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Middle housing could help ease Portland housing crunch

Policy is just one piece as housing production overall slows.

Real Estate

Portland has been held up nationally as a model for building more affordable &quot;middle&quot; housing units, but recent data suggests a sharp slowdown in construction — a sign that policy is just one remedy for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="easing the city&#x27;s housing crisis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/01/28/portland-housing-unaffordable-middle-income" data-vars-content-id="eb89a1cb-fb61-4d2b-b89e-ca3bf5fea816" data-vars-headline="Middle housing could help ease Portland housing crunch" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/01/28/portland-housing-unaffordable-middle-income" target="_self">easing the city&#x27;s housing crisis</a>.The big picture: A recent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Washington Post report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/18/portland-housing-infill-ratio-duplexes/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzc0MzI0ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzc1NzA3MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzQzMjQ4MDAsImp0aSI6ImYyOGEzOGExLTY1ZDUtNGMwNS1hNTE1LWQwYWQzOTUyNmZmNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9idXNpbmVzcy8yMDI2LzAzLzE4L3BvcnRsYW5kLWhvdXNpbmctaW5maWxsLXJhdGlvLWR1cGxleGVzLyJ9.t6_eWGOgooL-IHqkzQK0VznNvYD9r3k6-0IFrlowZAc" data-vars-content-id="eb89a1cb-fb61-4d2b-b89e-ca3bf5fea816" data-vars-headline="Middle housing could help ease Portland housing crunch" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/18/portland-housing-infill-ratio-duplexes/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzc0MzI0ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzc1NzA3MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzQzMjQ4MDAsImp0aSI6ImYyOGEzOGExLTY1ZDUtNGMwNS1hNTE1LWQwYWQzOTUyNmZmNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9idXNpbmVzcy8yMDI2LzAzLzE4L3BvcnRsYW5kLWhvdXNpbmctaW5maWxsLXJhdGlvLWR1cGxleGVzLyJ9.t6_eWGOgooL-IHqkzQK0VznNvYD9r3k6-0IFrlowZAc" target="_blank">Washington Post report</a> highlighted Portland&#x27;s success in spurring middle housing units (duplexes, fourplexes, accessory dwelling units and &quot;cottage clusters&quot;) through its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Residential Infill Project" data-vars-click-url="https://www.portland.gov/bps/planning/rip" data-vars-content-id="eb89a1cb-fb61-4d2b-b89e-ca3bf5fea816" data-vars-headline="Middle housing could help ease Portland housing crunch" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.portland.gov/bps/planning/rip" target="_blank">Residential Infill Project</a> (RIP), which loosened local zoning laws to incentivize denser development on a single lot.

Thousands expected in Portland No Kings rallies

Organizers expect millions to join nationwide protests, with dozens planned locally.

News

Organizers across the U.S. are planning more than 3,000 local events Saturday for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="No Kings" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/17/trump-no-kings-protest-safety-tips" data-vars-content-id="fbe76952-bedd-4b5c-852b-10d3e28673eb" data-vars-headline="Thousands expected in Portland No Kings rallies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/17/trump-no-kings-protest-safety-tips" target="_self">No Kings</a> Day of Nonviolent Action, including protests and rallies in and around Portland.The big picture: Progressive political groups, labor unions and human and civil rights organizations expect Saturday&#x27;s demonstrations to surpass last year&#x27;s No Kings rallies in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="June" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/06/14/photos-no-kings-protests-downtown-chicago-trump" data-vars-content-id="fbe76952-bedd-4b5c-852b-10d3e28673eb" data-vars-headline="Thousands expected in Portland No Kings rallies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/06/14/photos-no-kings-protests-downtown-chicago-trump" target="_self">June</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="October" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/18/no-kings-protests-october-18-turnout" data-vars-content-id="fbe76952-bedd-4b5c-852b-10d3e28673eb" data-vars-headline="Thousands expected in Portland No Kings rallies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/18/no-kings-protests-october-18-turnout" target="_self">October</a>.

Portland bucks national immigration slump

New Census data shows immigration falling nationwide, but Portland saw slight growth.

Population growth is slowing in most counties nationwide amid a massive drop in immigration, new U.S. Census data shows. <ul><li>Portland, however, ever so slightly bucked the trend.</li></ul>Why it matters: The new data offers the best look yet at how tighter immigration enforcement is affecting America&#x27;s demographic makeup.

What Portland homeowners do for a living

Rising costs reshape who can buy homes in Portland, with educators leading.

