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Lloyd Center memories linger for Portlanders

From ice skating to Easter rabbits, readers recall their favorite mall moments.

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For more than 60 years, Lloyd Center, which is being <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="demolished later this year" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/02/27/lloyd-center-redevelopment-housing-parks-retail" data-vars-content-id="da12074f-e7b4-4488-a011-fff869397183" data-vars-headline="Lloyd Center memories linger for Portlanders" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/02/27/lloyd-center-redevelopment-housing-parks-retail" target="_self">demolished later this year</a>, has been a cultural touchstone for Northeast Portland and the broader region.Why it matters: A mall that endures for decades becomes more than retail space — it becomes part of people&#x27;s personal history.

What's going to replace Lloyd Center

Portland&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="oldest mall" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/10/13/lloyd-center-closing-shut-down-new-building" data-vars-content-id="284d7afc-3e5a-405a-939a-af3c055a7932" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s going to replace Lloyd Center" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/10/13/lloyd-center-closing-shut-down-new-building" target="_self">oldest mall</a> will be no more come the end of the year, as developers plan to demolish the 29.3-acre site and build a sprawling, mixed-use property with shopping, recreation and housing.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Not everyone" data-vars-click-url="https://www.kgw.com/article/money/business/lloyd-center-businesses-patrons-frustrated-mall-planned-closure/283-6c57938f-0ba4-4bc1-ab3f-b932d4e37fc6" data-vars-content-id="284d7afc-3e5a-405a-939a-af3c055a7932" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s going to replace Lloyd Center" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.kgw.com/article/money/business/lloyd-center-businesses-patrons-frustrated-mall-planned-closure/283-6c57938f-0ba4-4bc1-ab3f-b932d4e37fc6" target="_blank">Not everyone</a> is happy about the change. For more than 60 years, Lloyd Center served as a premier destination for retail and cultural life until the COVID-19 pandemic — coupled with a rise in e-commerce — hobbled anchor tenants and left it a shadow of its former self.

Portland ranks high among safest streets in U.S.

The region could improve on several key metrics, however.

Some of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the safest roadways" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/03/06/oregon-pedestrian-deaths-road-safety" data-vars-content-id="a9d607bc-b18c-4b00-8d54-570a2d2bc9f3" data-vars-headline="Portland ranks high among safest streets in U.S." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/03/06/oregon-pedestrian-deaths-road-safety" target="_self">the safest roadways</a> in the country can be found right here in the Portland metro area, according to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a new report" data-vars-click-url="https://learn.streetlightdata.com/us-safe-streets-index-ebook" data-vars-content-id="a9d607bc-b18c-4b00-8d54-570a2d2bc9f3" data-vars-headline="Portland ranks high among safest streets in U.S." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://learn.streetlightdata.com/us-safe-streets-index-ebook" target="_blank">a new report</a> from transportation analytics firm StreetLight Data.Why it matters: Road safety affects everyone — whether you&#x27;re driving, biking, walking or using public transit.

Advocates raise concerns over proposed Columbia River power line

Opponents warn the buried line could harm fish, water quality and cultural sites.

Environmental advocates and tribes are raising concerns over a proposal to bury an electric transmission line under the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Columbia River" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/01/23/gorge-energy-storage-project-tribal-opposition" data-vars-content-id="40ce938e-f44c-4ddb-b461-c435ea146e5a" data-vars-headline="Advocates raise concerns over proposed Columbia River power line" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/01/23/gorge-energy-storage-project-tribal-opposition" target="_self">Columbia River</a> from the east end of the Gorge to Portland.Why it matters: The project would be the first transmission line buried beneath the Columbia River and could expand the region&#x27;s ability to move renewable power west if approved.

Wynne kicks off hometown tour at Specks Records

Sina Wynne Holwerda is one of hip-hop's hottest up and comers.

Music

<figure><img alt="A performer sings into a microphone at an intimate concert with purple lighting. The small venue has a cozy crowd, vinyl records on the wall, fairy lights, and a neon “Speck’s Records &amp; Tapes” sign." height="450" id="304e4560-b5a1-4d2a-a46d-08f901a59cc2" src="https://images.axios.com/F4uCpurjBikMdHOr-iJ_WtQE6is=/2025/09/19/1758262176214.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>Wynne kicked off her &quot;Tour Next Door&quot; with an intimate show at North Portland&#x27;s Speck&#x27;s Records, but still kept the energy high. Image: Meira Gebel/Axios</figcaption></figure>Known for her bars about Nike, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="throwing the &quot;O&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/08/22/ducks-university-oregon-college-football-traditions-best-competition" data-vars-content-id="cdaff618-76f0-4a85-bf25-e0b741340390" data-vars-headline="Wynne kicks off hometown tour at Specks Records" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/08/22/ducks-university-oregon-college-football-traditions-best-competition" target="_self">throwing the &quot;O&quot;</a> and even <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="teaming up with Dame" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHr1I68b4UQ" data-vars-content-id="cdaff618-76f0-4a85-bf25-e0b741340390" data-vars-headline="Wynne kicks off hometown tour at Specks Records" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHr1I68b4UQ" target="_blank">teaming up with Dame</a>, rapper Sina Wynne Holwerda kicked off her &quot;Tour Next Door&quot; last night with a bang of a kick drum, performing at Specks Records.The big picture: The Lake Oswego-born artist, best known as just Wynne, has been one of hip-hop&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hottest" data-vars-click-url="https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/wynne-rapper-rookie-of-the-month-1235376217/" data-vars-content-id="cdaff618-76f0-4a85-bf25-e0b741340390" data-vars-headline="Wynne kicks off hometown tour at Specks Records" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/wynne-rapper-rookie-of-the-month-1235376217/" target="_blank">hottest</a> up-and-coming rappers <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="for years" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wweek.com/music/2017/08/29/is-portlands-next-viral-rap-star-a-babyface-blonde-girl-from-lake-oswego/" data-vars-content-id="cdaff618-76f0-4a85-bf25-e0b741340390" data-vars-headline="Wynne kicks off hometown tour at Specks Records" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wweek.com/music/2017/08/29/is-portlands-next-viral-rap-star-a-babyface-blonde-girl-from-lake-oswego/" target="_blank">for years</a>.

