PORTLAND DRIZZLE

Friday and the Drizzle returns! My rectal cancer is gone, my colostomy is reversed, and now my life returns to some kind of normal. Do yourself a favor and get a colonoscopy. Turns out some goats wandered onto the bus while I was gone? Cute. Like. Today we’re looking at mid 80’s temps with sunshine and possible smokey skies again. The Moda Center deal is done- no take-backsies. Rockstar takes over the waterfront with skateboards and the Soapbox Derby rolls down Mt Tabor. The I-5 will close two lanes for the next 5 weeks. Oof, that’s gonna suck.

Starting Sept. 11, all southbound I-5 lanes between I-405 and I-84 shut down for up to five weeks, straight through the Rose Quarter. About 120,000 drivers use that stretch daily, including nearly 11,700 trucks hauling upward of $100 million in goods, so expect commutes to run two to three times longer and traffic to back up into Washington. The closure clears the way for the first phase of the $2 billion I-5 Rose Quarter project: stormwater work, bridge repairs near I-84, and a longer southbound lane toward the Morrison Bridge. TriMet's pushing the MAX Yellow Line as your detour. Portland Tribune

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On an 8-4 vote Wednesday, City Council approved a term sheet pledging up to $120 million toward Moda Center renovations, plus $275 million over 20 years for ongoing upkeep, part of a roughly $600 million package that also includes $365 million from the state and $101.6 million from Multnomah County. In exchange, the city wants Rip City Management to pay more than $6 million a year in rent and tax-offset payments, escalating annually, and a commitment to keep the Blazers playing every home game at Moda Center. Owner Tom Dundon has said he won't put in his own money. Portland Tribune

Wednesday afternoon got tense in Northwest Portland when police spotted Joshua Kuras, 33, a suspect in an earlier menacing and vandalism case, near 16th and Northrup. Kuras ran with a large blade in hand, holed up in a vacant apartment near 18th and Overton, and the neighborhood got a shelter-in-place order for about three hours. When officers moved in, Kuras allegedly hit police K9 Harcos with a metal pipe. Harcos is fine. Police used drones, a robot, and pepper spray to end it by 4:44 p.m. without gunfire. Kuras faces eight charges, including menacing and burglary. Portland Tribune

Pipsqueak Bagels on SE Gladstone and 39th- It took us two tries to get these bagels because they sell out- so go early. We loved it and are here to tell you that this is the perfect New York style bagel you’ve been waiting for. Amazing chewy texture, fresh and soft. Hell yes. I got my classic go-to: a salt bagel with cream cheese and tomato. If you’re wanting Nova lox and whitefish you will be disappointed but they do have several different shmears and many great other toppings.

On August 14, 1848, Congress created the Oregon Territory, stretching from the Pacific to the Rockies, the government that would eventually carve out the state of Oregon in 1859.

Missed you guys! Thanks to all of you who wrote me with kind words.

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