Week's Top Stories: Portland nonprofit announces $70 million plan to revitalize Albina district

Very easy coast/Mid-Atlantic style homes on SE Taggart in Portland

Morning walk in Portland…

Laundry on Woodstock Portland

Onward Portland! First time taking public transit from SE to Hillsboro. Not bad!

Have you been to the Witch’s Castle at night?

Today and tomorrow www.wildartsfestival.org/artists

$1.8 million. This is bananas. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

$1 tacos? Be right there!

Side Street. Gallery opening tonight! 28 and Ankeny in Southeast

TRAFFIC ALERT: Landslide near Troutdale closes all lanes of Historic Columbia River Highway

Tomorrow, Oregon is poised to approve the nation's first statewide model zoning code + become the first state to make it mandatory in cities that underperform their peers on housing production www.sightline.org/2025/12/03/n...

Portland Parks & Recreation has scheduled a Design Advice Request meeting to discuss the extension of the Park Blocks through the Broadway Corridor www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi...

Feeling vindicated! This was one of my guesses as to what this year’s Gingerbread Masterpiece would be. The Royal Palace of OZ. Currently amidst the chaos here at The Benson. #portland

Can Portland get its mojo back? Minneapolis?

Holy shit San Francisco! 60% of the city rezoned, most places exceeding (!!) SB 79. The most restrictive of these allows attached 4–8 story apt buildings with no cap on the # of homes inside, no parking mandates, and by-right streamlined approval. Movement racking up the municipal wins today 🏆🏆🏆

Downtown Portland

Born in Calexico, on the Mexican border, he grew up steeped in Latino culture and speaking Spanish. He dreamed of becoming a foreign correspondent. Now he's producing a Spanish-language newscast in a Portland basement, filling a news hole for Latinos in Oregon. www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/12...

One of the best things to come out of covid. Wonderful for patrons who can choose to enjoy a non-rainy day in Portland, and ESSENTIAL for small businesses who can (in some cases) double their seating capacity and revenue. This should be protected and encouraged - please write a note today.

Guess i should bring the spider plants in... katu.com/news/local/p...

Portland Shoes

Portland coffee roasters and cafés still struggling after tariffs were lifted In Portland, Oregon, the lingering effects of coffee tariffs are impacting small businesses. Mark Strassmann reports. Source link

Mayor Wilson pledged to end unsheltered homelessness in Portland by Dec. 1. Today, people are still sleeping on Portland streets. But Wilson did met one goal: He secured $$ to open his goal of 1,500 new beds. (Yet only 890 of those beds are currently open for use.) Where we're at/what's next:

O’Gallerie Auction Portland

Sunset in Portland

Quick trip to Seaside!

if a street kills this many pedestrians it should get knocked down to 2 lanes, 15 mph, speed bumps, new concrete protected bike lanes, and this should happen within a few months

This year, thousands of people filled parking garages and nearby streets to watch the event.

🎨 Portland Art Openings – First Thursday, December 4 The post highlights various art exhibitions in Portland galleries, featuring receptions at specific times. Notable galleries include Russo Lee, Augen, Froelick, Blue Sky, and more, with a suggested walking route to optimize visits. The evening…

More controversial this year…

Bagdad Theater Portland

On one of my first ever trips to Portland, I was waiting for the 20 bus, a guy offered us weed. Declining, he then pulled out a bag of turkey and offered that. That was followed by an invite to T-day dinner later in the day. Declined all but a genuinely friendly welcome.

A haunting in Salem, Oregon… open.spotify.com/episode/6yoT...

I'm always suspicious of any kind of ranking based on made up metrics, but seeing Bologna in the top 30 makes me even more suspicious. Don't get me wrong, biking in Bologna is ok, but mostly despite public policies or as a collateral consequence of urban history and traffic management

A haunting in Salem, Oregon… open.spotify.com/episode/6yoT...

Thank you, Chicago.

To me, the magic of Portland, as with a few other places in the U.S., is you can walk pretty far without encountering the end of the sidewalk. Walkable doesn’t do it. It’s the ability to keep going.

This evening’s walk in Portland. Got my free bag of Portland Roasters’s coffee with a $10 spend at New Seasons. Except spent $28.

The glitzy cabaret theater opened Nov. 21 with cocktail service and a “Nutcracker”-inspired revue.

Also up on the blog in written form bikeportland.org/2025/11/21/v...

“If early returns are any indication, No Tax Oregon will likely succeed in their signature-gathering effort” Just heard this morning they’ve gathered 55,000 signatures. How many signers know they just cut winter maintenance and transit?

solving the housing crisis is extra tough if you don't spend the money you have to solve it (gift link)

Friday Sunrise in Portland

Last time I took lamps to a Seattle holiday show I was wiped out of them within the first few hours, so if you’re coming to @renegadecraft.bsky.social make it straight to my booth (booth 99).