City Cast Portland
A hint of school closure fights to come
September 12, 2024 · — Rachel Monahan
Good morning! The gray skies are such an abrupt shift after last week’s heat wave ☁️ Not that I’m complaining, but there’s no easing into Portland’s crazy ever-changing weather.
What's CITY Talking About?
The Coming Fight Over School Closures
Portland-area districts are struggling with the contentious issue of closing schools in the face of declining enrollment. The West Linn-Wilsonville district is considering closing multiple elementary schools even as it’s constructing a new school building. [Oregonian 🔒]
- Related: The ideal elementary school size is 400 to 550 students, and Portland is projected to have 20 elementary schools with enrollment at 300 or less, when final attendance numbers become available next month. [Oregonian 🔒]
MusicPortland Apologizes
Nonprofit MusicPortland has apologized to the development firms working to build a Portland venue for Live Nation after a board member referenced “firebombing.” “In the process of reaching out to the music community,” board member Jamie Dunphy said in video recording, “more than one person suggested firebombs. I don’t encourage that, but we’re going to have a conversation … and see what our options are.” [OPB]
It’s like a single mom, right after work, walks in, the kids are screaming, they still have to make dinner. I feel like that’s Portland vibe right now.
The Vibes of Portland’s Fall Election
What’s going on behind all the campaign slogans and policy proposals for Portland City Hall? City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza and Willamette Week reporter and author Brianna Wheeler talk about the vibes of this election. [City Cast Portland 🎧]
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What To Do
Thursday, Sep. 12
- 🎲 Free Play Party (arcade games and pinball) | Noon - Midnight | $6 before 5 p.m., $12 after | Ground Kontrol (Old Town)
- 📽️ ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ | 6:30 & 9 p.m. | $14 | Hollywood Theatre
- 🎨 Marikiscrycrycry: ‘Goner’ (Time-Based Art Festival) | 7 p.m. (through Friday) | $35 (sliding scale) | PICA (Eliot neighborhood)
- 📽️ ‘The Untold Tales Of Tūteremoana’ with Mere Tokorahi Boynton | 7 p.m. | $15 | Tomorrow Theater
Friday, Sep. 13
- 🦷 Talk About Teeth (science for kids) | 10 a.m. | Free | Milo McIver State Park (Estacada)
- 🎵 Bridge City Fest: The Venomous Pinks | 5 p.m. | $35.46+ | Dante’s (Old Town)
- 🎵 Lose Yr Mind Fest | 6 p.m. | $30.01+ | The Get Down (Buckman neighborhood)
- ⚽ Portland Thorns vs. Chicago Red Stars | 7 p.m. | $31.40+ | Providence Park
- 🖼️ 'Monet to Matisse: French Moderns' | Various Times (closing Sept. 15) | $25 (for admission to the museum) | Portland Art Museum
I’ll see you tomorrow!
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