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After Portlandia, Oregon’s Culture Capital Is Ready for a New Narrative
With 3,000 new hotel rooms and a jumping restaurant scene, Portland is consciously evolving beyond caricature.
The Fair-Haired Dumbbell building.
Source: Kuda Photography
Every year in late June, 10,000 naked cyclists bike through my neighborhood. A man who lives nearby regularly walks his goat down Hawthorne Boulevard, stopping at the waffle window to order breakfast. My friend Laura runs a library for the homeless, powered by a trike.
Yes, I live in Portland.