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Who Is Your Favorite Celebrity Cat?

Our favorite looks from the Pop Cats Festival at the Oregon Convention Center.

The Creators of NSFW Card Game Exploding Kittens Are Bringing a Gaming Convention to Portland—And It’s Weird As Hell

Burning Cat is the brainchild of Elan Lee and illustrator Matt Inman, the creators of Exploding Kittens, a strategic and decidedly NSFW card game described as a “kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette.” The event aims to mend all things wrong with current gaming conventions— namely the glorification of expenditure, lack of actual gameplay and the overall absence of fun.

Amid Blazermania, a Portland Cannabis Dispensary Tried Selling Bootleg Blazers T-Shirts Hawking Weed

That could be a legal matter. Trademark law applies to the pinwheel.

Burgerville Workers Union Says Company Is Rescinding Disciplinary Actions on Workers at the Convention Center Restaurant

Less than 24 hours after WW published a story outlining alleged union-busting at the Burgerville location near the Portland Convention Center, workers say management contacted them with plans to rescind all disciplinary actions doled out after the union went public.

Workers at Portland’s Busiest Burgerville Say Managers Are Trying to Bust Their Union

In the 72 hours after 31 of the restaurant’s 34 employees signed and presented a letter to management March 11 asking for voluntary recognition, workers say managers at the Convention Center store doled out dozens of write-ups, two suspensions and one firing.

The Burgerville Union Drive Keeps Expanding, as Workers Grow Disgruntled by Wage Negotiations

Workers at two Portland Burgerville locations—Montavilla and the Convention Center—have announced plans to file for union elections with the National Labor Relations Board.

Oregon Beer Awards, Wizard World and 9 Other Things to Do and See in Portland Feb. 20-26

The 11 Portland events we’re most excited about this week.

The Dialogue: What Readers Have to Say About Portland’s Surplus of Hotel Rooms

Last week, we wrote about Portland’s hotel-building spree (“Making Rooms,” WW, Aug. 29, 2018). Currently, the city’s hotel rooms are only 69 percent occupied. Regardless, a 14-story, 600-room, $244 million Hyatt Regency is in development near the Oregon Convention Center.

Portland Is In the Midst of a Hotel-Building Spree. Can Visitors Keep Up?

But by the time the Hyatt opens, Portland may have a glut of hotels. The city is experiencing a hotel-building boom—one that observers worry could leave the Rose City with more rooms than visitors.

A Mini Comic-Con, Destroyer and 12 Other Things To Do and See in Portland, Jan. 10-16

Famed for his word-drunk lyrics and acerbic wit, Dan Bejar, aka Destroyer, has let his writing be the glue that holds together 12 otherwise eclectic studio albums.

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