Dana Haynes

At 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, election night, Portland Public Schools looked likely to gain voter approval for re-upping its bond measure. And in the following days, as more ballots drifted in, the district increased its lead, from 53.7% “yes” votes on Tuesday, up to an estimated 60% “yes” as of Friday, May 23.

The years-long project to revamp the Portland International Airport reached another milestone, the week of May 19, when the footprint of Phase 2 was completed. That footprint, in the northwest corner of the airport, includes competition of the now-iconic wooden roof. The new portion runs about 220 feet wide and deep, and will cover the transitional space between Concourses B and C, as well as a spiffy new Alaska Airlines lounge with an expansive view of forested highlands.

A centennial celebration will take place Friday, May 30, to honor the Joan of Arc statue in the Laurelhurst Neighborhood’s Coe Circle, and to honor World War I American infantrymen known as “doughboys.”

An array of Portland-are people who roast coffee or sell coffee met with U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Beaverton, on Thursday, May 29, to talk about the impact of President Donald Trump’s 10% tariff on coffee beans and coffee-related supplies.

Continuing downtown Portland's economic recovery was the focus of the Portland Metro Chamber’s 2025 annual meeting on Wednesday, June 4. An estimated 600 regional business leaders, policymakers and community partners attended.

Albina Head Start has educated generations of children from low-income families in Portland and currently serves the largest population of Black infants, toddlers and children among all early childhood programs in Oregon.

The recent activities of the Dnald Trump administration has drawn thousands of people to downtown Portland’s Waterfront Park on Saturday, June, 14, as part of the nationwide “No Kings” series of protests.

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on Sunday said attendance at the “No Kings” protest against Donald Trump at an estimated 50,000 people.

The City Club of Portland is offering a trio of community events designed to spark conversation.

Public health officials are warning that a botulism-like illness has been reported in Multnomah County and could be linked to an injection of Botox.