The statistics don’t lie — wearing a helmet when you ride a bike saves lives and prevents injuries.Since 1992, Legacy Health has provided over 135,000 low-cost helmets to the community as part of its Injury Prevention Education Program, offered through Trauma Nurses Talk Tough (TNTT) school outreach. Volunteers also help distribute the head safety equipment at events like Good in the Hood and Sunday Parkways.The effort is just one component of a region-wide focus on protecting cyclists, exemplified by the official proclamation from Washington County’s Department of Land Use &...…The statistics don’t lie — wearing a helmet when you ride a bike saves lives and prevents injuries.Since 1992, Legacy Health has provided over 135,000 low-cost helmets to the community as part of its Injury Prevention Education Program, offered through Trauma Nurses Talk Tough (TNTT) school outreach. Volunteers also help distribute the head safety equipment at events like Good in the Hood and Sunday Parkways.The effort is just one component of a region-wide focus on protecting cyclists, exemplified by the official proclamation from Washington County’s Department of Land Use &...WW…

Summer’s here and Portland is so ready. From live music and Memorial Day celebrations to hiking and festivals, summer is when the City of Roses comes alive.Get ready to get outside with this guide featuring 25 summer events — including ideas for the Fourth of July — happening between May and August. Multnomah County Fair | Saturday, May 25-Monday, May 27 | Oaks Amusement Park, PortlandMemorial Day Weekend brings loads of family fun, with rides, musical and stage performances, a car show, pioneer village, competitive agriculture exhibits, as well as small animal activities. Do Good...…Summer’s here and Portland is so ready. From live music and Memorial Day celebrations to hiking and festivals, summer is when the City of Roses comes alive.Get ready to get outside with this guide featuring 25 summer events — including ideas for the Fourth of July — happening between May and August. Multnomah County Fair | Saturday, May 25-Monday, May 27 | Oaks Amusement Park, PortlandMemorial Day Weekend brings loads of family fun, with rides, musical and stage performances, a car show, pioneer village, competitive agriculture exhibits, as well as small animal activities. Do Good...WW…

Iconic painter Claude Monet created ~250 compositions of the water lilies in his garden in Giverny, France before he died in 1926. Out of all those works, one particular piece hung in the dining room of his son, Michel Monet, for over 35 years — eventually, in 1959, it made its way to the Portland Art Museum’s (PAM) Impressionist collection.Since then, “Water Lilies” has lost a bit of its original magic, but thanks to a grant from the Bank of America Art Conservation Project, holistic conservation to restore the painting to its intended appearance — soft, subtle colors with varying texture...…Iconic painter Claude Monet created ~250 compositions of the water lilies in his garden in Giverny, France before he died in 1926. Out of all those works, one particular piece hung in the dining room of his son, Michel Monet, for over 35 years — eventually, in 1959, it made its way to the Portland Art Museum’s (PAM) Impressionist collection.Since then, “Water Lilies” has lost a bit of its original magic, but thanks to a grant from the Bank of America Art Conservation Project, holistic conservation to restore the painting to its intended appearance — soft, subtle colors with varying texture...WW…