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Portland City Council Determines the Lloyd Center Can’t Be Saved

Lloyd Center defenders couldn’t get the Council to intervene in the mall’s imminent closure, but they did spark constructive civic discourse.

by Taylor Griggs July 10, 2026 4:52 pmJuly 10, 2026 5:57 pm

The plan to redevelop the Lloyd Center Mall and the surrounding land will go forward, despite two appeals aimed at saving the mall and its ice rink. On Wednesday, Portland City Council cast an initial 10-0 vote to uphold the Lloyd Center Central City Master Plan for the area’s redevelopment. (Two councilors were absent, one […]

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Good Morning, News!

Good Morning News! Lloyd Center To Close, Trail Blazers in the Playoffs, Pulp Fiction Prayers, Your $4K For War, New Tom Waits Anyone?

by Jeremiah Hayden April 17, 2026 8:59 amApril 17, 2026 9:14 am

If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland: Hello, it’s looking so nice this weekend! Here’s a whole bunch of morning news, including Lloyd Center […]

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Lloyd Center Mall Announces Official Closing Date in Portland

Closure of the mall arrives despite a vocal effort to “Save Lloyd.”

by Joe Streckert April 16, 2026 5:15 pmApril 16, 2026 5:15 pm

Lloyd Center Mall will close its doors on August 8, 2026. A press release from Urban Renaissance Group, the mall’s owners, announced the official closure date and explained that tenants will have until August 31 to vacate the mall. Tenants learned the closure date this morning in a meeting held before the public announcement. Jumbo’s […]