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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Aug 5, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Quesa DâMondays Is One of Portlandâs Finest Drag Artists of 2026 (opens the original)
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#2It was 96 degrees, and Quesa was melting. The late July heat was stifling, the air quality was terrible, and the midday set at Portlandâs new Darcelle XV Plaza was long. Despite her handheld fanâs best efforts, Quesa DâMondaysâ lip liner started dripping down her chin. âItâs a little toasty outside,â she told WW while doing a quick lipstick check offstage during intermission. âOh God, she is melting! Ah!â Quesa then turned around to blot and kept fanning. She still had the se
Lacking a Municipal Ice Rink, Portland Found One at Lloyd Center (opens the original)
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Itâs a Wednesday morning at Lloyd Center, 10 days until Portland loses its only year-round, public ice rink. Wendy May, 69, is lacing up her white skates for one of five times sheâll hit the ice this week. Across the river, at this exact moment, the Portland City Council is voting one final time to demolish the 65-year-old mall, including this, the first mall ice rink in America, where Tonya Harding once trained. Its last day of operations will be Aug. 8. More than one medical professional h
The National âOh, Mary!â Tour Is Skipping Portland (opens the original)
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Broadwayâs Oh, Mary! just announced its first-ever national tour. But Cole Escolaâs smash hit play is completely skipping the playwrightâs home state. The 17-city Oh, Mary! tour launches Sept. 19 in Hartford, Conn., and concludes May 16, 2027, in West Palm Beach, Fla. The closest it comes to Portland is a run at Seattleâs Paramount Theatre from Nov. 3 to 8. Tickets for those shows are on sale now for $91â$275, but are going quickly. Escola, who is from Clatskanie, Ore., wrote Oh, Mary!
A Horticulturist Weighs In on the Struggling Trees at Portland International Airport (opens the original)
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The first time horticulturist Elizabeth Snodgrass walked through the renovated Portland International Airport about a year ago, she took in the showstopping 9-acre mass timber roof. âGorgeous,â she thought. Snodgrass noticed the 49 skylights and 36-foot-high window wall. Then she saw the 70 live trees, including black olive (bucida), African fern pines and Indian laurel fig trees. âI sent a text to my business partner with an accompanying photo of the bucidas and said, âGood luck with th
Council Punts Performing Arts Center Vote as Mayor Proposes Two-Venue Solution (opens the original)
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The fate of Keller Auditorium is still up in the air after the Portland City Council punted the deliberation and vote to Aug. 11 after an afternoon of public testimony July 28. On the table: a resolution introduced by Mayor Keith Wilson for a 3,000-seat, Broadway-capable venue at Portland State University with a goal of opening in 2030. Keller Auditorium, which needs extensive renovations to withstand an earthquake, would stay open during the PSU construction and continue to host Broadway in Por
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