Portland’s Oldest Irish Pub Is Reopening Just Ahead of St. Patrick’s Day

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Paddy’s Bar & Grill is reopening. The announcement comes nearly one year after the pandemic forced the state into its spring lockdown and the restaurant shut its doors.

A Quarter of Oregonians Reject Vaccines. Even More Decline to Wear Masks.

If the anti-maskers and vaccine skeptics overlap, as some evidence suggests, the problem gets worse.

Contemporary Dance Company BodyVox’s Nine-Part Film Is Playful and Powerful

Face Masks Aren’t Going Out of Style. Maybe You Should Wear Two.

How to wear a mask: The latest in a WW series, “You’re Doing It Wrong.”

The Oregon Brewers Festival Is Canceled for a Second Straight Year

For the second year in a row, the state’s largest beer festival has been scrapped because of the ongoing pandemic. The Oregon Brewers Festival made the announcement on its Facebook page late last night, and also deleted the event from the social media platform.

Union Representing Grocery Store Workers Calls on Gov. Kate Brown to Reconsider Her Timeline for Who Gets COVID Shots

Grocery workers are among those considered essential workers, on a par with law enforcement and firefighters.

Readers Respond to the Prospects of Downtown Portland

“We literally boarded everything up in March. It’s been that way since March! It’s not ‘riots,’ it’s not ‘protests,’ it’s the fucking global pandemic.”

Governor: All Oregon Adults Could Be Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine by July 1

The timeline depends on the state receiving its expected deluge of doses from the federal government.