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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: May 2–4, 2025

Portland Mercury 5/2 7:30A EverOut Staff

Portland Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, Crafty Wonderland, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff There are dozens of reasons to leave this house this weekend on the...

Good Morning, News: Thousands Rally for May Day in Downtown Portland, Mike Waltz "Promoted," Trump...

Portland Mercury 5/2 5:58A Suzette Smith

by Suzette Smith If you appreciate the  Mercury 's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider  making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial...

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A Look at Intersection Daylighting in SE Portland

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 5/1 10:55P SE Examiner

By Tessa Rivard, Franklin High School’s The Franklin Post Portland is a lively city, full of bustling streets and energetic neighborhoods. Busy streets around Portland can be...

As Boys & Girls Aid Marks 140 Years, Funding Cuts Strain Services

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 5/1 10:52P SE Examiner

By Marshall Hammond Oregon’s oldest child welfare agency, Boys Girls Aid, celebrates its 140th anniversary this year. But widespread government funding cuts—at the city,...

Frustrations Over SE Powell Blvd. Safety Resurface After Fatality

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 5/1 10:50P SE Examiner

By Daniel Perez-Crouse A beloved neighbor of South Tabor died in a fatal accident on SE Powell Blvd. prompting local outcry to address one of the city’s most dangerous streets...

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John Pitman Reviews: Yevgeny Sudbin’s ‘Ver La Flamme’

All Classical Portland 5/2 6:00A John Pitman

Renowned for his interpretations of the music of Russian composer and mystic, Alexander Scriabin, celebrated pianist Yevgeny Sudbin is host John Pitman s latest guest for this Arts Blog interview. On...

Keeping Lake Oswego Beautiful – Let Us Count the Ways

Love Lake Oswego 4/27 12:00A lovelakeoswego

Lake Oswego s flower baskets are just one way that Lake Oswego keeps its city beautiful. April is Keep America Beautiful month which makes it a perfect time to reflect on some of the ways our city...

Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day With a Visit to One of the Portland Area’s Favorites

Love Lake Oswego 4/20 12:00A lovelakeoswego

April 26 is Independent Bookstore Day, a one-day national party to celebrate the fact that despite the threat of Amazon, indie bookstores are making a comeback. Unfortunately, the revival comes too...

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Portland’s Filipino Restaurants Are Fundraising for the Lapu Lapu Car Attack Victims

Eater Portland 5/2 11:00A Harry Cheadle

Flowers near the site of the car ramming attack at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day. | Liang Sen/Xinhua via Getty Images Magna Kusina, Baon Kainan, and others are hosting an event on Monday, May 5 On...

Where to Find the Best Chinese Food in Portland

Eater Portland 5/1 5:52A Seiji Nanbu

Dumplings at Jade Rabbit. | Waz Wu The city’s top noodles, dumplings, and Chongqing chicken Chinese takeout is a classic for a reason: chewy noodles, bright stir-fries, and soothing soups comprise...

The Best Dishes Eater Portland Ate in April

Eater Portland 4/30 10:08A Brenna Houck

Chirashi at Fish & Rice | Erin DeJesus This month, a stellar sandwich, a splurge-y chirashi bowl, and a blueberry tamal Welcome to The Best Dishes the Eater Portland Team Ate This Month , featuring...

Haitian Coffee Gets the (Much Deserved) Star Treatment at Kann

Eater Portland 4/30 8:20A Paolo Bicchieri

A gleaming bag of Kann coffee, roasted by Deadstock Coffee. | Paolo Bicchieri Two of Portland’s most notable Black-owned businesses have collaborated to produce a truly notable, unusual coffee The...

Bollywood Theater Closes Its Southeast Division Street Location

Eater Portland 4/28 9:45A Dianne de Guzman

Bollywood Theater | Dina Avila/EPDX Plus, En Vida PDX and Flour Bloom shut down, and other recent Portland closures This is a curated list of Portland’s most notable and permanent restaurant and bar...

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Deandre Ayton Spends a Season Proving He’s Deandre Ayton

Blazer's Edge 5/2 11:42A Dave Deckard

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Sometimes what you see is what you’ve got. As the 2025 NBA Playoffs chug onward and the Portland Trail Blazers await their fate in the NBA Draft Lottery,...

Grizzlies Hire Tuomas Iisalo as Head Coach

Blazer's Edge 5/2 9:38A Conor Bergin

Iisalo served as interim head coach for the remainder of this season after Memphis fired Taylor Jenkins in March. The Memphis Grizzlies have removed the “interim” label from Tuomas Iisalo’s title and...

Popovich to Step Away from Coaching, Become Team President

Blazer's Edge 5/2 6:07A Brandon Mullen

Photos by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images One of the NBA’s greatest coaches will go from the sidelines to the skybox after a series of health issues San Antonio Spurs longtime head coach Gregg...

NBA Trade Idea Pairs Giannis Antetokounmpo With Legendary Point Guard

Portland Trail Blazers on Yahoo! Sports 5/1 5:41A Athlon Sports

This trade would be insane.

My Favorite Reporting Moments: Thybulle’s Defense and The Remix Rising

Blazer's Edge 4/30 9:51A Conor Bergin

Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images Revisit some of the season’s most interesting characters, moments and games through the eyes of BE’s beat reporter. Welcome back to the countdown of my favorite...

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