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Portland Dining Month delivers big restaurant deals

Score three- or five-course meals at top spots for a fraction of the usual cost.

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That <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new restaurant" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/food-and-drink" data-vars-content-id="29962f4d-b39a-4b22-985d-b9149be0d3c3" data-vars-headline="Portland Dining Month delivers big restaurant deals" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/food-and-drink" target="_self">new restaurant</a> you&#x27;ve been meaning to try? March may be the time to finally book a reservation.The big picture: More than 100 of the city&#x27;s top dining establishments are participating in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Portland Dining Month" data-vars-click-url="https://www.pdxdiningmonth.com/" data-vars-content-id="29962f4d-b39a-4b22-985d-b9149be0d3c3" data-vars-headline="Portland Dining Month delivers big restaurant deals" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.pdxdiningmonth.com/" target="_blank">Portland Dining Month</a>, where exclusive, limited-time prix-fixe meals — with either three or five courses — will be a fraction of the cost.

Oregon paid an estimated $670M in Trump's rejected tariffs

If or when that money is ever returned remains an open question.

News

Roughly $670 million is now potentially up for grabs in Oregon after the Supreme Court <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="struck down" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-illegal" data-vars-content-id="d4e96304-57e9-4bc4-820c-1d871c38c9a6" data-vars-headline="Oregon paid an estimated $670M in Trump&#x27;s rejected tariffs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-illegal" target="_self">struck down</a> a swath of President Trump&#x27;s tariffs on Friday, according to the Trade Partnership Worldwide economic research firm.Why it matters: Those tariffs, reversed in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a case led by" data-vars-click-url="https://www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/federal-oversight/federal-litigation-tracker/tariffs-oregon-v-trump-u-s-court-of-international-trade-125-cv-00077/&#x27;" data-vars-content-id="d4e96304-57e9-4bc4-820c-1d871c38c9a6" data-vars-headline="Oregon paid an estimated $670M in Trump&#x27;s rejected tariffs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/federal-oversight/federal-litigation-tracker/tariffs-oregon-v-trump-u-s-court-of-international-trade-125-cv-00077/&#x27;" target="_blank">a case led by</a> Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, likely made <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="all kinds of stuff more expensive" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/03/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-china-cost" data-vars-content-id="d4e96304-57e9-4bc4-820c-1d871c38c9a6" data-vars-headline="Oregon paid an estimated $670M in Trump&#x27;s rejected tariffs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/03/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-china-cost" target="_self">all kinds of stuff more expensive</a> as businesses passed higher costs onto everyday Americans.

Portland homebuyers are scoring deals — but prices remain high

59% of homebuyers last year paid less than the original asking price, per Redfin.

Real Estate

The average discount for Portland <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="homes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/12/08/portland-home-values-drop" data-vars-content-id="1c354fad-c3b0-4b7e-9579-5c8cf7eb838a" data-vars-headline="Portland homebuyers are scoring deals — but prices remain high" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/12/08/portland-home-values-drop" target="_self">homes</a> that sold below their original asking price last year was 6.6% — the largest such gap since 2012, according to a Redfin <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.redfin.com/news/homebuyer-discounts-below-list-price-2025/" data-vars-content-id="1c354fad-c3b0-4b7e-9579-5c8cf7eb838a" data-vars-headline="Portland homebuyers are scoring deals — but prices remain high" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.redfin.com/news/homebuyer-discounts-below-list-price-2025/" target="_blank">report</a>.Why it matters: Still-high mortgage rates and home prices have <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sidelined" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" data-vars-content-id="1c354fad-c3b0-4b7e-9579-5c8cf7eb838a" data-vars-headline="Portland homebuyers are scoring deals — but prices remain high" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" target="_self">sidelined</a> many shoppers. But those who remain in the market are scoring the biggest deals in years.

How Dawson Park's origins contrast with its legacy

The Albina park became a cornerstone of Black Portland and civil rights activism.

Dawson Park has long been considered <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a cultural landmark" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/02/27/historical-black-landmarks-portland" data-vars-content-id="5083da48-740d-4e64-8e0d-b7ba287e52f8" data-vars-headline="How Dawson Park&#x27;s origins contrast with its legacy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/02/27/historical-black-landmarks-portland" target="_self">a cultural landmark</a> for Black Portland — where civil rights rallies originated and prominent historical figures visited — but it was originally developed in the early 20th century to keep children segregated.The big picture: The park&#x27;s evolution reflects the Albina neighborhood&#x27;s transformation: Shaped by racial tension and molded by redlining and displacement, it became a symbolic home base for Black life in the city.

Kinship offers Portland's fashion creatives space to grow

The new co-working studio gives designers industrial tools, workshops and space to build their brands.