Weekend Guide: Portland loves sailors and soccer

From sailors to soccer, have fun in the sun.

Things to Do

Get the most out of peak Rose Festival on the waterfront and enjoy other fun this weekend including house music, honking and hot novels.<h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">Thursday</h2>🛳️ Fleet Week means the big ships are in town and sailors in their crisp whites on the town.

Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more

The city is full of Jokers, dancers, marchers and painters.

🎉 It&#x27;s never too cool and rainy for a parade in Portland, but this weekend you can also stay inside for some Swedish doom metal, British trance and very American Ted Talks.Here are nine fab things to do this weekend:<h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">Friday</h2>😜 Go see &quot;The People&#x27;s Joker&quot; for a fun take on comic book remakes, from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="comedian Vera Drew" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/veradrew22/?hl=en" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/veradrew22/?hl=en" target="_blank">comedian Vera Drew</a>.<ul><li>Bonus: Bob Odenkirk is in it. Through May 2, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hollywood Theater" data-vars-click-url="https://hollywoodtheatre.org/events/the-peoples-joker/" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://hollywoodtheatre.org/events/the-peoples-joker/" target="_blank">Hollywood Theater</a>. ($12)</li></ul>😈 Heading up a great heathen army can be tough on your throat, but <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Aman Amarth" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7b84bCu9zI" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7b84bCu9zI" target="_blank">Aman Amarth</a> frontman Johan Hegg knows how to pace himself in the guttural gargling stakes.<ul><li>The lineup includes Cannibal Corpse, Obituary and Frozen Soul. Woooooar! 7pm, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Moda Center" data-vars-click-url="https://www.ticketmaster.com/amon-amarth-metal-crushes-all-tour-portland-oregon-04-26-2024/event/0F005F7CD0E24079?_gl=1*4psp5v*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3MTQwMjQ0MDkuQ2p3S0NBancyNkt4QmhCREVpd0F1NktYdHdYLTBZRE1GQWhwZnZzTWEzOGpNVXh6QXRIODhHOGdrR0xYbE1hR0JCMkJOdzk3UkUwc19ob0NZMllRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_dc*R0NMLjE3MTQwMjQ0MDkuQ2p3S0NBancyNkt4QmhCREVpd0F1NktYdHdYLTBZRE1GQWhwZnZzTWEzOGpNVXh6QXRIODhHOGdrR0xYbE1hR0JCMkJOdzk3UkUwc19ob0NZMllRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*NjQzODczMDUyLjE3MTQwMjQ0MDk.*_ga*NTc1NzQyNS4xNzE0MDI0NDA5*_ga_H1KKSGW33X*MTcxNDAyNDQwOS4xLjAuMTcxNDAyNDQwOS42MC4wLjA.*_ga_C1T806G4DF*MTcxNDAyNDQwOS4xLjAuMTcxNDAyNDQwOS42MC4wLjA.&amp;_ga=2.41270754.1764666120.1714024410-5757425.1714024409&amp;_gac=1.23808968.1714024410.CjwKCAjw26KxBhBDEiwAu6KXtwX-0YDMFAhpfvsMa38jMUxzAtH88G8gkGLXlMaGBB2BNw97RE0s_hoCY2YQAvD_BwE" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/amon-amarth-metal-crushes-all-tour-portland-oregon-04-26-2024/event/0F005F7CD0E24079?_gl=1*4psp5v*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3MTQwMjQ0MDkuQ2p3S0NBancyNkt4QmhCREVpd0F1NktYdHdYLTBZRE1GQWhwZnZzTWEzOGpNVXh6QXRIODhHOGdrR0xYbE1hR0JCMkJOdzk3UkUwc19ob0NZMllRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_dc*R0NMLjE3MTQwMjQ0MDkuQ2p3S0NBancyNkt4QmhCREVpd0F1NktYdHdYLTBZRE1GQWhwZnZzTWEzOGpNVXh6QXRIODhHOGdrR0xYbE1hR0JCMkJOdzk3UkUwc19ob0NZMllRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*NjQzODczMDUyLjE3MTQwMjQ0MDk.*_ga*NTc1NzQyNS4xNzE0MDI0NDA5*_ga_H1KKSGW33X*MTcxNDAyNDQwOS4xLjAuMTcxNDAyNDQwOS42MC4wLjA.*_ga_C1T806G4DF*MTcxNDAyNDQwOS4xLjAuMTcxNDAyNDQwOS42MC4wLjA.&amp;_ga=2.41270754.1764666120.1714024410-5757425.1714024409&amp;_gac=1.23808968.1714024410.CjwKCAjw26KxBhBDEiwAu6KXtwX-0YDMFAhpfvsMa38jMUxzAtH88G8gkGLXlMaGBB2BNw97RE0s_hoCY2YQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Moda Center</a>. ($35 and up)</li></ul><h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">Saturday</h2>🎙️ TEDxPortland is the local version of the inspirational lecture series, with people you may have heard of or sat next to on TriMet.