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During the Virus, Portland Officials Chose to Let This Homeless Camp Take Root. That Could Soon Change.

The Peninsula Crossing Trail is now a campground: dozens of tents, a garden, even a makeshift general store where you can buy a Coke.

The Dialogue: What Readers Think About a Plan to Toll Portions of I-5

Last week, WW wrote about a plan for tolling segments of I-5 that has North Portland residents worried about diverted rush-hour traffic (“Take the Free Way,” WW, June 20, 2018).

North Portland Residents Fear the Latest Plan for Highway Tolling Would Divert Rush-Hour Traffic Onto Their Neighborhood Streets

The tolls could start right at a highway exit leading into the Overlook neighborhood.

Eight Incredible Views That Are Even Better With Weed

It’s basically a rite of passage to hit the bluffs towering above the dangerously steep drop down to Swan Island where the stoned masses—plus families and teenage hickey aficionados—flock for the undisputed best sunset views in North Portland.

No One Mourns Closures Like We Do

Say what you want about trend-hopping Portland: We respect our dead. We will publicly mourn bars we haven’t even been to and exhume Santa displays fromn stores we no longer want to shop in.

Portland’s Humane Society Rescues Pets From All Over the Country

Last weekend, 110 homeless dogs and a cat were flown five hours from Oklahoma. They were coming to Portland, where pets find homes.

Hallowed 43-Year-Old Greek Diner Will Close Next Month to Make Way for Apartments

The Overlook Restaurant on North Skidmore Street near Interstate will close after 43 years in business on January 21.

North Portland Izakaya Will be Shutting Its Doors Permanently

After an eight year run, North Portland’s beloved small plates and cocktail bar, MiHo Izakaya, is closing up shop.

It Comes At Night is A Masterclass in Lingering Dread

The monster here is the knowledge that, at any point, you have to choose between doing right by others or watching your child choke on his own blood .

Fear of Missing Out: An Afternoon at the Overlook Film Festival

I went up to Mt. Hood for an afternoon of Oregon’s newest horror film festival. I should have stayed longer.

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