🌱 Dumpling Week Begins + Nonprofit Opposes Golf Club Wetland Project

Hi all. It's me, Michelle Paul, your host of the Portland Daily. Follow along for the most important things happening these days in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Tuesday: Mainly cloudy and chilly. High: 43 Low: 30.
• Wednesday: A thick cloud cover. High: 50 Low: 28.

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Here are the top three stories today in Portland:

1. More than 30 Portland restaurants are participating in this year's ninth annual Dumpling Week. The event began on Jan. 29 and will continue through Feb. 4. It features local businesses showcasing their own variety of dumplings. You can view the full list of participating restaurants here. (KGW.com)
2. A nonprofit is encouraging the Portland Golf Club to work with the community to preserve a wetland along Fanno Creek Trail that the club plans to dredge. The 110-year-old golf club has had issues with the pond on the site that has caused issues with irrigation and sediment buildup and has also seen algal blooms in recent years. Nonprofit Neighbors for Wetland Preservation says that the project's plan to place sediment bags on the wetland and dredge the pond would destroy the wetland and have both short-term and long-term effects on the trail and the area around it. (KOIN.com)
3. The average price for a gallon of gas continues to be on the rise. Last week, the average price for gas in Portland rose 7.1 cents a gallon to a price of $3.86 per gallon. Gas prices continued to rise throughout the nation for the fifth week in a row due to ongoing issues with refineries, and experts say that gas prices will likely continue to rise. (KATU)

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Today and tomorrow in and around Portland:

Tuesday, January 31

• Open Play Mah Jongg At Mittleman Jewish Community Center (12:30 PM)
• Take And Make: Beeswax Candles At West Slope Community Library (1:00 PM)

Wednesday, February 1

• Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night At 54-40 Brewing in Washougal, WA (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Portland Winter Light Festival returns for another year with a new theme, The Light of Stars. The free event features multiple pop-up art installations and art sites throughout the city. You can check out this event from Feb. 3-11. (KATU)
• Calling all house hunters and housing-market watchers! Here are five of the most recent properties to hit the market in the Portland area, including a three-bedroom, three-bathroom for $899,999 and a three-bedroom, four-bathroom for $385,000. (Portland Patch)
• Are you on the search for a new job? This is for you! Check out this list of companies that are hiring in the Portland area in industries with opportunities in customer service, sales, warehousing, and more! (Portland Patch)
• Give a homeless pet their new forever home! These adorable pets are available for adoption now in the Portland area, including Bentley the lab mix, Remy the German shepherd, Hades the bobtail cat, and more. (Portland Patch)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you soon!

— Michelle Paul