Those in the education and social services sectors are most likely to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="own homes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/affordable-homes-metro-income" data-vars-content-id="424fc0ab-e71f-494b-88fe-e4aedea7cd6a" data-vars-headline="What Portland homeowners do for a living" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/affordable-homes-metro-income" target="_self">own homes</a> in Portland, according to a new analysis shared exclusively with Axios.Why it matters: Who can afford to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="own a home" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/01/27/home-down-payment-time-2025" data-vars-content-id="424fc0ab-e71f-494b-88fe-e4aedea7cd6a" data-vars-headline="What Portland homeowners do for a living" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/01/27/home-down-payment-time-2025" target="_self">own a home</a> is shifting — reflecting rising housing costs and changing job geography, per the National Association of Realtors analysis of census data.

Oregon's hospitals are highly consolidated, report shows

A Yale analysis finds about 72% of Oregon hospitals are concentrated under a few systems.

Health

Oregon&#x27;s health care system is heavily consolidated among just a few hospital systems, a dynamic that has <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="raised concern" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/08/18/ohsu-legacy-health-merger-oregon" data-vars-content-id="17aeab07-b44b-4096-8285-2c6fe4b46dee" data-vars-headline="Oregon&#x27;s hospitals are highly consolidated, report shows" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/08/18/ohsu-legacy-health-merger-oregon" target="_self">raised concern</a> among critics and state lawmakers in the past.Why it matters: As rising health care costs put more financial strain on Americans, &quot;one major and underappreciated factor driving price increases is rising consolidation among U.S. hospitals,&quot; according to Yale&#x27;s new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Health Care Affordability Lab" data-vars-click-url="https://www.healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/commentary-press-release-posts/a-ranking-of-all-50-states-by-hospital-consolidation" data-vars-content-id="17aeab07-b44b-4096-8285-2c6fe4b46dee" data-vars-headline="Oregon&#x27;s hospitals are highly consolidated, report shows" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/commentary-press-release-posts/a-ranking-of-all-50-states-by-hospital-consolidation" target="_blank">Health Care Affordability Lab</a>.

Finding solutions for Oregon's business struggles

A business leader calls for major tax, land use and regulatory changes.

Business

This story is part of a four-part Axios Portland series examining Oregon&#x27;s business competitiveness.As economic stagnation becomes <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a greater threat" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/03/09/oregon-businesses-expand-out-of-state-growth-incentives" data-vars-content-id="1b053321-693d-43bb-9a7f-e60c2418306f" data-vars-headline="Finding solutions for Oregon&#x27;s business struggles" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/03/09/oregon-businesses-expand-out-of-state-growth-incentives" target="_self">a greater threat</a> in Oregon, the state&#x27;s long-held policies for containing <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sprawl" data-vars-click-url="https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/15/oregon-land-use-laws-willamette-valley-farms-urban-development-commercial-farmers-crops/" data-vars-content-id="1b053321-693d-43bb-9a7f-e60c2418306f" data-vars-headline="Finding solutions for Oregon&#x27;s business struggles" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/15/oregon-land-use-laws-willamette-valley-farms-urban-development-commercial-farmers-crops/" target="_blank">sprawl</a> and preserving farms and forestland are seen by some as hindering business growth.Why it matters: Slowing <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="population growth" data-vars-click-url="https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/01/oregon-population-growth-among-slowest-in-the-nation.html" data-vars-content-id="1b053321-693d-43bb-9a7f-e60c2418306f" data-vars-headline="Finding solutions for Oregon&#x27;s business struggles" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/01/oregon-population-growth-among-slowest-in-the-nation.html" target="_blank">population growth</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="private sector instability" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/09/23/intel-oregon-future-layoffs-investment" data-vars-content-id="1b053321-693d-43bb-9a7f-e60c2418306f" data-vars-headline="Finding solutions for Oregon&#x27;s business struggles" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/09/23/intel-oregon-future-layoffs-investment" target="_self">private sector instability</a>, Portland&#x27;s spotty downtown recovery, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new tariff exposure" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/02/23/oregon-supreme-court-trump-tariffs-670m-refunds" data-vars-content-id="1b053321-693d-43bb-9a7f-e60c2418306f" data-vars-headline="Finding solutions for Oregon&#x27;s business struggles" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/02/23/oregon-supreme-court-trump-tariffs-670m-refunds" target="_self">new tariff exposure</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a workforce strained" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/03/11/small-businesses-rising-costs-reputation-challenges" data-vars-content-id="1b053321-693d-43bb-9a7f-e60c2418306f" data-vars-headline="Finding solutions for Oregon&#x27;s business struggles" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/03/11/small-businesses-rising-costs-reputation-challenges" target="_self">a workforce strained</a> by Oregon&#x27;s high tax system are all converging at once — prompting lawmakers and business leaders to treat economic competitiveness with a new level of urgency.

