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The Portland Bureau of Transportation wants to raise event-day street parking from $5.40 to $8 per hour in the Eliot neighborhood's Zone V permit area near Moda Center, where occupancy hits 96% during major events. The proposal, referred to the full City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 13, would not affect residents with Zone V permits.
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View MorePortland music gear makers seek city support at Oct. 24 launch
A new advocacy group called Music Craft Northwest says Portland's concentration of music instrument and gear manufacturers is several times the national average, and it plans to showcase the sector at a free launch event at the Jupiter Hotel on Saturday, Oct. 24.
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View MoreNew Portland theatre collective debuts with free concert
Puddletown Theatre Collective, a new artist-owned LLC founded by Chase Davidson, opens Sunday evening with a free concert reading of the musical "Floyd Collins" at First Congregational United Church of Christ in downtown Portland, betting that profit-sharing and site-specific productions can pay theatre artists fairly.
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View MorePortland gives away 300 free trees at Harrison Park Oct. 17
Portland Parks & Recreation and APANO host a free Arbor Day celebration Saturday, Oct. 17, at Harrison Park in the Jade District, giving away hundreds of trees to residents along with food, music and bucket truck rides.
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View MoreConfluence Project faces 40% funding cut, keeps youth programs
Portland's Confluence Project has seen state and federal grant funding budgeted to fall more than 40% since 2023, forcing it to cancel or pause summer and spring break camps, but a $22,500 Oregon Cultural Trust grant and other private support are keeping the Indigenous arts nonprofit's school-year programs running.
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View MorePortland doctor hosts free talk on Black breast cancer gap
Dr. Nathalie Johnson, senior medical director of Legacy Cancer Institute and a breast cancer survivor, hosts a free Saturday event at Legacy Emanuel to address why Black women face a nearly 40% higher breast cancer mortality rate and how clinical trials and genomic testing can help close the gap.
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View MorePortland's Fuse Theatre premieres 'Trans Femme' Oct. 9
Fuse Theatre Ensemble opens the world premiere of Mikki Gillette's Trans Femme on Oct. 9 at the Back Door Theater on SE Hawthorne, a play drawn from the playwright's experience in a trans femme support group at Portland's Q Center.
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View MorePortland Arts Week sets June 2027 return with food theme
Portland Arts Week will return June 22-27, 2027, with an Art × Food theme after the inaugural July edition drew about 3,000 to its Pearl District Gallery Walk and boosted downtown foot traffic 11% during the event week.
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View MorePortland Dance Film Fest marks 10 years with 35 films at PAM CUT
The Portland Dance Film Fest celebrates its 10th anniversary Oct. 2–4 at PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater with 35 films from 13 countries, an Oregon Artist Retrospective, and the premiere of a documentary on aging dancers.
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View MoreOregon Symphony premieres Montgomery cello concerto in Portland
The Oregon Symphony brings the West Coast premiere of Jessie Montgomery's cello concerto "These Righteous Paths" to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Oct. 3-4, featuring South African cellist Abel Selaocoe performing a work inspired by the poetry of Montgomery's late mother.
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View MoreHeretic Coffee drops Gaza cafe plan after backlash
Heretic Coffee in Southeast Portland ended its partnership with Humanite Peace Collective and dropped plans to build a free cafe in Gaza, citing public backlash over the project's framing and pledging to refocus on local efforts.
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View MorePortland confirms Columbia Pool demolition after funding search fails
Portland Parks & Recreation announced it will demolish the 96-year-old Columbia Pool in North Portland after Mayor Keith Wilson's 2025 pause to explore alternatives found no viable funding, with a $91.5 million replacement aquatic center set to break ground in 2027.
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View MorePortland gives away record 4,500 free trees starting Sept. 26
Portland Parks & Recreation opens registration for its 10th annual Yard Tree Giveaway, offering a record 4,500 free trees at six Saturday pickup events across the city beginning Sept. 26, with priority delivery for 15 east-side neighborhoods where tree canopy is thinnest.
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