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Meet the new kings of Burgerville
May 7, 2024 · — John Notarianni
Good morning, Portland! City Cast Portland executive producer John Notarianni here. It’s felt like the rainy season will never end, but I’m keeping an eye on the horizon: We could be seeing temperatures in the upper 80s by the end of the week! ☀️
What's CITY Talking About?
The New Kings of Burgerville
Local fast food chain Burgerville plans to expand with support from a team of local investors, including its CEO, Ed Casey, and former Dutch Bros CEO Joth Ricci (who will become the company’s executive chairman). The deal could lead to as many as 10 new restaurants opening within the next year. Beleaguered local firm Sortis Capital won’t be among the investors, despite earlier reports. [Willamette Week]
- Related: Meet Your Favorite Restaurant’s New Corporate Overlord [City Cast Portland 🎧]
Portland State on the DEQ’s Naughty List
Portland State University was fined more than $25,000 by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality in March. The problem: The university failed to do safety tests on two underground fuel tanks, which were also found to have inadequate release detection equipment. Fines were also issued to Portland’s East Side Plating (for hazardous waste storage violations) and Shamrock Food Company (for inadequate stormwater planning and monitoring). [Statesman Journal]
Ballot Mixup For Gresham Voters
Animal lovers should be sure to double-check your ballot for this month’s primary election before you mail it in: Multnomah County is issuing new ballots to about 9,300 people in and around Gresham after mistakenly omitting a proposed $380 million bond for improvements to the Oregon Zoo. The revised ballots for the May 21 election were mailed out on Friday. [Oregonian 🔒]
First Look at Portland’s New Budget
On the midweek roundup, breaking down the numbers in Mayor Wheeler’s proposed 2024-2025 budget. [City Cast Portland 🎧]
What To Do
Tuesday, May 7
- ♟️ Casual Chess Night | 5 p.m. | Free admission | Foreland Beer (Buckman neighborhood)
- 🪕 Bard Bingo | 7 p.m. | $5 | Wonderwood Springs (St. Johns neighborhood)
- 🎶 The Lodestones, Luneau, and Jori Apedaile | 7 p.m. | $10 | No Fun Bar (Buckman neighborhood)
Wednesday, May 8
- 🌈 Queer Goes Nothing: A Comedy Storytelling Show | 7 p.m. | Free/donations accepted | Portland Pickles Public House (Boise neighborhood)
- 🥾 Bird Song Walk | 7 a.m. (weekly through May 22) | Free (RSVP) | Mt. Tabor
- ✨ Sound Healing Meditation | 7:30 p.m. | $28.52-$44.52 | Awakenings Wellness Center (Buckman neighborhood)
- 📖 Incite: Queer Writers Read | 7 p.m. | Free | Literary Arts (Downtown)
Thursday, May 9
- 😂 ’SAW: The Unauthorized Musical Parody’ | 7:30 p.m. (various times through June 9) | $32.62+ | The Abbey (King neighborhood)
- 🐦 Bird Song Walk | 7 a.m. (weekly through May 16) | Free (RSVP) | Oaks Bottom
- 💃 Taylor Swift Album Listening & Dance Party | 9 p.m. | $16.14 | Holocene
Today on City Cast
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Digging Into the Mayor’s $8.2 Billion City Budget Proposal
On the midweek roundup, we’re running the numbers on the $8.2 billion budget proposal that Mayor Wheeler dropped last Friday, including some of the items the Portland Clean Energy Fund is throwing down for. We also have a few updates from the stories on last week’s Friday news roundup. Host Claudia Meza and executive producer John Notarianni discuss.
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