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National “Tesla Takedown” Day Draws Hundreds to Portland Dealership

Protesters turn up the pressure for drivers to dump their Teslas and boycott the company as its billionaire CEO wields unchecked power over the US government. 
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Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Portland Tesla dealership on Saturday, March 29, joining over 200 protests across the nation in a movement dubbed “Tesla Takedown.” The peaceful protest called on Americans to sell their Teslas, drop their Tesla stock, and to boycott the company altogether.  At the root of the widespread outrage is Elon […]

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The Best Things To Do in Portland This Month: April 2025

Beabadoobee, Portland Panorama, and More
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The first full month of spring brings a bouquet of entertainment options across genres to our fair Rose City. Below, we’ve compiled the biggest concerts, food events, theater shows, author talks, and other great things to do, from Beabadoobee to Alyssa Edwards: Crowned and from the inaugural Portland Panorama film festival to TEDxPortland 2025 – […]

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Metro Says “Yes” To ODOT’s I-5 Plan

The agency plans to begin construction on the Rose Quarter project this summer, but doesn’t have the funding for the entire $1.5-1.9 billion plan.
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The Metro Council voted on April 1 to move the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) I-5 Rose Quarter plan forward, approving $250 million in additional funding for the freeway expansion project. Most members of the Council agreed that while the project may have its flaws, those are outweighed by its potential community development and economic […]

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Shaken, Stirred… and Make It Quick

Speed Rack is the femme-fronted, speed-bartending competition we’ve been thirsty for.
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Portland has a lot of bars and a lot of bartenders. And a lot of those bartenders aren’t dudes, despite the somewhat bro-y atmosphere food service gets sometimes. Femme bartenders put up with a lot and don’t always have an opportunity to earn accolades beyond the after-shift tip pool. Enter Speed Rack, self-described as “an […]

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Mercury Music Picks: Kraftwerk Techno Daddies, Crystal Quartez’s Record Release Party, and the Launch of the Crush On Everyone Emo Party

Plus transcendent classical, Bay Area noise, and more! 
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Two days ago, as I was hauling the last loads out of the charred remains of my old, burnt out apartment building, a stranger who had been watching me from the bar next door came out to offer condolences for my having lost my home. Giving me a hug, they said they had put $10 […]

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ODOT Wants To Start Building The I-5 Rose Quarter Project—With Only Enough Money for Half of It

Critics are skeptical the transportation agency will fulfill its promise to reconnect the Albina neighborhood with caps over I-5. 
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After nearly a decade of planning and frequent political and financial obstacles, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is closer than ever to breaking ground on its I-5 Rose Quarter project—at least, part of it.  ODOT’s full plans for I-5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter include widening the freeway in both directions and covering it with […]

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French Documentary Direct Action Keeps Focus off Activist Faces

Portlanders can see the defiant, slow media movie at Clinton Street with co-director Ben Russell in attendance.
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Direct Action has no characters. Someone may appear in one scene, and then, several sequences later, enter the frame again. Maybe. Direct Action never names anyone; it only shows you their hands—picking through a mud-heavy bucket, playing piano, or making a huge mass of dough, the camera locked on the pile of flour and pool […]

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Baseball Days, Pikachu Nights: Inside Portland’s Front Row Trading Card Show

Card collectors do commerce the fun, old-fashioned way.
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An enormous stuffed Pikachu hanging from a pole—like Christ at Golgotha—lords over the Portland Ballroom at the Oregon Convention Center. With a small knowing smile on her face, she observes the action at the Front Row Card Show, a big traveling collectables show that is setting down in Portland for the first time.  What does […]

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The Top 42 Events in Portland This Week: Mar 31–Apr 6, 2025

Kraftwerk, ManiFest Festival, and More
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We’ve taken stock of everything happening this week and distilled our findings into one handy guide, just for you. Read about all of our picks below, including events from Emma Pattee to Kraftwerk: Multimedia Tour 2025 – 50 Years of Autobahn and from ManiFest – A Nail Art Movement to How Did This Get Made?—Live! […]

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THE TRASH REPORT: They Like Green LAND, not Green PLANTS!

Scrub in, because we’re digging deep into this week’s pile of garbage-y gossip.
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Hello, and welcome to the Trash Report! I’m Elinor Jones, writing to you from the highly niche, but real mood described as “this season of White Lotus is ending pretty soon and then I won’t know what to talk to people about.” I hope you’re more normal than I am! The news has been so […]

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This Week in Portland Food News

Smash Burgers, Sourdough, and Yuzu Bomboloni
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In this week’s batch of food news, we’re greeting a new smash burger destination and an upcoming Puerto Rican restaurant, while bidding farewell to XLB and Warsugai. Plus, get excited for the return of Taste of Sichuan and get the details on this weekend’s Portland Sourdough Showcase. For more ideas, check out our breakfast sandwich […]

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