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Wednesday Good Wednesday to you, neighbors! Today and tomorrow we can expect clouds without rain, high of 65 today. The City of Portland strike enters its third day, and may even turn into two strikes. A huge collection of small horses has been stolen, and the Disc Golf World Championship is coming to Portland. If you need to blow off some steam, check out the Scream Society event in the list for tonight. The world gets more expensive every day. Screaming is still free… for now.
PLUS: NE Sandy just got a new sports bar with Louisiana-style fried seafood: Checkpoint One. There doesn’t seem to be info on Google yet, but here’s some more on Bridgetown Bites
Alaska Airlines just cut 3 flights from PDX: Baltimore, St. Louis, and Jackson Hole
🚨 THE NEWS
About 800 Portland city workers are on strike
About 800 City of Portland workers are on strike after talks stalled over 2026 and 2027 pay and layoff protections. The city puts the cost near $20 million, while the union says about $9 million. Managers are covering for strikers, and the city said Monday it had seen no service problems. Members work in payroll, revenue collection and 911 maintenance, and the Portland Mercury reports some public records requests are delayed. Talks resume Friday. Meanwhile another union, Portland City Laborers LiUNA 483, has also authorized a strike for their 750 members which could begin next month. OPB
I Almost Threw Out My Keurig. It Wasn't Broken.
Every cup from my Keurig started tasting weak, flat, stale — so I unplugged it and stuck it in a closet. Then I learned the dirty secret of grocery store K-Cups: by the time a pod reaches your kitchen, it's usually spent months going from factory to warehouse to truck to shelf. The flavor oils are long gone. Some brands even over-roast to hide it.
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An Idaho woman’s model horse collection was stolen downtown
An Idaho woman is asking Portlanders to help find about 100 custom model horses stolen from her rental car downtown on Saturday night. She was in town for the Route 66 Model Horse Show in Tigard, where one of the horses had just won Best in Show. Witnesses saw a man giving away the horses in pouches near Powell’s Books. Anyone who has one can contact Portland Police, case number T26031871.KPTV
Disc golf’s world championship is headed to Portland
The 2027 PDGA Pro World Championships are coming to Portland. Disc golf’s best will play five days of championship competition June 16 to 20, 2027, at Glendoveer Golf and Tennis and Milo McIver State Park in Estacada. The event returns to the Pacific Northwest for the first time since 2014. Premium VIP packages went on sale Tuesday, with full-event fairway passes arriving Black Friday and daily passes in early 2027. DGPT
AdoptOneBlock SPOTLIGHT
AdoptOneBlock- Got some litter in your neighborhood? Same. This is a Portland-born, volunteer-powered nonprofit that puts zero drama into community cleanup. They send you some free supplies and you commit to cleaning up one block, on your own schedule, for a year. Join over 10,000 volunteers across OR and WA. Get started here or you can come to the Coffee Shop Gathering this Friday, Nov 13, 10am at Pause Coffee Shop in Gresham.
📚 ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1873, Oregon pioneers gathered in Butteville for the first reunion of the Oregon Pioneer Association. Annual reunions continued until 1951. There’s a great read with photos here at Oregon Encyclopedia
🥳 UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, Nov 11
Portugal. The Man with the Oregon Symphony | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
FREE Lunchtime Concerts | KF Gregory | The Old Church Concert Hall
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder | Moda Center
Harvest Celebration: Where Wine & Art Meet | PAM + WVWA | Portland Art Museum Grand Ballroom
Scream Society PDX | Eastbank Esplanade
Squirrel Flower w/ Sour Widows | Aladdin Theater
Thursday, Nov 12
Portugal. The Man with the Oregon Symphony | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Penn & Teller | Keller Auditorium
Drive-By Truckers – HeAthens Homecoming West 2026 (Night 1) | Revolution Hall
Eric Gruber & the Bridgetown Sextet – Thursday Swing at Norse Hall | Norse Hall
French Conversation & Socializing - White Owl Social Club | White Owl Social Club
Weekend Sneak Peek
BrewLights at Oregon Zoo | Oregon Zoo | Thu, Nov 13 - Fri, Nov 14
Kumoricon 2026 | Oregon Convention Center | Fri, Nov 13 - Sun, Nov 15
Tim Meadows: Live Stand-Up Comedy | Helium Comedy Club Portland | Fri, Nov 13
Portland Cheese and Meat Artisan Food & Beverage Festival | Montgomery Park | Sat, Nov 14
Oregon Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake | Keller Auditorium | Sat, Oct 10 – Sat, Oct 17, 2026
Brett Goldstein: Sex, Death & Small Talk | Keller Auditorium | Sat, Nov 14
PDX Free Market | Albina Library (Multnomah County Library) | Sun, Nov 15
Yoga with Cats | Animal Aid Shelter | Sun, Nov 15