In a Year of Idleness and Uncertainty, Portland Chefs Found a New Platform for Getting Their Food to the People: Instagram Benedetto is among a slew of enthusiastic hobbyists and out-of-work food service industry workers pivoting during the pandemic to make small batches of foods they love—from Chamorro barbecue chicken to mouthwatering Vietnamese pastry—and posting them on social media for those in the know to snag.
This Portland Street Medic Has Documented His Experience at the Protests Through Striking Watercolor Paintings The first time Bird O’Flaerty painted an image inspired by the Portland protests, he was pissed off—and it shows.
Aristophanes the Raven Came to Rehab at Portland Audubon in 2008. He’s Never Left. An employee of the Audubon Society of Portland since 1992, director of conservation Bob Sallinger always wanted a raven. Twelve years ago, his wish came true.
White Bird Cancels All Live Performances for Its 2020-21 Season The COVID-19 cancellations have started stretching into next year. White Bird, the Portland-based organization that brings some of the top-tier contemporary dance companies to town, has announced that there will be no performances during its 2020-21 season.
E-Scooter Companies Lime and Bird Have Suspended Operations in Portland Lime and Bird have announced that they’ve suspended operations indefinitely, while Razor is cutting back its fleet. Spin, however, will continue to operate as normal.
Lime Has Significantly Dropped Pay Rates for the Contractors Who Charge its Scooters When Lime first launched in Portland, the lowest rate was $5 per scooter, and $7 payouts were common. Now, the bottom rate for juicers has dipped to $2.
Another E-Scooter Company Has Dropped Out of Portland’s Pilot Program In an email, Shared CEO Braydon Butungbacal wrote that the Tacoma start-up is pulling its scooter from Portland’s streets “due to extreme difficulty in further fundraising to support the venture to continue to grow it.”
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