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City Cast Portland captures the one-of-a-kind creative spirit of this place and tackles who we are and where we’re going — from big deals, like equity and livability, to tiny delights, like the city's most wonderful doughnut. Our home is teeming with creativity and controversy, natural beauty and impossibly good food and drink.
Host Claudia Meza is so over the notion that ‘Portland is over.’ On the show, she’ll revive your civic pride and stir you to help create local change — through conversations with neighbors, newsmakers, artists and entrepreneurs about our ever-changing city.
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How 7 Portland Film Fanatics Saved the Clinton Street Theater
Clinton Street Theater in Southeast Portland has been around for over 100 years, making it one of the oldest continuously operating movie houses in the United States. A year ago it was bought by seven film fanatics, a group that included former employees and volunteers. Today we’re talking with two of the new proprietors — Susan Tomorrow and Aaron Colter — to check how it’s going as they come up on their one-year anniversary of running the historic theater.
Here’s a list of all seven owners and their favorite films with ties to Portland:
David Gluck, co-owner: “Free Willy”
Steven Williams, co-owner: “Old Joy”
Tom Kishel, co-owner: “Five Easy Pieces”
Susan Tomorrow, co-owner: “Foxfire”
Aaron Colter, co-owner: “Green Room”
Morgan McDonald, co-owner: “Leave No Trace”
Muriel Lucas, Church of Film curator: “Drugstore Cowboy”
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Remembering Portland’s 92-Year-Old Iconic Drag Queen
Walter Cole, aka Darcelle XV, died last week at age 92. We’re remembering how Darcelle XV became a Portland legend – and the oldest working drag queen in the world. And if you have no idea who that is, buckle up, host Claudia Meza is taking you back to the gritty ‘60s in Old Town Portland.
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How Legalization Is Changing the Psychedelic Community
Even before its recent legalization through Measure 109, Portland has had a long history of under-the-table psychedelic therapy. Gabe K-S is the founder of the Rhizome, a communal space in Portland where he facilitates people having their own psychedelic experiences.
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking with him about how he’s seeing the psychedelic community change as legalization comes into play.
The Portland Psychedelic Society is hosting Discovering Psychedelics: An Intro & Community Forum on Tuesday, March 28th, at 7pm at the Clinton Street Theater in Southeast Portland.
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Ghost Kitchens Disappear, a Decrease in Portland Bicyclists, and PAM’s PR Fiasco
Today on the show we’re talking about ghost kitchens, the decrease in commuter bicycling, and the Portland Art Museum’s recent PR disaster. Host Claudia Meza is joined by Crystal Ligori, a host of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s All Things Considered, as well as our very own lead producer John Notarianni.
Stories discussed in today’s episode:
Reef Kitchen calls it quits: https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/03/21/reef-kitchens-the-softbank-backed-startup-appears-to-abandon-ghost-kitchen-operations-in-portland/
Portland cycling’s huge drop: https://bikeportland.org/2023/03/15/city-counts-reveal-data-behind-portlands-precipitous-drop-in-cycling-371407
PR blunder at the Portland Art Museum: https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/21/portland-oregon-art-museum-policy-karuk-native-basket/
Jenny Conlee’s new album: https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2023/03/21/46412102/tides-is-jenny-conlees-soundtrack-to-the-pacific-northwest-coast
Jenny’s upcoming show: https://everout.com/portland/events/jenny-conlee/e142154/
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Why Portland’s Best Sushi Isn’t Fresh
The Oregonian's longtime restaurant reporter and food critic Michael Russell recently published his picks for the best sushi Portland has to offer. But what you won’t find in that article are some of his VERY strong opinions about Portland’s sushi scene. Get ready for some hot takes on cold fish.
Restaurants discussed in today's episode:
Nodoguro: https://www.instagram.com/thenodoguro
Nimblefish: https://www.instagram.com/nimblefishpdx/
Kashiwagi: https://www.instagram.com/kashipdx/
Sushi Ichiban (formerly Takahashi): https://www.instagram.com/sushi_ichigram/
Sushi Ohana: https://www.sushiohanapdx.com/
Sushi Chiyo: https://www.sushichiyo.com/
Yoshi’s Sushi: https://www.instagram.com/yoshispdx/
Kazumi: https://www.instagram.com/kazumipdx/
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What We Know About Portland’s First Giant Homeless Camp
Earlier this month, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler unveiled the operator of the city’s first major tent site for unhoused Portlanders: San Francisco-based nonprofit Urban Alchemy. Today on the show, Street Roots’ Piper McDaniel breaks down what we know about the tent site plan and the wider implications for the city's policy on homelessness.
Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448.
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Love the insights on this podcast. They talk about the things I notice and care about and am curious about, living in Portland. Host is a dynamic interviewer and has a good sense of humor. The New Seasons episode was especially well-done.