City Cast Portland
🚣 How to escape Portland’s heatwave
July 15, 2025 · — Rachel Monahan
Good morning, Portland! It’s going to be hot out there 🥵 So today we have some ideas of how to stay cool ⬇️
What's DC Talking About
Massive Local Layoff at Intel
Intel began layoffs yesterday — with nearly 2,400 Oregon employees expected to lose their job. That’s nearly five times the number announced initially (early last week) — and amounts to 10% of the company’s local workforce. [Oregonian]
How Immigration Is Important to Oregon
Trump administration policies to halt immigration could have a major impact on Oregon. Last year, the state relied on international migration for a modest population increase — with a net gain of 24,000 residents from other countries and a net loss of 1,200 residents who moved within the U.S. [Oregonian]
Wildfire Season in the City
Oregon saw the worst wildfire season on record last year, and estimates are that 2025 could be just as bad. Portland Fire & Rescue Deputy Chief Chris Barney is here to walk us through how the city is getting prepared for fire season — and how they'll respond if a major wildfire hits Forest Park. [City Cast Portland 🎧]
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What To Do
Tuesday, July 15
- 🎻 Protégé Alumni Superstars: Benjamin Beilman, Nina Bernat & Viano Quartet | Portland State (Downtown)
- 🤗 Free Community Concert With Isabelle Ai Durrenberger & Ryota Yamazaki | North Clackamas Park (Milwaukie)
- 🎨 ART(er) Space: An Expressive Odyssey Guided By Artistic Savants | Virtua Gallery (Lloyd Center Mall)
- 🐟 Shafty (Phish Tribute) | The Goodfoot (Kerns neighborhood)
- 🎤 Noon Tunes Summer Concert Series: Jacob Westfall | Pioneer Courthouse Square
Wednesday, July 16
- 🍒 Shemanski Park Farmers Market | Downtown
- 🍿 Reel Eats: Kubo and the Two Strings | OMSI
- 🫂 Speed-FRIENDING for Mid-Lifers | West Linn Library
- 🎵 New@Night: Chamber Evolution | The Old Church (Downtown)
- 😆 0-69 Comedy/Bingo Night | Migration Brewing (Kerns neighborhood)
- 🍷 Wine Wednesday: New From the Loire: Chai de la Dive | Négociant (Nob Hill neighborhood)
- 🎤 The Love Muscles | The Goodfoot (Kerns neighborhood)
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🍴 The downtown restaurant Higgins has been focusing on local produce since before it was a Portland trend. Now, more than 30 years later, the restaurant is struggling after the pandemic emptied out downtown offices.
“Our beloved restaurant is on the brink,” chef Greg Higgins and co-owner Paul Mallory wrote in a Facebook post this weekend. “Every visit counts. Every night matters. We’re hanging on by a thread.” (Reservations are available — for dinner or lunch.)
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