Professional women’s basketball will return to Portland with first games to be played in 2026. Oregon Humanities is bringing back its Dear Stranger Letter-writing project. And October 15th is last day to register to vote in Oregon, with ballots being mailed out starting October 16. Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week: Willamette Week: Dear Stranger Letter-Writing Project Installs Drop Boxes All Over Oregon OPB: Portland’s last shot at a WNBA team was an air ball. How did the Rose City score this time? Portland Monthly: Your Quintessential Portland Bucket List: 50 Things to Do in Town Portland Monthly: 6 Fun and Easy Fall Day Trips near Portland Oregonian: Portland lands WNBA expansion franchise set to play in 2026 CBS: Oregon Senator Ron Wyden says Sabrina Ionescu is ‘fired up’ about Portland expansion team NPR: In Portland, thousands gather to marvel at migrating birds’ nighttime routine KGW8: Here’s when Oregon and Washington ballots will be mailed out Get Portland News delivered every Thursday! Subscribe to our newsletter here. ————————————-The post Portland in the News: WNBA Coming to Portland; Dear Stranger Letter-writing Project; When To Expect Ballots & More | September 19, 2024 first appeared on PDX Pipeline.The post Portland in the News: WNBA Coming to Portland; Dear Stranger Letter-writing Project; When To Expect Ballots & More | September 19, 2024 appeared first on PDX Pipeline.