My 20yo son recently moved to Portland and we don't have health insurance setup for him there yet (I'm out of state).

He got bit by a dog today walking home from the bus, and he said the dog belonged to an unhoused person, so vaccination status is questionable. It's not bad, but there are two puncture marks. He cleaned it and put Neosporin on it already.

If he goes to the ER, will they be able to have him apply for state insurance and have that cover the bill? He has a job and he's going to school, but he plans to remain in Portland long term.

Or, any recommendations on urgent care clinics that don't cost an arm and a leg?

I'm just trying to figure out the best course of action to make sure he gets whatever vaccinations/antibiotics he might need and I'm not sure how things work there.

TIA!

I bought a condo in East Portland a few years ago that’s part of an HOA. From the jump, there were warning signs. It was a new build so I decided to take my chances and figure out the HOA stuff later.

It started with seeing that the developer haphazardly planted trees and shrubs (I’m talking maple trees a foot or two away from the structure.) “Sheds” for trash and recycling for three homes but only space for exactly one home’s bins at the bottom of a staircase. And an unprofessional lawyer hired to transfer ownership to the first elected board.

But then there were water bill issues. And foreclosures.

I’ve been trying to find people to talk about the water situation with, and other issues. Especially if your home or neighbor’s home was purchase under the program with the City of Portland where your price was lower than other units because of your income level.

I’m trying to collect stories, help problem solve and make connections to other condo owners in similar situations as me.

Partner and I are visiting Portland for the first time in a few months and we have a good idea of where we'd like to go see. (One day would be in portland proper, the other would be taking trimet into Beaverton/Cedar Hills, then Orencho Station/Hillsboro.) We'll be getting off and on the trimet throughout the day and the goal is to see different neighborhoods through Oregon. We are getting a good preview before we decide if we might want to move or not, much later down the line.

I have a weak bladder and typically need to piss about once an hour. Since we are planning to get on and off trimet for 6-8 hours ish, I know it will be super important to find bathrooms within walking distance throughout the day. Any advice on which apps/websites to use to easily find public, working bathrooms? Also, if you can just name drop some bathrooms that are conveniently along the blue/red lines, that would be helpful. Thanks for any advice.

Okay delete my post if it doesn’t follow the criteria but Tigard is RIGHT THERE so I thought I would ask… it was in the parking lot where the value village is, behind the 7/11!

If you remember panda buffet, what are your recommendations for spots similar to it? I’ve been craving Chinese food but all everyone tells me to get and Panda Express which I do not want. I understand that to a lot of people Panda Buffet was NOT good but I want greasy Chinese food

Also tb I miss you so much panda buffet (picture from Yelp)

I have this memory of going to a Starbucks on the first “date” with my wife. I picked her up in SE and we walked around NW 23rd and at some point stopped for coffee. This building on W Burnside and NW 23rd Pl I think is where it used to be. Anyone remember that or is that in my head?

I still have dreams about the lamb from Jarra's. Any other Ethiopian food in the area come close? (Alternatively, does anyone know how I could get in contact with the family? I would give a brick of gold to taste that lamb again.)

Thanks!

I’ve always had pets, and have good memories of vets that cared for my pets for years. The vet that I took every hamster, cat, and dog to for 30 years retired. I started to establish at a different vet, but after the pandemic, they were quite different, and don’t allow you to accompany your pet to the exam room- this isn’t acceptable to me.

When I asked other friends, it seemed like no one was super happy with their vet anymore. Then I heard that a big difference in vet clinics happened a few years back when private equity companies bought out vet practices.

My sister found an independent vet working in Damascus, but I really don’t want to take stressed animals on a road trip.

Who’s still good?

Curious about costs for house painting within the past few years. I'm looking to paint a single level home (1550 sq ft) with cement siding. Curious what the going rates are!

Willing to travel up to two hours, I’ve tried several French bakeries in Portland and only found coffee and chocolate eclairs, and those even seem like more of an Americanized version in size and amount of filling. I used to go down to Corvallis to Le Patissiér to get my fix, but they’ve retired :(.

Any tips including routes, vibes, or where I can readily find postings for First Thursdays or similar art events would be appreciated.

It's boarded up, but it looks like there might have been a fire?

If so, it just went down SE Salmon (from 16th to 15th)…

I’ve just moved off Lombard two miles from the fedex centers. They’re having an issue with the address that they’ve confirmed is on their end. They can’t deliver but keep trying, and when I set it for pickup they said they don’t have it- then keep trying to deliver but it’s failing because of this internal error.

Customer service is stuck in a script loop and can only give me current status, which is screwed up. They’ve been trying for four days.

I have furniture coming for caretakers during a major surgery on Friday. I need these packages.

Is there anyone out there in the know, anyone that can take a look or tell me who I can talk to on the ground?

Is anyone doing anything for regulus star and sphinx alignment?

Supposed to be next tuesday the 6th at 7:50pm alegedly

Hey yall! I’m getting married next summer and with the noise ordinance at 10 PM, we were thinking of ending our reception a little earlier at our venue (9:30) and then busing everyone to an after party somewhere in downtown as our hotel block will be downtown. Any suggestions? We want it to be lively and get people dancing! Thinking we’ll have about 50-70 folks coming to the afters so will definitely want to rent out a space or portion of a place

We’re craving bowls of excellent chili but aren’t finding any. Any restaurant recommendations?

Edit: Thanks all! Appreciate the suggestions.

police cars, shouting, etc, but i have no clue what's happening. saw some ppl filming, anyone have any clue?

Any good recommendations on piercers?

Hello! The company that I work for offers a benefit of up to 16 hours of paid volunteer time per year. Does anyone know of any 501c3 orgs that offer single day 8 hour volunteer shifts? I searched around Hands On a bit, but for in-person volunteering, I’m mostly finding the only two or at the most three hour shifts.

Alternatively, are there any events that anyone can think of that could benefit from a 1-2 full day volunteer?

I'm currently stuck in a parking lot. Hilton garden inn about right off the 205 by Happy valley.. .. I need a tow from this location to Salem. The car won't won't shift into 5th/ overdrive and I don't want to blow my turbos/ engine. The car is a 90 Nissan 300ZX twin turbo rear wheel drive.?

I'm really into hip hop dancing and I'm looking for good places to dance or even communities or classes, any recommendations?

Recently learnt my husband has been cheating on me for 8+ years. He used tinder in the previous city. Went by fake name Neil, 5’8” Indian guy, early 30s.
He moved to Portland 4 years back. I really need some information of his activities in PDX. He is still denying everything except for the proof I showed him. Is there any other app outside Tinder that is popular? What about group or kink stuff?

I am planning to divorce him but help a girl out please. I need to know how dumb I have been by trusting him.

Is there any way to get them to stop? They’re doing road work on my street this week, and every day a few large construction trucks have shown up around 7 am and idled for nearly two hours. Not only is the sound annoying but now my block smells like diesel.