Business

Portland doesn&#x27;t lack <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fashion talent" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/09/15/kozha-numbers-it-bag" data-vars-content-id="1dc670ae-542a-402b-bf69-c93445c9833a" data-vars-headline="Kinship offers Portland&#x27;s fashion creatives space to grow" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/09/15/kozha-numbers-it-bag" target="_self">fashion talent</a>, but there is a gap in the kind of places where its ecosystem of small designers can turn ideas into thriving businesses. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kinship" data-vars-click-url="https://kinshippdx.com/" data-vars-content-id="1dc670ae-542a-402b-bf69-c93445c9833a" data-vars-headline="Kinship offers Portland&#x27;s fashion creatives space to grow" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://kinshippdx.com/" target="_blank">Kinship</a> hopes to fill that gap.The big picture: The fashion-focused coworking and production studio opened last September in the city&#x27;s Central Eastside offering industrial-grade sewing machines, large cutting tables, a photo studio, fitting rooms and communal meeting areas.

Patagonia taps Deschutes to make NA beers

To take the first certified organic non-alcoholic beer nationwide, Patagonia Provisions needed a partner.

To take the first certified organic nonalcoholic beer nationwide, Patagonia Provisions needed a partner — one with the same commitment to the environment and outdoors.Why it matters: Patagonia, once named the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="most reputable brand" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/05/23/corporate-brands-reputation-america" data-vars-content-id="4f3b6638-82ed-4f1e-8312-a563d3433517" data-vars-headline="Patagonia taps Deschutes to make NA beers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/05/23/corporate-brands-reputation-america" target="_self">most reputable brand</a> in America, has found its match in Oregon&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Deschutes Brewery" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/01/24/deschutes-brewery-nonalcoholic-na-beer" data-vars-content-id="4f3b6638-82ed-4f1e-8312-a563d3433517" data-vars-headline="Patagonia taps Deschutes to make NA beers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/01/24/deschutes-brewery-nonalcoholic-na-beer" target="_self">Deschutes Brewery</a>, and together the two now represent one of the most powerful collaborations in craft beer.

How this Portland-made pistachio brand took off fast

Founders Nicola Buffo and Francine Voit started Pistakio to give the nut its deserved spotlight.

Two Portlanders are on a mission to give pistachios the spotlight they deserve with their spreadable nut butter company Pistakio.The big picture: In less than two years since launching, Nicola Buffo and Francine Voit have created a craveable product that sits on the shelves of more than 350 independent stores nationwide and routinely sells out at local grocers.

The behind-the-scenes story of Interurban's "free wall"

Interurban's "free wall" is open to street artists to display their work.

<figure><img alt="A moving image shows two people walking down the street looking to their right to see a building with colorful street art on the side brick wall." height="450" id="90d4efcf-82d2-4ebd-ba1b-8a15b93b8e52" src="https://images.axios.com/DFbVA9S4xwzQvFt9ZTk9Ej5PmIw=/2025/11/18/1763503576227.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>A wall that&#x27;s open to anyone. Image: Meira Gebel/Axios</figcaption></figure>Interurban&#x27;s &quot;free wall&quot; — where wheat-paste posters, stickers and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="graffiti" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/08/21/portland-graffiti-crackdown-arrests-cleanup" data-vars-content-id="fdc8d914-1f4d-4eb3-a4e9-bf59de8bc632" data-vars-headline="The behind-the-scenes story of Interurban&#x27;s &quot;free wall&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/08/21/portland-graffiti-crackdown-arrests-cleanup" target="_self">graffiti</a> create a large-scale, living installation — has become one of Portland&#x27;s most recognizable landmarks.The big picture: What began as an act of vandalism sparked a years-long collaboration between the neighborhood cocktail bar and some of the city&#x27;s prolific street artists.

Selected Stories brings curated reads to Division

Selected Stories owner Chris Phillips wanted the space to feel intentional.

Stepping into Selected Stories feels like being invited into the sunlit library of your most well-read friend.<ul><li>The new Southeast Division bookshop features front-facing covers lining the walls almost to the ceiling, giving the intimate space a sense of abundance and color, while a corner seat nearly begs you to sit and start chapter one.</li></ul>

Next Adventure to stay open under new leadership

Portland's iconic outdoor store will remain open with help from local investors and staff.

The news of Next Adventure&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="demise" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/05/12/next-adventure-closing-stores-portland" data-vars-content-id="bd68accb-9efa-479a-804e-664704543bce" data-vars-headline="Next Adventure to stay open under new leadership" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/05/12/next-adventure-closing-stores-portland" target="_self">demise</a> was drastically overstated, it appears.Driving the news: Portland&#x27;s premier purveyor of outdoors equipment and apparel will stay open under new management, the company said, roughly six months after the former owners announced their retirement.

