pumpkin inspired paintings.
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October 24, 2024
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An animator's hand poses a miniature stop-motion figurine of a smiling Sasquatch wearing a suit and bowtie.
Business
LAIKA will help Portland State University develop new animation program
The Oscar-winning studio will also fund scholarships for six students.
October 23, 2024
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A food worker passes food to an outstretched hand at a window.
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Mount St. Helens rises over a hazy horizon with a light dusting of snow on its peak. In front you can see the blue stripe of the Columbia River and falls colors that blanket Portland. The Fremont Bridge's white arch peeks just above the evergreen trees in the foreground.
Travel and Outdoors
Hike of the Month: Council Crest Park
Get your steps in as you climb to one of Portland’s tallest points, which offers vistas of five Cascade peaks as well as an off-leash dog park.
October 22, 2024
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Ben McBee
Two alien figurines work on a grotesque operating table where guests at the Freakybuttrue Peculiarium can stick their head for a pretend picture.
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Try on these Portland-inspired Halloween costumes
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