Portland's Newsweekly | wweek.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqrfn6lhdx2hCouncilors, who heard the rationale behind the ranking at a Tuesday meeting, were only partially in agreement with the parks department’s suggestions. https://www.wweek.com/news/environment/2026/07/16/metro-closes-in-on-funding-decisions-for-parks-projects/16 Jul 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrfn6lhdx2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqq4oh6ajh23Quench your thirst on a free-flowing adventure through downtown. https://www.wweek.com/culture/2026/07/15/choose-your-own-benson-bubbler/16 Jul 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqq4oh6ajh23https://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqppoguzcj2mAfter triumphantly announcing that its $30 million budget deficit had been slashed in half earlier this year thanks to better-than-expected federal funding, the city of Portland’s housing authority last week said it had miscalculated the numbers. https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2026/07/15/home-forward-said-its-budget-shortfall-had-improved-that-was-wrong-agency-now-says/15 Jul 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqppoguzcj2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqpgckubwc2eMayor Keith Wilson responds: “The absence of essential details from the Blazers is slowing progress at a moment when urgency is required.” https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/07/14/nba-commissioner-says-blazers-arena-deal-seems-to-have-gone-off-track/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpgckubwc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqovtykbaw2mThe policy passed well before the explosive rise of AI, and therefore offers no guidance for how the district should navigate such software. https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2026/07/15/students-want-the-portland-school-districts-climate-policy-to-confront-artificial-intelligence/15 Jul 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqovtykbaw2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqotcpaf4k2bWhile business groups have pushed to modify the marginal income tax that funds Preschool for All, county commissioners appear focused on the program’s mounting expenses. https://www.wweek.com/news/county/2026/07/15/county-commissioners-gear-up-for-complicated-discussions-around-preschool-for-alls-true-costs/15 Jul 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqotcpaf4k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqnvtiao6h2hPortland Parks & Recreation lacked the money to either restore it or demolish the structure. That decision is now moot. https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2026/07/14/after-years-in-limbo-washington-park-bear-house-burns-down/15 Jul 2026 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnvtiao6h2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqnpxkeq4l2qIn a press conference Tuesday evening, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed dismay at the pace of negotiations over renovating Moda Center, and said a potential deal to keep the Trail Blazers in Portland “seems to have gone off track.” https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/07/14/nba-commissioner-says-blazers-arena-deal-seems-to-have-gone-off-track/15 Jul 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnpxkeq4l2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqnly46ubr26Check out OMSI trivia, march in the Portland Pride Parade, and check out House of Danger queer wrestling. https://www.wweek.com/culture/2026/07/14/what-to-do-in-portland-july-1521/15 Jul 2026 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnly46ubr26https://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqnlnaeskj2cThe director’s 1987 dalliance with satanic panic plays July 17, 18 and 22 as part of Cinemagic’s monthlong Carpenter extravaganza. https://www.wweek.com/movies/2026/07/14/get-your-reps-in-prince-of-darkness-is-more-than-a-john-carpenter-b-side/15 Jul 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnlnaeskj2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqnln4cgux2iFoodman, Jeffrey Silverstein, and Snõõper take the stage in Portland this week. https://www.wweek.com/music/show-calendar/2026/07/14/shows-of-the-week-foodman-brings-the-japanese-footwork-sound-to-turn-turn-turn/15 Jul 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnln4cgux2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqnlcwrz3w26Instead of a theme, SOCIETY’s summer group show actually has something to say. https://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2026/07/14/lifes-biggest-questions-at-the-art-gallery-above-mother-foucaults-bookshop/15 Jul 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnlcwrz3w26https://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqnka3wr3i2cHowdy, neighbor! We’re having a concert over here. And over there. There, too. https://www.wweek.com/music/concert-reviews/2026/07/14/overlook-porchfest-the-most-wholesome-music-festival-in-town/15 Jul 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnka3wr3i2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqnj7umnp72cThe Sept. 15 Literary Arts event is tied to Smith’s newest memoir ‘Bread of Angels.’ https://www.wweek.com/arts/books/2026/07/14/rocker-patti-smith-coming-to-portland-for-an-evening-of-songs-and-stories/15 Jul 2026 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnj7umnp72chttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqmx6axskn27The beloved cat kept regular hours at CVS and charmed many Portlanders. https://www.wweek.com/culture/2026/07/14/nutmeg-the-ginger-tabby-and-unofficial-mayor-of-sellwood-has-died/14 Jul 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmx6axskn27https://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqmeplbma62iWe were awarded nine prizes in total for our journalism. Read the stories. https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/07/14/ww-scores-five-first-prizes-in-national-journalism-contest/14 Jul 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmeplbma62ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqlhlq4osz23We found three lakes within an hour’s drive of Portland—and one in the city proper—where you can get in your laps. https://www.wweek.com/culture/2026/07/13/go-for-a-stroll-take-a-dip-or-grab-a-bite-at-four-nearby-lakes/14 Jul 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlhlq4osz23https://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mql3xfweuw2iLegal challenges have so far delayed the ordinance from taking effect since it was passed four years ago. It was not immediately clear when the ban would go into effect. https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2026/07/13/oregon-supreme-court-rejects-appeal-on-multnomah-countys-flavored-tobacco-vape-ban/14 Jul 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mql3xfweuw2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqkwoc5xyv2nThe Sept. 12 event is a partnership with Rose City Comic Con, which the actress will also attend. https://www.wweek.com/arts/movies/2026/07/13/hollywood-theatre-will-host-parker-posey-at-party-girl-screening/14 Jul 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkwoc5xyv2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqkt74rgn72gWork on the Cutter Garage on Swan Island is expected to be completed in 2027. It will replace the long-troubled Kerby Garage. https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2026/07/13/city-begins-construction-on-new-garage-for-its-mechanics/13 Jul 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkt74rgn72ghttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqkl5f3yld2iA few months after officials pledged to get the deflection program back on track, WW decided to check on their progress. https://www.wweek.com/news/county/2026/07/13/after-anemic-early-results-multnomah-county-updated-its-program-to-divert-drug-users-into-treatment-is-it-working/13 Jul 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkl5f3yld2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqkeo7rgxx2iThe 25th-floor evergreen was a quirky fixture of the Portland skyline. https://www.wweek.com/outdoors/2026/07/13/the-pacwest-center-pine-tree-has-died-at-age-42/13 Jul 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkeo7rgxx2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqi63vozh22lIn short, not only are we all doomed, we don’t even get a nice, peaceful island where we can pitch a hammock and wait for the end. https://www.wweek.com/news/dr-know/2026/07/12/why-doesnt-the-oregon-coast-have-more-islands/12 Jul 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqi63vozh22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqg3t43kik2i“Thought-terminating clichés like this are inimical to informed journalism and public debate.” https://www.wweek.com/news/dialogue/2026/07/11/readers-respond-to-slow-trains-public-agencies-and-cheap-eats/12 Jul 2026 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqg3t43kik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqfk3pz2rt2jIn 14 days, the city can begin fining building owner Stuart Lindquist $934 per month if the violations aren’t corrected, and double that if they persist after three months. https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2026/07/11/hearings-office-says-city-can-start-fining-ice-building-landlord-in-two-weeks/11 Jul 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfk3pz2rt2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqfbbzlcmq2nThe key to Northwest dining is to order steelhead whenever it appears on a menu. https://www.wweek.com/culture/2026/07/11/cant-make-it-to-the-coast-bring-the-ocean-to-you-with-some-of-portlands-tastiest-seafood/11 Jul 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfbbzlcmq2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wweek.com/post/3mqewoaf3dh26Past the tricks, Aliya Tan has found a warm LGBTQ+ community in the yo-yo world. https://www.wweek.com/culture/2026/07/11/portlander-takes-home-her-first-national-yo-yo-trophy/11 Jul 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:gcvoa7aaq5jogdstiwblqo7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqewoaf3dh26