Long Hot Waits for the MAX, a Lloyd Center Music Venue, and a Massive Grocery Merger
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about why you have to wait even longer for a MAX ride when it’s hot out, the newest plan for the Lloyd Center, and the merger that might bring big changes to your local grocery store. Joining host Claudia Meza on this Friday’s news roundup are BikePortland publisher and editor Jonathan Maus and our very own executive producer, John Notarianni.
Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- Portland City Council District Map Tool
- Portland Music Org Founder Details Proposed Lloyd Center Venue [Portland Business Journal 🔒]
- Suddenly, Two Promoters Are Racing to Build a Portland Rock Venue [Willamette Week]
- These Are the 186 Oregon and Washington Grocery Stores to Be Sold Off in a Kroger-Albertsons Merger [Oregonian 🔒]
- Tension at TriMet When Temps Top 100 [BikePortland]
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