<ul><li>Lou Featherstone, chef <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Gabriel Rucker" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/09/06/gabriel-rucker-canard-portland-last-meal" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/09/06/gabriel-rucker-canard-portland-last-meal" target="_self">Gabriel Rucker</a> and Latin-folk-indie darlings Y La Bamba take the stage from 9am-4:30pm at the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Keller Auditorium" data-vars-click-url="https://www.portland5.com/keller-auditorium/events/tedxportland" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.portland5.com/keller-auditorium/events/tedxportland" target="_blank">Keller Auditorium</a>. ($89-$179)</li></ul>🩰 A-WOL is Portland&#x27;s best aerial dance troupe, and their Spring Circus Soiree is an immersive introduction to the beauty of silk and rope. 7:30pm, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="A-WOL Dance Collective" data-vars-click-url="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/awoldancecollectiveinc/1195191#" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/awoldancecollectiveinc/1195191#" target="_blank">A-WOL Dance Collective</a>. ($20)🦺 Bond with your neighbors in the cause of emergency preparedness at this citywide exercise. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sign up in advance" data-vars-click-url="https://portlandprepares.org/net-teams/" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://portlandprepares.org/net-teams/" target="_blank">Sign up in advance</a> to join a Neighborhood Emergency Team. 9am to noon at five locations throughout Portland.🙌 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade" data-vars-click-url="https://82rosescec.com/" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://82rosescec.com/" target="_blank">The 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade</a> features marching bands, classic cars, community groups and enough people running for city council to fill a Glisan pothole.<ul><li>9:30am to noon, Eastport Plaza at SE Bush Street to SE 78th and Yamhill. (Free)</li></ul>⏺️ British producer and DJ <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Ott" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBh771K4ob0" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBh771K4ob0" target="_blank">Ott</a> was raised on 1990s UK trance. Now he makes an album every four years and hits the road. 9pm at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Get Down" data-vars-click-url="https://www.thegetdownpdx.com/events/ott" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.thegetdownpdx.com/events/ott" target="_blank">The Get Down</a>. ($25)<h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">Sunday</h2>🎵 If musician Boeckner had a word cloud, it would be synthesizers, Wolf Parade, &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Bottlemen" data-vars-click-url="https://open.spotify.com/show/1tf9dAmIavUJxrzpMIbGuL" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1tf9dAmIavUJxrzpMIbGuL" target="_blank">The Bottlemen</a>&quot; podcast and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Dirtbag left" data-vars-click-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirtbag_left" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirtbag_left" target="_blank">Dirtbag left</a>. O, and Canada. He plays at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Polaris Hall" data-vars-click-url="https://polarishall.com/" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://polarishall.com/" target="_blank">Polaris Hall</a> at 8pm. ($25)🧠 The show &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Behind Thought" data-vars-click-url="https://everout.com/portland/events/atras-do-pensamento-behind-thought-quinha-faria/e173873/" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://everout.com/portland/events/atras-do-pensamento-behind-thought-quinha-faria/e173873/" target="_blank">Behind Thought</a>&quot; by artist Quinha Faria riffs off <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Clarice Lispector" data-vars-click-url="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/a-lost-interview-with-clarice-lispector" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/a-lost-interview-with-clarice-lispector" target="_blank">Clarice Lispector</a>&#x27;s book &quot;Agua Viva&quot; but with added smells and sounds. Closes Sunday, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Carnation Contemporary" data-vars-click-url="https://carnationcontemporary.com/ATRAS-DO-PENSAMENTO-BEHIND-THOUGHT-Quinha-Faria" data-vars-content-id="2d6470a5-50d0-448d-aafa-cb366d6dbf8a" data-vars-headline="Weekend guide: TEDxPortland, aerial dance troupes and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://carnationcontemporary.com/ATRAS-DO-PENSAMENTO-BEHIND-THOUGHT-Quinha-Faria" target="_blank">Carnation Contemporary</a>. (Free)

Music

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