🌱 Closures On Interstate Bridge + New Cancer Therapy From OHSU/OSU

Hey, Portland, and welcome to Tuesday, the day that makes you thankful that Monday is over with. Here's what's going on today.

First, today's weather:

We've got a partly cloudy day with a high of 59 and that's just fine with me.

Here are the top five stories in Portland today:

1. Late night drivers will see interstate bridge travel lanes reduced to just one during the biennial Oregon Department of Transportation inspection work through Thursday, May 12. Two northbound lanes closed 10 p.m. Monday and will do the same today, reopening by 5 a.m. the following morning. The closures reverse 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday as all but one southbound lane will be blocked. All lanes should reopen by 5 a.m. the next morning. (OregonLive)
2. With the first of six Safe Rest Villages in Portland set to open at the end of this month, city officials are looking to continue addressing the houseless crisis by looking to open a Safe Rest site for those living in RVs and their vehicles. According to Commissioner Hardesty, the city is looking to open a Safe Rest parking site at Sunderland Yards in North Portland later this year. This site would be the first RV Safe Park location. According to the city, “RV Safe Park Village is a temporary outdoor shelter, with case management, amenities, and mental and behavioral health services on-site for those living in RVs.” (Fox 12 Oregon)
3. The city of Portland’s Urban Forestry division hopes to get more community members not only planting trees in their neighborhoods but caring for the ones that already exist. The city’s tree stewardship program is currently underway, putting dozens of volunteers in the classroom and out in the field to not only learn the science behind trees but also plant and care for them around the city. Gearing recruitment efforts through social media, they hope more volunteers will take interest in future programs and growth in their communities. (KOIN)
4. A team of scientists in Oregon have developed a new therapy that, if approved, could significantly increase a patient's odds of surviving pancreatic cancer. The scientists are at both Oregon State University's (OSU) College of Pharmacy and at the Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care at Oregon Health and Science University's (OHSU) Knight Cancer Institute. Doctors say it depends on when the cancer is first detected, but the odds of surviving usually range from 11% to 30%. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth deadliest type of cancer. (KGW)
5. On this Mother’s Day, a group of Portland mothers rallied in Southeast Portland, demanding local leaders do more to help those battling addiction. About two dozen mothers held signs and waved at cars on Southeast Steele Street near Woodstock Park, spreading their message of how addiction has impacted their family. Many of them have children currently fighting addiction or who have children that passed away from their addiction. Cathy McInnis was one of those mothers out rallying in the rain on Sunday. (KPTV)

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Today in Portland:

• The Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club presents Snake River to Salish Sea Spirit of the Waters Totem Pole Journey at the Redd in SE Portland. In support of the Indigenous-led movement to remove the Snake River dams and restore to health the Snake River salmon runs and the Southern Resident Killer Whales (Skali’Chelh in the Lummi language) that depend on them, the 2022 totem pole journey aims to inspire, inform, and engage Pacific Northwest communities through intergenerational voices, ceremony, art and science, spirituality, ancestral knowledge, and cross-cultural collaboration. The event starts at 6:00 PM.
• The Queen's Head is Portland's newest campy queer show bar, conveniently located downtown! Join them tonight for a FREE game of trivia. Rounds include general knowledge, music, picture puzzles, and a bonus art round. All ages are welcome, though questions are catered to an adult audience of LGBTQ folks and allies. 7:00 - 9:00 PM.
• There will be a screening of “Massacre River” at the Milagro Theater in SE Portland, followed by a panel discussion with representatives from Latino Network, PSU and Four Corners Immigration. This character-driven documentary that takes place in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, two ethnically and culturally distinct countries that have been forced to share an island since colonial times.7:30 - 9:30 PM.
• You show up at a bar or music venue. You grab a drink and within minutes you’re singing the hell out of your favorite rock song with a hundred other folks and - wait for it - a live band of nationally known musicians. In three-part harmony, no less! Wait, what just happened? Welcome to the Low Bar Chorale, at Show Bar in SE Portland, and what we all not-so-secretly wish singing could be. We’re drop-in only: no auditions, rehearsals or commitments ever. The best thing is that ANYONE CAN DO THIS. No prior musical experience required. Just show up with your love of music and an open mind, and we guarantee you’ll sound great. Tickets available online. Doors open at 6:00 PM.
• Annie Bloom's welcomes Portland author Jenn Reese for the launch of her new Middle Grade novel, Every Bird a Prince. Jenn will be in conversation with Greg van Eekhout. This is a livestreamed reading, so please register in advance for this Zoom event. Jenn Reese is the author of A Game of Fox & Squirrels, an NPR Best Book of 2020, a finalist for the Andre Norton Award and the Mythopoeic Award, and winner of the Oregon Book Award. Greg van Eekhout is the author of ten novels, including Voyage of the Dogs, Cog, and Weird Kid. His work has been included on the New York Public Library's Best Books for Children list. 7:00 - 8:00 PM.

From my notebook:

• Portland Audubon: There is no such thing as a “day off” for mothers! Despite the fact that there’s plenty of Oregon “sunshine” on the forecast, think about taking the mother figure in your life for a walk in our sanctuary. You can also get last-minute gi..." (Instagram)
• Portland Art Museum: "💐 Happy #MothersDay to all the maternal figures and caretakers in our lives who raised us even when we were not our best selves, as in this print by Totoya Hokkei. Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850), “Mother and an Unruly Child,” 1780..." (Instagram)
• Portland Farmers Market: "Subscribe to the Portland Farmers Market monthly newsletter! It's the best way to stay up-to-date on all the good stuff like market news, vendor spotlights, job openings, volunteer & board opportunities, and more! https://www.portlandfarm..." (Facebook)
• High school senior Trayshun Holmes-Gournaris spent the first seven years of his life in silence. Born deaf, he didn’t have any formal way of communicating with his peers. Then in the second grade, he moved to Oregon, his adoptive parents taught him American Sign Language, and he enrolled in the Oregon School for the Deaf. Now, he’s a statewide champion and will compete for a larger audience at Poetry Out Loud. Poetry Out Loud is a national competition where high school students are judged based on how well they recite selected poems. (OPB)
• The Bartow Project is a new collection of short films about the Oregon artist. Each filmmaking team worked independently from the others, three out of four employing radically different intentions and storytelling strategies. Two are educational, two are artistic, and the packaging of the four self-contained films as one viewing experience generates notable synergies and dissonance. “It’s like a Rick Bartow film festival,” said Nanette Kelley, the writer-director of the included short Rick Bartow The Man Who Made Marks. “You put them together and you watch them back-to-back, but they’re not connected, other than they’re all about Rick Bartow.” (Oregon Arts Watch)
• PRETTY MUCH all of Portland’s more than 150 parks have a claim to fame. That’s what made it so difficult to narrow down the best ones—Portland Monthly could fill the rest of the pages in their magazine with their thoughts on where best to play disc golf (Pier Park) or go geocaching (there’s an easy one under a rhododendron bush at Laurelhurst Park) or join a group of highly enthusiastic adults in a pickup kickball game (head to Sewallcrest Park for that one). Read on for 31 more of their favorites, best in class among a very classy field. (Portland Monthly)

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That's your Tuesday, folks. Go enjoy the rich tapestry that is Portland. I'll be back tomorrow to share more juicy tidbits about our fair city.

— Dominic Anaya

About me: Doctor, educator and now a writer/artist, I'm just chillin' in Portland, OR with my wife, our ferrets, our chickens and our goats.

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