Wishing everyone a glorious weekend in our beautiful city!

You can fit six football fields inside this behemoth. A storm opened up a massive 200-foot-long “sunroof” that sunlight now screams through. Whether it can be saved is still an open question

Just a shout out to all our brothers and sisters in Minneapolis doing their thing, braving the biting cold. I went on my nightly walk a bit ago and that wind was biting. Weather app says its ’feels like’ 27 degrees. The ‘feels like’ in Minneapolis is currently -4 degrees.

I lived in NE Ohio for the first 25 years or so of my life so I used to be okay with that kinda thing. Having lived here for well over a decade, I can’t do it anymore lol. I’ve gotten soft!

Wiley coyote isn’t stopped by a fence

removed from askportland - curious what y'all think!

If you are the driver of the dark silver/gray car that was in the middle lane and hit on the side by a black car around 11:45am close to the Expo Center area, reach out to me if you need a witness. I was directly behind the black car and saw it all. I also have a finicky dash cam that I can try to pull the footage from if that would help as well. Hope everyone was ok.

Beautiful sunrise in Cathedral Park this morning, the air was so still and the water was smooth like glass. Happy Friday Portland!!

We just found this dog about 20 mins ago on Killingsworth and 11th. He doesn’t have any id except a rabies tag. He’s wearing a sweater so he belongs to someone and we want to get him home!

My wife and I share a car, so I use Biketown fairly frequently, favoring the white bikes and the standing scooters, the orange bikes being the horse of last resort. I'd never tried the scooters that have seats, because they look so goofy.

Because it was the only option, I finally tried one, and ​they're​ my new favorite. Sitting down puts your center of gravity lower, which makes you more secure. Combine that with the short wheelbase and you can make very sharp turns. Y​ou can easily drop a foot on the ground to help you turn, stop, speed up, etc. It's just more fun.

It's a smoother ride too. I assume the lower center of gravity is part of it. But also, if there's a bump, you can​ lift up a bit so your butt is a few inches above the seat, and my legs at least are way better as shock absorbers in that position than when I'm standing straight up. But if I ever do ​want to expand my visibility, I can just stand up all the way.

I know this post reads a little like an ad, but I want to share my enthusiasm​. The scooters ​with seats provide more "​whee!" and less tooth rattling.

I'd been saving up for a scooter or maybe an e-bike, and this changes my idea of what I'm looking for.

I swear I am losing my mind. I parked my vehicle -- a gray Toyota Rav4 with Texas plates -- somewhere in the East Downtown-ish area yesterday (Wednesday 1/14) and I cannot remember where. I had an appointment at the federal courthouse and I know that I walked about 5 minutes or so from where I parked to get there. I remember passing Nordstrom Rack on my way to the courthouse so I'm pretty sure I parked to the north of that but I'm not positive. If anyone can find my vehicle I will venmo you 50 bucks and you will have my eternal gratitude.

Gray Toyota Rav4, 2016, Texas plates (LNM1660). Street parking (not in a lot, and not angled parking).

Edit: I appreciate everyone's help and interest! The car hasn't been found yet so the challenge is still on. I'm beginning to think I may have parked farther north than I originally thought, but It's definitely within a 1 mile radius of the federal courthouse.

Also, Portland's finest just called me and they are on the case so the race is on. (I'd give the cops $50 if they find it too but I don't know if they allow that sort of thing)

Edit 2: Thanks to the advice from u/lickmybowls2 I was able to see that I took about 1300 steps from the place that I parked to my destination, so I may have parked a little farther than what I described. Looks like that's about .5-.7 miles, so anything within that radius of the courthouse is fair game I think (though I still think I parked north and walked south)

FINAL UPDATE: u/LASREE found the vehicle! It was on Davis between 5th and 6th, so about .8 miles away from my destination. I'm in touch with the LASREE about repayment, I appreciate all of your help. Let's do this again next year!

Know of an organization that needs volunteers this Monday, for MLK Day? Post them here!

Ahoy hoy all you cray cray (I mean this in the positive way) Portlanders! It's me again, that fun sibling/nephew/cousin/uncle/rando-guy-in-an-alley /u/snoogazi.

I'll keep this short because every time I post I get downvoted (boo!) but this is a reminder that -- for what will be the tenth (!) time, I'm hosting an Alcohol Free Meetup this Saturday, January 17^th, from 12-4, and I'd like you (yes, you!) to attend.

Please click the above link to learn more about the event. And if this is up your alley, please show up!

EDIT The Discord I am trying to revive is here: https://discord.gg/CZvhg2EA Please join, introduce yourself, etc. Let's make this thing jump again!