Portland small businesses feel squeeze of costs and bureaucracy

Owners cite higher expenses, taxes and reputation concerns as key pressures.

This story is part of a four-part Axios Portland series examining Oregon&#x27;s business competitiveness.Portland has long been seen as a haven for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="small businesses" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/03/10/portland-economy-business-tax-safety-concerns" data-vars-content-id="86d39de4-8a76-42e1-93f3-420934ef51f3" data-vars-headline="Portland small businesses feel squeeze of costs and bureaucracy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2026/03/10/portland-economy-business-tax-safety-concerns" target="_self">small businesses</a>, a city with the ingenuity and creative spirit that fosters off-beat shops, innovative restaurants and funky new brands, but standing up and sustaining those business isn&#x27;t easy these days.Why it matters: Economic dynamics — some unique to Portland, others part of wider national trends — and a bruised reputation challenge the Rose City&#x27;s status as a place where entrepreneurs can thrive.

How Portland's business challenges ripple across Oregon

The city's economic growth depends on restoring livability.

This story is part of a four-part Axios Portland series examining Oregon&#x27;s business competitiveness.Portland&#x27;s business <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reputation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/11/25/portland-satisfication-rate-survey-housing" data-vars-content-id="fa9433eb-f424-4e2a-afcc-3f37e26b1a20" data-vars-headline="How Portland&#x27;s business challenges ripple across Oregon" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/11/25/portland-satisfication-rate-survey-housing" target="_self">reputation</a> is at a crossroads. While many residents see the city as livable and vibrant as ever, entrepreneurs and companies often report growing concerns about safety, cost and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="competitiveness" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-portland-736967d9-942d-4151-94db-ce21ab0471bb.html" data-vars-content-id="fa9433eb-f424-4e2a-afcc-3f37e26b1a20" data-vars-headline="How Portland&#x27;s business challenges ripple across Oregon" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-portland-736967d9-942d-4151-94db-ce21ab0471bb.html" target="_self">competitiveness</a>.Why it matters: The Portland metro area generates <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more than half" data-vars-click-url="https://portlandmetrochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PorlandRegions-Impact-StateFiscal-Health-FINAL.pdf" data-vars-content-id="fa9433eb-f424-4e2a-afcc-3f37e26b1a20" data-vars-headline="How Portland&#x27;s business challenges ripple across Oregon" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://portlandmetrochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PorlandRegions-Impact-StateFiscal-Health-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">more than half</a> of Oregon&#x27;s economic output. So when business confidence shifts here, the effects are felt statewide — from job growth to tax revenue that funds education, transportation and health care.

Oregon isn't just losing businesses, it's losing their growth

Experts warn the state is losing billions in private investment and future jobs by not addressing competitiveness.

This story is part of a four-part Axios Portland series examining Oregon&#x27;s business competitiveness.Just a few decades ago, Oregon&#x27;s quality of life, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="booming population" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/01/08/oregon-population-growth-sherman-crook-deschutes-county" data-vars-content-id="fea2bb8d-ae1b-47bc-9c1f-90d1aac90825" data-vars-headline="Oregon isn&#x27;t just losing businesses, it&#x27;s losing their growth" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/01/08/oregon-population-growth-sherman-crook-deschutes-county" target="_self">booming population</a> and historically strong trade sector made it an attractive place to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="start a business" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/03/24/portland-downtown-recovery-small-business-survey" data-vars-content-id="fea2bb8d-ae1b-47bc-9c1f-90d1aac90825" data-vars-headline="Oregon isn&#x27;t just losing businesses, it&#x27;s losing their growth" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/03/24/portland-downtown-recovery-small-business-survey" target="_self">start a business</a>. We saw the likes of Dutch Bros., Tektronix and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Columbia Sportswear" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/03/11/portland-layoffs-jobs-openings-labor-market" data-vars-content-id="fea2bb8d-ae1b-47bc-9c1f-90d1aac90825" data-vars-headline="Oregon isn&#x27;t just losing businesses, it&#x27;s losing their growth" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/03/11/portland-layoffs-jobs-openings-labor-market" target="_self">Columbia Sportswear</a> take root here and skyrocket into nationally recognized brands.<ul><li>But today, some of those same businesses are packing up for greener, more business-friendly pastures, and analysts warn Oregon isn&#x27;t doing enough to keep their expansion here.</li></ul>

How Portland Leather bet on Facebook for its rapid retail growth

The $200M brand uses Facebook Groups to drive loyal fans to new store openings.

