r/Portland • • 3h ago

/r/Portland Weekly Casual Conversation -- October 28, 2026

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This is our weekly casual conversation thread where no topic is off-topic. Got something to say and you can't wait until the rant or rave? Got a great picture you want to share? Watch/read/play something good? Let's talk about it here!


r/Portland • • 14h ago

Discussion I'm Tom Sollitt, a District 3 Candidate for Portland City Council (AMA)!

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I'll be here from 6–10pm tonight to answer questions, share my ideas for Portland, and talk through things we think need improvement. Looking forward to an open conversation and hearing what's on your mind.

My website: https://www.tomforpdx.com

Thanks everyone for participating and asking great questions! I know this AMA is a little late in the campaign, but I appreciate the questions and feedback. It’s all helpful! I’ll still be lurking around and will likely pop in here and there.


r/Portland • • 17m left

Discussion Power outage in NE

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Does anybody know what happened this morning? I woke up to 3 loud clunking sounds like a water tank being hit with a hammer. That was just about the time power went out. I didn’t lose my Internet connection, but I was notified by AT&T about Quantum fiber outage.


r/Portland • • 7h ago

Discussion coyote sighting in montavilla

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I’ve seen flyers around so I’m not sure how rare this really is but I have neighbors with outdoor cats and wanted to make this post just in case!!

sighted a coyote around se 85th and ash around midnight. it approached me from across the intersection, and though I attempted to scare it off, it followed me for a couple houses. this behavior seemed kind of weird — it seemed like a curious juvenile but I know coyotes can be pretty small and I’m no animal expert.

just a heads up for people in the area!


r/Portland • • 8h ago

Photo/Video Portland's Crow Roost

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For those of you interested in Portland's crows, check out the first episode of my Microraptor Podcast which features PDX's roost. I've been documenting Portland's crow roost for 10 years, and this first episode is a serious labor of love. 

I'm sharing the first minute here, and you can find the rest at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_1sO474hfM


r/Portland • • 9h ago

Discussion I would love if some part of Wildwood became a permanent exhibit at PDX

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Wildwood was such a beautiful representation of our city; I'd love to see it permanently memorialized somewhere. The safest / best place in my mind would be somewhere at PDX.

Imagine flying into PDX, the most beautiful airport in the country, and seeing a handcrafted model of Pittock or St. Johns Bridge encased in glass as you walk back from your plane. It'd be perfect for tourism and a great show of local pride!

Any LAIKA/PDX employees here who could get the ball rolling on something like this?


r/Portland • • 10h ago

Discussion Wildwood was INCREDIBLE!!

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What an incredibly epic and detailed and thoughtful film. But definitely not for little kids! I want to go see it a second time in the theaters - the cinematography and craft demand a large screen.


r/Portland • • 11h ago

Discussion Bounty- Piebald deer sighting!

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Today I sighted in Lents, a piebald deer! (Not the one pictured, but it looked VERY similar). It was insanely majestic!

I was driving and I am DISTRAUGHT that I wasn't able to stop and take a picture.

I am willing to offer a CRISP $5 bill to whomever is able to take a decent photo of this glorious creature.


r/Portland • • 12h ago

Photo/Video Semi Truck on Germantown this afternoon

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My wife was two cars behind a semi truck with trailer that went down Germantown road this afternoon, which is illegal. She saw it sideswipe at least one car and cause at least one other accident, and it never stopped. The photo is a pic they took of the truck's license plate after it got onto the st Johns bridge, she also got a multiple minute video of it driving on Germantown.

If it hit you or caused you to get in an accident, shoot me a PM. She'd be happy to give a statement to your insurance and/or share the video she took with you.

