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Cambrie Juarez

Senior City Editor

Cambrie is a born-and-raised Oregonian who worked at a Portland TV news station before helping launch PDXtoday in December 2021. She loves horseback riding, burying her nose in a fantasy book, traveling near and far + finding a good chai tea latte.

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Fake headstones surrounded by yellow fall leaves on a sloping field with trees.
Culture
Spooky Halloween activities around Portland, OR
From drive-by graveyard scenes to scare-you-out-of-your-pants haunted houses, the metro area has plenty of seasonal options
October 12, 2022
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A person loads a leafy tree into the back of a small pickup at the first 2022 PP&R Yard Tree Giveaway event at Mt Tabor Park.
Real Estate
Portland Parks & Recreation is giving away 2,000 free trees this fall
Community members can choose from 21 different kinds of yard trees at this year’s Yard Tree Giveaway events
October 12, 2022
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Several people stand around a conveyer built surrounded by stacks of boxes in a warehouse.
Culture
The Sunshine Division gets a helping hand
Digital marketers from a Lake Oswego-based business helped back food boxes for local families in need
October 10, 2022
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Cement towers stand in a courtyard covered with photographic reproductions of original art.
History
Northwest Portland’s Lovejoy Columns: one immigrant’s lasting legacy
Tom Stefopoulos’ calligraphic designs were nearly lost to city development
October 10, 2022
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Headstones poke through yellow fall leaves covering the grass at a cemetery.
Travel and Outdoors
Take a Tombstone Twilight Tour at Lone Fir Cemetery in Southeast Portland
Pull back the curtain on the history behind the headstones this Halloween weekend
October 6, 2022
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A sternwheeler painted in red, white, and blue is docked in front of a bright sunset on a river.
City
Portland Spirit’s Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler tours to sail into the sunset
The current operator will offer cruises in the Gorge through the end of October
October 4, 2022
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A black and white image shows an open waterfront area with a wide road and sidewalk.
History
Downtown Portland waterfront: 1944 to present
The area that would become Naito Parkway and Tom McCall Waterfront Park looked much different nearly eight decades ago
September 30, 2022
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Artist Jeremy Nichols stands in front of his completed mural featuring bright, boldly colored modes of transit, local flowers, and pollinators.
Development
Colorful new mural welcomes people to Lloyd District
The tableau depicting various modes of transit, native flowers, pollinators + subtle nods to local icons greets pedestrians and cyclists crossing the Blumenauer Bridge
September 30, 2022
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Personal trainer Caitlin Lavelle holds a fitness pose inside her new Superpower Studios space in North Portland.
Culture
Superpower Studios offers personal training in intimate North Portland space
Head coach Caitlin Lavelle aims to help people build their strength and confidence through custom programs that foster healthy lifestyle changes
September 28, 2022
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A pale orange drink in a skull-shaped glass with an orange slice and mint leaves as garnish.
Hey Love to host Black Lagoon pop-up bar
Enter into a “creepy-as-hell” immersive experience this October
September 26, 2022
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Five bowls of seasonal ice cream on a table surrounded by Halloween decorations, like candles, a skull, black and white photos, and cobwebs.
Food
Salt & Straw to launch seasonal ‘Ice Scream’ menu
Five new chilling flavors will make their debut starting Fri., Sept. 30
September 26, 2022
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A group of people hold a yoga pose during an outdoor workout as water flows down artificial waterfalls at a Southwest Portland park.
Culture
Fuel Yoga Workouts to host free outdoor session at Keller Fountain
Officials hope events like these will help re-activate public interest in Portland’s public spaces
September 22, 2022
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A close-up of a sea otter's nose and glorious set of whiskers.
Travel and Outdoors
Oregon Zoo celebrates Sea Otter Awareness Week
The zoo in Portland is raising awareness about the marine mammal’s critical role in the North Pacific ecosystem
September 20, 2022
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A smokestack and building crumble in a cloud of smoke and dust.
Development
Oregon’s last coal-fired power plant gets explosive sendoff
Portland General Electric’s plant near Boardman came down in a cloud of dust and smoke
September 16, 2022
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Toy horses tied to a metal ring set into a concrete sidewalk.
History
Historic horse tethering rings in Portland, OR
Iron and brass rings scattered across the city are nostalgic reminders of its horse-powered past
September 16, 2022
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A wooded bar runs parallel to a wall with floor-to-ceiling windows, tropical plants, and hanging pendant lights inside Portland restaurant Eem.
Food
Wanted: Portland restaurant recommendations
Portland Trail Blazer player Josh Hart needs your help
September 14, 2022
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The front of a red brick building with a flight of cement steps leading to a paned glass entry door under an archway.
City
The Brautigan Library: a collection of unpublished manuscripts
Over 300 manuscripts submitted by everyday writers are stored inside the Clark County Historical Museum
September 12, 2022
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PDX One Lane Road secret art gallery Oregon City
Business
Visit a (somewhat) secret art gallery
Becky Dawson’s art gallery, One Lane Road, opens just twice a month
September 9, 2022
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The Willamette Falls plunge into a bowl-shaped depression in the middle of the Willamette River, surrounded by former paper mill infrastruture.
Travel and Outdoors
Introducing: Tumwata Village
The Grand Ronde Tribe chose a new name for its 23-acre site near Willamette Falls in Oregon City
September 8, 2022
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An extra-long, bright green bus with an articulated mid-section waits at a bus stop on Division Street in Southeast Portland.
Airports and Transportation
TriMet’s new Frequent Express bus service
FX2-Division is TriMet’s new high-capacity bus service along Division Street in Southeast Portland
September 8, 2022
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Travel and Outdoors
Hike of the Month: Ape Cave
August 29, 2022
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Three people stand in front of a large outdoor cat enclosure.
Culture
10th Annual Catio Tour preview
August 25, 2022
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History
Collins Beach UFO Boat on Sauvie Island
August 15, 2022
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Culture
Q+A: Zach Snyder, program manager at Solar Oregon
August 11, 2022
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A golden statue of Joan of Arc in Portland, Oregon
History
Joan of Arc statue in Portland, OR
August 5, 2022
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Food
Preview of Nico’s Cantina in Northeast Portland, OR
August 3, 2022
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A golden sun casts warm light across a nursery filled with flowers, a yellow farmhouse, and a tall spiky looking tree
History
History of Portland’s monkey puzzle trees
August 2, 2022
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A map of the PDXtoday Coffee Crawl destinations in Portland, Oregon.
Food
PDXtoday Coffee Crawl in Portland, Oregon
July 26, 2022
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Red brick buildings loom above a city block in Northwest Portland.
History
Henry Weinhard: one of Portland’s first craft brewers
July 22, 2022
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A submarine rests half out of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
History
History of the USS Blueback in Portland, OR
July 20, 2022
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