Most of Oregon's indie venues are losing money

Only 37% of the state's indie venues made a profit in 2024, new data shows.

The majority of Oregon&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="independent venues" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/05/06/best-live-music-venues-polaris-hall-lollipop-shoppe" data-vars-content-id="7e5b17ec-8b6d-49cc-bf09-dbaf5c58ef7a" data-vars-headline="Most of Oregon&#x27;s indie venues are losing money" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/05/06/best-live-music-venues-polaris-hall-lollipop-shoppe" target="_self">independent venues</a> are financially in the red, according to a first-of-its-kind <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nivassoc.org/stateoflive" data-vars-content-id="7e5b17ec-8b6d-49cc-bf09-dbaf5c58ef7a" data-vars-headline="Most of Oregon&#x27;s indie venues are losing money" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nivassoc.org/stateoflive" target="_blank">report</a> out this month from the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA).Why it matters: From Mississippi Studios to the Wonder Ballroom and Aladdin Theater, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="independent stages across the state" data-vars-click-url="https://www.voicevenues.com/" data-vars-content-id="7e5b17ec-8b6d-49cc-bf09-dbaf5c58ef7a" data-vars-headline="Most of Oregon&#x27;s indie venues are losing money" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.voicevenues.com/" target="_blank">independent stages across the state</a> act as cultural and economic engines — bringing millions in revenue and thousands of jobs.

How Intel's turbulence could shake out for Hillsboro

Why Oregon's economy may hinge on the federal government's chipmaking bet.

Mass layoffs at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Intel" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/14/trump-intel-stake-semiconductor" data-vars-content-id="ce729ff0-0e4b-40f4-9dfb-e82903fdc1a4" data-vars-headline="How Intel&#x27;s turbulence could shake out for Hillsboro" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/14/trump-intel-stake-semiconductor" target="_self">Intel</a> — one of Oregon&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="largest employers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.greaterportlandinc.com/research-center/major-employers" data-vars-content-id="ce729ff0-0e4b-40f4-9dfb-e82903fdc1a4" data-vars-headline="How Intel&#x27;s turbulence could shake out for Hillsboro" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.greaterportlandinc.com/research-center/major-employers" target="_blank">largest employers</a> — are not new, but a significant loss of high-wage workers in the company&#x27;s Washington County campus, coupled with a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="semiconductor slowdown" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/01/15/oregon-semiconductor-layoffs-chips-funding-intel" data-vars-content-id="ce729ff0-0e4b-40f4-9dfb-e82903fdc1a4" data-vars-headline="How Intel&#x27;s turbulence could shake out for Hillsboro" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/01/15/oregon-semiconductor-layoffs-chips-funding-intel" target="_self">semiconductor slowdown</a> and U.S. policy changes, could signal economic uncertainty ahead.The big picture: The federal government&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="unusual" data-vars-click-url="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/16/silicon-valley-ceo-trump-business-00564524" data-vars-content-id="ce729ff0-0e4b-40f4-9dfb-e82903fdc1a4" data-vars-headline="How Intel&#x27;s turbulence could shake out for Hillsboro" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/16/silicon-valley-ceo-trump-business-00564524" target="_blank">unusual</a> $8.9 billion, 10% stake in Intel in exchange for public funding breaks with decades of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hands-off business policy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.npr.org/2025/09/12/nx-s1-5540076/intel-trump-industrial-policy-socialism" data-vars-content-id="ce729ff0-0e4b-40f4-9dfb-e82903fdc1a4" data-vars-headline="How Intel&#x27;s turbulence could shake out for Hillsboro" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.npr.org/2025/09/12/nx-s1-5540076/intel-trump-industrial-policy-socialism" target="_blank">hands-off business policy</a>, announced last month, is worrying some economists but giving Hillsboro elected officials hope.

A new retail blueprint is emerging in Beaverton

Walker Center is reshaping how national retailers perceive Beaverton as a viable, growth-ready market.

A new retail trend is taking shape in the Portland metro area and beyond: major retailers are shifting away from city centers and focusing expansion efforts on high-opportunity suburban hubs.

Beaverton's Walker Center enters a new era

Beaverton's Walker Center is shaping Portland's retail landscape with the opening of REI Co-Op.

Portland&#x27;s retail landscape is shifting, with shoppers seeking more than just transactions — they want experiences, convenience and connection to value-driven brands.What you need to know: Beaverton&#x27;s Walker Center is evolving into a premier retail destination in the Portland metro area.

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