She's also reported it to police non-emergency, the trucking company (Legend), as well as the FMCSA complaint line (you should too): https://complaint.fmcsa.dot.gov


r/Portland • • 12h ago

News Portland's 'Cloud City' details looming closure, asks for community help to stay open

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r/Portland • • 13h ago

Lost & Found Stolen car: 2002 Subaru Forester S green/gold

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Hey guys, my fiancés car got stolen around 1am on Saturday the 24th. The car is a 2002 subaru forester, its green/gold in color, it has a bumper guard attached to the front, a slight tint on the windows, a tow hitch on the back, led headlights, a couple of distinct bumper stickers (a Minecraft bumper sticker, a sticker that says dont honk im literally pondering my orb, a bocchi the rock sticker, and a sticker in the corner of the rear window from pearls place that looks like a smoothie), it has a dash cam near the rear view mirror, and cinnamoroll wheel and seat covers. The drivers side mirror has a big crack in it that's filled in with gray JB weld. The license plate is 587 QRX. We filed a report with PPD and the case number is 26-309808 and the number to reach the officer handling our case is 503 823 0097. If you have any information please feel free to reach out to us and please contact the officer with the case number. Thank you!


r/Portland • • 13h ago

News pFriem Family Brewers set to officially open first Portland location

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r/Portland • • 13h ago

News Council Candidate Eli Arnold Is a Cop. In 2021, He Used Force More than Any Other Officer.

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r/Portland • • 13h ago

Photo/Video Surely no one has taken film photos of the St. Johns Bridge before now

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A joke! For real though, I love this bridge!


r/Portland • • 14h ago

Discussion Ingot my ballot but the city council and mayor candidates are not on the ballot or in the envelope, is this the case for everyone else

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Basically what it says in the title, not sure if my ballot just didn't come with it, is it coming later? Is anyone else missing those?


r/Portland • • 15h ago

Photo/Video Love Fall days

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Love these moody clouds over the city.


r/Portland • • 15h ago

Photo/Video S'up for Halloween Portland!

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One of the last Witch Paddle events (2019). I miss this. It's not everywhere a witch calls at you from the river as you just mind your business.


r/Portland • • 16h ago

Events Free - Art opening upstairs @ The Goodfoot. Last Thursday. Floor to ceiling. Jason "Scratchy" Brown w/ DJ Welly Well on the beats. 21+ (5pm - 2am)

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r/Portland • • 17h ago

Events 18+ Events 10/30 & 10/31

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Hi there, some friends (19/20) and I (21) are looking for promising open-invite events in PDX/surrounding for Halloweekend. We are just visiting so any leads/Instagram flyers/whatever are greatly appreciated. We were looking at going to Blade Rave but alas, 21+. Anything similar would be sick :) Thanks y’all.


r/Portland • • 17h ago

Photo/Video N Kirby & Vancouver

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r/Portland • • 17h ago

Photo/Video Eye spy, with my little i...

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Rainbow just now over the city, as seen from my office.


r/Portland • • 19h ago

News Tigard-Tualatin School District latest: 1 elementary school set to close in 2028

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r/Portland • • 21h ago

Photo/Video I made a game about parents hauling ass with their kids in cargo bikes around Portland

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Hi everyone, I’m a longtime Portlander and now that I'm walking my kids to school I see tons of other parents HAULING ASS in their gigantic cargo e-bikes to drop off their kids (who are strapped in for dear life). 

I thought this would be a funny idea for a game so I made Cargo Kids, inspired by the Trials game series. For the backdrop I based it on Portland!

I make games for fun in my limited free time (see: having kids). Yes this is self promotion but honestly this is a hobby for me and I just like seeing people play the game. Plus it's a bit of a love letter to our beautiful city. 

For transparency, regarding artificial intelligence: I did use claude code to assist in the development of this game. Despite that, I assure you my squishy, flawed human brain was driving the process from soup to nuts. Development took about 3 months. 

(btw - keyboard controls only. Not supported on mobile devices, sorry!)

Free. No Ads. Let me know what you think. Hope you enjoy it!!

https://hibachicat.com/games/cargokids/ 


r/Portland • • 21h ago

News Parking prices could increase in Central Eastside, near Moda Center

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r/Portland • • 23h ago

News How did earthquake risks factor into school closure plans? PPS says it wasn’t a ‘driver.’

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