r/Portland 1d ago

/r/Portland Weekly Casual Conversation -- August 27, 2025

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This is our weekly casual conversation thread where no topic is off-topic. Got something to say and you can't wait until the rant or rave? Got a great picture you want to share? Watch/read/play something good? Let's talk about it here!


r/Portland 3h ago

Photo/Video shoutout to this boat which shut down i5 for 30 minutes, have a blessed day šŸ™

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r/Portland 33m ago

News Sharing this for small businesses on the coast and inland to be on the lookout. This person hit a few places in one day. Shoplifting hurts small businesses:(

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r/Portland 6h ago

Photo/Video Staying out by Mt. Hood to enjoy some great hiking before the summer ends and I saw this outside of my hotel! I thought it was a cool way to show support and bring awareness!

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r/Portland 4h ago

News Portland city councilor quietly uses AI to help craft her public pronouncements

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r/Portland 1h ago

Photo/Video Heroes amongst us

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They can be hiding anywhere...


r/Portland 2h ago

Lost & Found Found Cat Williams/Mississippi

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Found this very human friendly cat. Looks like it used to be heavier but is losing weight. Cam back with food and water and it was gone.

Found in an alley between Williams and Mississippi near Unthank Park.


r/Portland 3h ago

Lost & Found Found dog on Johnson Creek Blvd

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My coworker found her around 5300 SE Johnson Creek and she's currently safe and sound (though a little freaked out) at our office. Very sweet and looks cared for. No collar. Checked nextdoor but didn't see any missing dogs matching her description. We'd love to get her home!


r/Portland 11h ago

News ITS 2AM AND ITS RAINING

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Things are turning up folks


r/Portland 22h ago

Adopt Me This people-loving purr machine just got spayed and is now available for adoption! I enjoyed having her as a guest. She was hilarious at feeding time.

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r/Portland 13h ago

Adopt Me Cats!

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Funny situation. There are tons of feral cats around our place, so we decided to feed them so we could catch them and get them fixed. We did get 8 or 9 fixed by the Feral Cat Coalition, but we’re suckers and felt bad stopping the feeding after that (so we didn’t stop). So now we have a bunch of cats who have become used to people. Three of our regulars are funny grey boy cat, and a pair of tabbies. We think the tabbies are siblings; they are very close, we even caught them in the humane trap at the same time! The thing is, we’re moving now and can’t take our indoor cats and all these random cats along. These two or three could make a household complete! The tiny girl tabs is super sweet, she’ll even let you pick her up! Her brother is a little more skittish, but he has come such a long way. We think grey boy was abandoned and possibly abused because he was already fixed but super shy, but he’s coming out of his shell, he’s starting to looove pets, and make biscuits, and find his voice! They all really deserve someone who can go slow and gentle with them. They’re good babies, and now they are fixed, and have their basic shots from FCCO. Would anyone like to adopt them? Or can anyone suggest a good foster resource in the Portland area who could take them and keep them safe until adoption?


r/Portland 1d ago

Discussion To the PBOT woman who responded to the stabbing on NW 18th and Irving

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You are a hero. Please take care of yourself today, surround yourself with loved ones, play Tetris (studies show it helps the brain process acute trauma). I heard the commotion from my apartment nearby and saw everything that happened right after the stabbing.

A houseless man was stabbed on NW Irving this morning and you were among the first to respond. I saw you jump into action, stay calm, apply way more than your standard first aid/fashion a tourniquet, worked with the nearby people to communicate and control the scene until police and EMS got there. I heard you say that you saw the whole thing, and your statement to police will hopefully help catch the person that did this. Thank you. That must have been incredibly stressful and terrifying.

The victim remained conscious and lucid as he was being loaded up into the ambulance so i’m hopeful he survives.

I really hope you get to take the rest of the day off today ā¤ļø


r/Portland 18h ago

News Portland city councilors will travel to Austria for housing junket

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r/Portland 15h ago

Events Classic movies @ Fox Tower in September

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EDIT: h/t to a commenter. Four theaters are participating: Fox Tower, Cascade, Bridgeport Village and Evergreen Parkway.

Happened upon this via the TikTok. Seems Fox Tower is the only Regal cinema in PDX participating.

Big fan of supporting indy theaters like Hollywood, Laurelhurst etc but figured others would like to know about this. Seems under-marketed. Don't know why more mainstream theaters don't do this. Looking forward to Raiders and Jaws at Hollywood later this week.


r/Portland 16h ago

News Inconsistencies Continue to Emerge in Case of Ex-Preschool for All Director

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r/Portland 20h ago

Photo/Video BikePortland’s Jonathan Maus Bikes to Work With Mayor Keith Wilson

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r/Portland 1d ago

Meme MRW this goddamn humidity finally broke

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r/Portland 1d ago

News Mayor Keith Wilson Is Sending Unhoused People Back to Their Families

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r/Portland 20h ago

Photo/Video Lan Su Chinese Garden

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r/Portland 1d ago

Photo/Video Nopo 2:30am

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r/Portland 15h ago

Discussion Random show on public access way back in the late 90s

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This is going to be an absurdly random question. Back in like 98-99 on the Portland public access channel with a very random show / pseudo-soap opera about alternative youth, and there was a character named ā€œFagtoastā€ that the other teens seemed to be constantly annoyed with. ā€œGo away, FaaAAaagtoast.ā€

The show was nestled in the mix of Jim Spagg and Moshi Moshi, the Japanese language show.

I’m guessing this won’t ring any bells (or be deleted), but my sis and I called each other Fagtoast all the time and we can’t find info about the show for the life of us. Does this resonate with anyone?


r/Portland 15h ago

Meme r/portland's reaction when I say: MRW this goddamn humidity finally broke

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r/Portland 23h ago

News Stabbing suspect refuses to come out of home in NW Portland, police say

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r/Portland 16h ago

Lost & Found Lost dog NW Pearl

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If you are missing a white husky in the NW, its currently hanging out in the off leash dog area of the fields park.


r/Portland 18h ago

Events 2 Free Tickets to Japanese Breakfast

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Edit: Tickets have been transferred to a commentator! Thanks everyone! Im glad the tickets will be used and wont be wasted!

I have 2 tickets to Japanese Breakfast for Saturday, Aug 30th, 7pm that I need to get rid of! Work commitments are preventing me from making it to the show, which is a major bummer! Comment if you want them, theyll go to waste if I cant give them away!!!