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Portlanders wearing bright rain gear riding their bikes down Southwest Naito Parkway.
Culture
Keep on rolling with these bike maintenance resources in Portland
Join a workshop to learn how to fix things yourself or drop your ride off at a local shop.
April 1, 2024
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Ben McBee
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Real Estate
How to raise chickens in your backyard
Fresh eggs, every day.
March 29, 2024
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Ben McBee
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City
Help shape the future of Portland’s trees as the city revises its Urban Forest Plan
The framework will be updated with input from the community and staff from multiple city bureaus and regional and state agencies.
March 21, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
An urban front yard containing various species of biodiverse plants separated by wood chips. A blue house with a yellow door is in the background.
Travel and Outdoors
Q+A: Regenerative landscaper Kyle Leslie-Christy turns Portland lawns into food forests
The founder of PDX Urban Gardens is establishing self-sustaining green spaces that support the surrounding environment and community.
March 21, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
A concrete path stretches into the distance, surrounded by plants and fences on either side. Buildings are visible on the other side of the fences.
City
New bike path, maintenance yard upgrades nearly complete at Mt. Tabor Park
The bike path and multi-use trail are expected to open around April 1.
March 15, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
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Travel and Outdoors
Celebrate International Dark Sky Week
Protect the night by taking some simple actions Tuesday, April 2-Monday, April 8
March 12, 2024
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Dayten Rose
A neglected former inn with boarded-up windows is surrounded by grass and trees.
Culture
Watch these famous movies with scenes filmed in the Portland area
Who’s bringing the popcorn?
March 6, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
Yellow, red, and some multicolor tulips stretch to the horizon on either side of a dirt row at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Oregon.
Events
Plan your trip to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival
This year’s event will take place between March 22 and May 5, with peak blooms predicted during the first two weeks of April.
March 4, 2024
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Ben McBee
Two people strapped together front-to-back fall from an open door of an airplane. The person in back is wearing a closed parachute and has their arms outstretched. A patchwork of fields and greenery stretches out far below.
Culture
Where to take a leap for Leap Day
Let this essential element of the Gregorian calendar inspire you to reach new heights.
February 28, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
Sun shines down through trees laden with moss. A paved path winds among ferns and other undergrowth at Tualatin Hills Nature Park.
Travel and Outdoors
Hike of the Month: Tualatin Hills Nature Park
Learn something new about the beauty in your backyard.
February 27, 2024
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Ben McBee
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A portrait of an iguana shows a lizard looking sullenly with spikes and scales ranging in color from grey and white to yellow and orange.
Business
Reptile in the rafters: Remembering the iguana that once called Next Adventure home
“Iggy” would often catch customers unaware from its lofty perch.
September 26, 2024
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Ben McBee
A circular case of pies contains several desserts, including one marked with a sign that reads "key lime."
Food
Where to find the best key lime pie in Portland
Three pie shops. Three variations. All delicious.
September 25, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
Paper mills belch white gas along the Columbia River near the Lewis and Clark Bridge in Longview, Washington.
Travel and Outdoors
What’s that smell? Unknown odor wafts from SW Washington to Portland
Investigators started monitoring the air for gas leaks after residents up and down Interstate 5 between Kelso and Portland complained of foul odors.
September 25, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
People involved with Friends of Frog Ferry stand a board a docked vessel on the Willamette River in Portland.
City
Frog Ferry jumps at fresh start with new Portland government
Proponents organized a media event on Tuesday, Sept. 24 to drum up support for the public passenger ferry initiative, calling the upcoming City Council transition an “inflection point.”
September 24, 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
The Original Taco House on Southeast Powell Boulevard.
Food
Portland restaurants you miss the most
PDXtoday readers shared which local restaurants + meals spark deep nostalgia — and we think you’ll agree.
September 23, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
A flock of silhouetted birds fly in front of a full moon.
Travel and Outdoors
How to help birds during fall migration by going ‘Lights Out’
You can help millions of migrating birds safely reach their destinations by taking a few simple steps.
September 23, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
Portland's Vista Bridge rises diagonally left to right in the foreground. In the background, you can see skyscrapers with snowclad Mount Hood looming behind.
City
Year 2 progress report published for Portland’s Climate Emergency Workplan
Multiple city bureaus are collaborating on 47 priority actions to meet 2030 and 2050 climate goals.
September 20, 2024
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Ben McBee
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Culture
Shop, swap, sell, and save in Portland
Here’s the deal — the swap meet and vintage shopping scene is stellar in the City of Roses.
September 20, 2024
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Dozens of people wearing various amounts of clothing ride their bikes in Portland's Old Town Chinatown district at night.
Events
Portland will get a World Naked Bike Ride in 2024 after all
A new team unrelated to the Portland World Naked Bike Ride is organizing the nude protest set for Saturday, Sept. 21.
September 19, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez