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Judge Brown Picks a Fight After the Election

A day after losing in the primary election, outgoing Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Adrian Brown took the unusual approach of continuing to battle her opponent, Peter Klym, in an email to supporters: “His comments were unprofessional, they misrepresented my record as a judge, and they were misleading to voters,” Brown wrote. [Willamette Week]

• Klym’s response: “Judges need to remain above the fray and not engage in public squabbles with elected officials or make unsupported—and knowingly false—insinuations about incoming officials,” he said. [Willamette Week]

Portland Distilleries Open at PDX

Two Portland distilleries are going to be fixtures at the airport: Freeland Spirits, which opened Friday, will now start serving drinks at 8 a.m. each day. And Straightaway Cocktails will open a lounge on June 22. [Oregonian]

The Effort To Outlaw Fishing and Hunting

Supporters of an initiative petition have gathered 120,000 signatures toward a ballot measure that would impose criminal penalties on fishing and hunting in Oregon. They haven’t qualified for the fall ballot yet, but they’re getting closer: They’ll likely need about 20,000 more signatures by July 2. If approved, the ballot measure would also eliminate current exemptions in Oregon's animal cruelty laws that allow the slaughtering of livestock, scientific research on animals, rodeos, and commercial poultry operations. [City Cast Portland 🎧]

In honor of the start of the annual Portland Rose Festival and peak season for the blossoms, here’s a test of your knowledge of our local flower. The first question links to a longer quiz.

Each week, we include favorite local spots and organizations picked by City Cast Portland Neighbors. It’s a member benefit, but it’s also a great way to get to know our city:

• “Shout out to OnPoint Community Credit Union for community engagement, amazing services, great rates, and being a fantastic employer truly.” — Marina C.
• “Hound and Hare Vintage in St. Johns is packed full of unique and interesting treasures. Last time I was poking around inside, the owner mentioned that she needs a larger space. Please, someone help her find another spot in St. Johns!” — Jenna A.
• “I wanted to shout out local author Willy Vlautin for his most recent work, ‘The Left and the Lucky.’ Like most of his stuff, it's set in Portland — [podcast host] Claudia will love it; it's in St. Johns and Slim's gets mentioned many times — and the characters are generally people having a hard time navigating their lives. But it's real and it's really Portland. On July 7, he’s going to interview Anne Patchett. That’s sold out, though, because, you know, it’s Anne Patchett. — Jim S.

Become a City Cast Portland Neighbor today to share your own shoutout in this newsletter and on the podcast!