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A person in a striped polo shirt hits a golf ball with an iron down a tree lined fairway at Rose City Golf Club in Portland, Oregon.
Sports
Tee it up at these golf courses around Portland
Whether you’re a weekend warrior or the next Tiger Woods, these golf courses in the Portland area are sure to make for a good round.
August 11, 2023
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Ben McBee
A welder works on a bike frame.
Events
Inaugural bike building festival MADE rolls into town
The trade event, held at Zidell Yards from Thursday, Aug. 24, to Sunday, Aug. 27, invites industry members and consumers to celebrate the craftsmanship of building bicycles by hand.
August 3, 2023
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Ben McBee
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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 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 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
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Travel and Outdoors
New trail offers view ‘unlike any other’ at Silver Falls State Park
Visitors will find the new ADA-accessible trail and day-use area on the northern side of the popular park near Silverton.
July 25, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
A view looking over a river toward a city at sunset with a bridge and a pedestrian pathway jutting out over the water.
City
See Portland from a new perspective at these top viewpoints
With the help of PDXtoday readers, we’re compiling a running list of the best viewpoints to drink in sights of Portland and its surrounding natural beauty.
July 19, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
Spray from several waterfalls create a soft rainbow over a turquoise pool on a sunny day.
Travel and Outdoors
Hike of the Month: Lewis River Falls
Take a break from the Columbia River Gorge and journey into the Gifford Pinchot National Forest for a loop hike featuring a handful of stunning waterfalls fed by snowmelt.
July 17, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
Two researchers look and point at a small container of water next to a river on a sunny day.
Travel and Outdoors
New grant funds research to study toxic algae blooms in Oregon waterways
Scientists say the frequency, duration, and intensity of algae blooms in Northwest waterways are increasing each year.
July 17, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
A view of the trailhead at Powell Butte Nature Park with Mount Hood in the background
Travel and Outdoors
Take an accessible hike on one of these trails in Portland
These are three of our favorite local accessible trails that are wheelchair-friendly.
July 17, 2023
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Trevor Peters
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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
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City
City of Portland inks e-scooter partnerships with Lyft, Lime
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August 8, 2024
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A woman swims in the swimming hole beneath Punchbowl Falls.
Travel and Outdoors
Make a splash at these swimming holes in the Portland area
When summer is laying the heat on thick, make a beeline for the water — but choose carefully. Here, we’ve listed only the best spots to swim.
August 8, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
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
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August 7, 2024
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Mount Hood rises above a still lake at night, reflecting the stars above it. A cloud sits just atop its peak and lights from ski resorts on its slope shine bright.
Culture
Where to watch the Perseid meteor shower around Portland
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August 7, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
Looking up at a long truss bridge spanning a river before it meets the ocean. A stunning sunset has cast everything in varying shades of orange, pink, and blue.
Travel and Outdoors
Spend a weekend in the historic port town of Astoria
Explore our recommendations on where to eat and stay and how to fill your free time.
August 6, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
Portland is spelled out in lower case arial font on a slime green background. The black text is substantially blurred.
Culture
What’s a ‘brat summer’ and how do I have one?
Thanks to Charli XCX’s hit pop album, we’re here to decode why “brat” is all over the airwaves, internet, and right outside your front door.
August 5, 2024
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Madison McMillen
A six-piece brass band holding instruments and wearing white button-down shirts and ties stands before a hedge.
Culture
New Orleans-style jazz funeral band offers catharsis, comfort ‘in an honest and truly connected way’
The brass band plays a mournful dirge, followed by joyful, uplifting jazz music to help grieving loved ones embrace their feelings.
August 2, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
Several oysters on the half shell arranged on a round plate.
Food
Where to eat fresh oysters in Portland
These three spots offer standout selections of the bivalve mollusks served in unique ways.
August 2, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
Dancers wearing pink and red silk dresses arrance themselves in a group on stage. Behind them you can see large red Chinese drums. One woman in the center holds a rose.
Events
Celebrate culture and cuisine at the Oregon Chinese Festival
The event put on by the Oregon Chinese Coalition returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square for the fifth time with dance and musical performances, food vendors, and community outreach.
August 1, 2024
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Ben McBee