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November 19, 2024 · — Rachel Monahan
Good morning, Portland! What was supposedly the world’s “first legal psilocybin concert” happened this past weekend in Southern Oregon 🎵 The cost of admission was $42 🍄
Individual treatment for conditions like PTSD runs into the thousands of dollars under Oregon’s program for legal psilocybin, so Shrooms Cafe, in Medford, is trying different approaches to group treatment.
What's CITY Talking About?
More Logging on Federal Land
Under a U.S. Forest Service proposal, there’d be more logging in Pacific Northwest forests as part of an effort to reduce wildfires. The timber industry would see more jobs, but some local environmental groups are concerned. [KOIN]
Bridge Concerns in Hayden Island
The project to replace the I-5 Columbia River bridge probably impacts Hayden Island the most. As many as 76 homes lie in the path of the new, wider bridge, and property values are already down. Plus, residents worry about the high cost of tolls for themselves and for Washington residents who bring in business by shopping in the neighborhood. [OPB]
Exit Interview with Retiring Congressman Blumenauer
In an interview with the City Cast Portland podcast, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D, Oregon) shares his views on what Oregon can still do on the issues Portlanders care about — even under a Trump administration. Plus, he shares his priorities for retirement; it might just include some pickleball. [City Cast Portland 🎧]
What To Do
Tuesday, Nov. 19
- 📽️ ‘Anora’ | 3:45 & 6:45 p.m. (through Thursday) | $10.25+ | Cinema 21
- 📚 Fall Into Oregon Battle of the Books Virtual Event Series (author event for high school students) | 6 p.m. | Free | Online
- 🎵 Duster | 8 p.m. | $40.16 | Revolution Hall
- 🎵🎨 The Sun Ra Arkestra Live! | 8 p.m. (through Thursday) | $45 | Hollywood Theatre
Wednesday, Nov. 20
- 🎉 Chrysanthemum Festival | Various times (through Nov. 27) | $28 | Lan Su Chinese Garden (Old Town-Chinatown)
- 🎵 Seasons: Featuring Jazz Voice Soloists | 7 p.m. | $5 - 20 (sliding scale) | Lincoln Recital Hall
- 🎭 PSU Theater Arts: ‘Y/OURS: Tending Gratitude and Other Acts of (Radical) Subversion’ | 7:30 p.m. (various times through Saturday) | $6 - 15 (pay what you can sliding scale) | Lincoln Hall Boiler Room Studio
🚗 The Portland Bureau of Transportation started towing yesterday in a few Portland neighborhoods that have asked the city to clear parked cars for leaf-cleaning days 🍂 Watch out when parking in Northwest, the Pearl, Hillside, Goose Hollow, and Sullivan’s Gulch over the next few weeks 🍁
- Related: Look up your neighborhood’s leaf day. [PBOT]
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