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Portland wasn’t quite Portland this past year, with many local businesses closed or shuttered for months on end. So for our annual Readers’ Poll, we identified categories that best reflect shared experiences from the last year of Quarantine. And you nominated and voted! The time has finally come to share the results - check them out below. For more information about our Readers' Poll, or if you would like to be nominated next year, email bop@wweek.com.
The Republic Cafe Is Entering Its Second Century

The Republic Cafe Is Entering Its Second Century

Jenn Coon Shows Up Every Day in the Roughest Part of the City

Jenn Coon Shows Up Every Day in the Roughest Part of the City

High School Athletes Are Getting Paid

High School Athletes Are Getting Paid

Portland Finally Landed a Bowl Game

Portland Finally Landed a Bowl Game

We’re Building Electric Boats

We’re Building Electric Boats

There Is Such a Thing as a Free Breakfast, if You Bike

There Is Such a Thing as a Free Breakfast, if You Bike

An Amtrak Trip to Eugene Is as Cheap as Driving

An Amtrak Trip to Eugene Is as Cheap as Driving

We’re Still No. 1 in Semi-Factual Superlatives

We’re Still No. 1 in Semi-Factual Superlatives

Mayor Ted Wheeler Is Still Banned From Jojo

Mayor Ted Wheeler Is Still Banned From Jojo

Portland Food Cart Pods All Have Bars

Portland Food Cart Pods All Have Bars

Michael Hurley Walks Among Us

Michael Hurley Walks Among Us

Portland Music Venues Are Equipped to Stop Overdose Deaths

Portland Music Venues Are Equipped to Stop Overdose Deaths

The Clinton Street Theater Is Doing the Time Warp Again

The Clinton Street Theater Is Doing the Time Warp Again

Portland Is Home to a Producer Who Just Went to the Grammys

Portland Is Home to a Producer Who Just Went to the Grammys

The City Is Ablaze With Brightly Colored Murals

The City Is Ablaze With Brightly Colored Murals

A Mom at Lincoln High School Gets to Coach Her Big Boys

A Mom at Lincoln High School Gets to Coach Her Big Boys

On Southeast Division Street, a Newsstand Survives

On Southeast Division Street, a Newsstand Survives

Our Hikes Start With Mysterious Art Installations

Our Hikes Start With Mysterious Art Installations

Our Wine Defies Labels

Our Wine Defies Labels

Restaurants Close for a Few Days Without Notice

Restaurants Close for a Few Days Without Notice

Portland’s Hippest Kids Are Trading Houseplants

Portland’s Hippest Kids Are Trading Houseplants

Karaoke Is Back, and Portland Is Singing Louder Than Ever

Karaoke Is Back, and Portland Is Singing Louder Than Ever

Our Sex Workers Get Free Yoga Classes

Our Sex Workers Get Free Yoga Classes

Chi Moore Makes America’s Best Meditation Cushions

Chi Moore Makes America’s Best Meditation Cushions

At Portland Art Museum’s Symbiosis, You’d Make a Lovely Tree Frog

At Portland Art Museum’s Symbiosis, You’d Make a Lovely Tree Frog

Along With the World’s Smallest Park, We Have Perhaps the Tiniest Gallery

Along With the World’s Smallest Park, We Have Perhaps the Tiniest Gallery