Portland Leather Goods aims to open 10 additional stores within the next year, a rapid expansion fueled not by <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="TikTok" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/technology/tiktok-news" data-vars-content-id="e64d4007-2d15-4dec-8b85-5162e08e7e3d" data-vars-headline="How Portland Leather bet on Facebook for its rapid retail growth" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/technology/tiktok-news" target="_self">TikTok</a> virality or wholesale deals, but by an older-school social media platform that&#x27;s often overlooked by today&#x27;s trendsetters.The big picture: The Portland-based company, which produces handcrafted leather handbags and accessories, has leaned into Facebook Groups to build a fiercely loyal community of fans that reliably show up in-person for store openings nationwide.

Kinship offers Portland's fashion creatives space to grow

The new co-working studio gives designers industrial tools, workshops and space to build their brands.

Portland doesn&#x27;t lack <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fashion talent" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/09/15/kozha-numbers-it-bag" data-vars-content-id="1dc670ae-542a-402b-bf69-c93445c9833a" data-vars-headline="Kinship offers Portland&#x27;s fashion creatives space to grow" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/09/15/kozha-numbers-it-bag" target="_self">fashion talent</a>, but there is a gap in the kind of places where its ecosystem of small designers can turn ideas into thriving businesses. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kinship" data-vars-click-url="https://kinshippdx.com/" data-vars-content-id="1dc670ae-542a-402b-bf69-c93445c9833a" data-vars-headline="Kinship offers Portland&#x27;s fashion creatives space to grow" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://kinshippdx.com/" target="_blank">Kinship</a> hopes to fill that gap.The big picture: The fashion-focused coworking and production studio opened last September in the city&#x27;s Central Eastside offering industrial-grade sewing machines, large cutting tables, a photo studio, fitting rooms and communal meeting areas.

Patagonia taps Deschutes to make NA beers

To take the first certified organic non-alcoholic beer nationwide, Patagonia Provisions needed a partner.

To take the first certified organic nonalcoholic beer nationwide, Patagonia Provisions needed a partner — one with the same commitment to the environment and outdoors.Why it matters: Patagonia, once named the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="most reputable brand" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/05/23/corporate-brands-reputation-america" data-vars-content-id="4f3b6638-82ed-4f1e-8312-a563d3433517" data-vars-headline="Patagonia taps Deschutes to make NA beers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/05/23/corporate-brands-reputation-america" target="_self">most reputable brand</a> in America, has found its match in Oregon&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Deschutes Brewery" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/01/24/deschutes-brewery-nonalcoholic-na-beer" data-vars-content-id="4f3b6638-82ed-4f1e-8312-a563d3433517" data-vars-headline="Patagonia taps Deschutes to make NA beers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/01/24/deschutes-brewery-nonalcoholic-na-beer" target="_self">Deschutes Brewery</a>, and together the two now represent one of the most powerful collaborations in craft beer.

How this Portland-made pistachio brand took off fast

Founders Nicola Buffo and Francine Voit started Pistakio to give the nut its deserved spotlight.

Two Portlanders are on a mission to give pistachios the spotlight they deserve with their spreadable nut butter company Pistakio.The big picture: In less than two years since launching, Nicola Buffo and Francine Voit have created a craveable product that sits on the shelves of more than 350 independent stores nationwide and routinely sells out at local grocers.

The behind-the-scenes story of Interurban's "free wall"

Interurban's "free wall" is open to street artists to display their work.

<figure><img alt="A moving image shows two people walking down the street looking to their right to see a building with colorful street art on the side brick wall." height="450" id="90d4efcf-82d2-4ebd-ba1b-8a15b93b8e52" src="https://images.axios.com/DFbVA9S4xwzQvFt9ZTk9Ej5PmIw=/2025/11/18/1763503576227.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>A wall that&#x27;s open to anyone. Image: Meira Gebel/Axios</figcaption></figure>Interurban&#x27;s &quot;free wall&quot; — where wheat-paste posters, stickers and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="graffiti" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/08/21/portland-graffiti-crackdown-arrests-cleanup" data-vars-content-id="fdc8d914-1f4d-4eb3-a4e9-bf59de8bc632" data-vars-headline="The behind-the-scenes story of Interurban&#x27;s &quot;free wall&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2025/08/21/portland-graffiti-crackdown-arrests-cleanup" target="_self">graffiti</a> create a large-scale, living installation — has become one of Portland&#x27;s most recognizable landmarks.The big picture: What began as an act of vandalism sparked a years-long collaboration between the neighborhood cocktail bar and some of the city&#x27;s prolific street artists.

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