🦠 Officials are warning river users, especially those with water dogs, of a new kind of blue-green algae that can live in moving water, not just the stagnant lakes and ponds where the toxic growth thrives. (The Oregonian)
🎸 Construction on a new 68,000-square-foot entertainment venue at the former Lloyd Center Nordstroms is set to begin this summer. (Portland Business Journal)
🛍️ Lawmakers passed a bill expanding Oregon's ban on single-use plastic bags to include the slightly thicker bags some retailers marketed as reusable. The bill now heads to Gov. Tina Kotek. (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
🎤 Rapper and hometown favorite, Aminé, is bringing back his Rose City-based "Best Day Ever Festival" for its second year. (KGW)
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