🌱 MAX Victim Families Ask For Help + Events This Weekend In Portland

Hey, neighbors! I'm back with your new copy of the Portland Daily. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in town today.

But first, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 44 Low: 31.

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Here are the top three stories today in Portland:

1. The families of two MAX stabbing victims are searching for people who interacted with the attacker. The families of Ricky Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, two men fatally stabbed by Jeremy Christian on a MAX train in Portland in 2017, recently asked the public for help in identifying anyone who pressed the train’s intercom button in the minutes before the stabbings occurred, or anyone who interacted with Christian in the 48 hours before the attack. They're asking anyone with information to email publictips@sfklegal.com. (KOIN.com)
2. Discover 11 weekend activities to do this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! Maybe you want to catch a show — go see "Cabaret" at the Winningstad Theatre, celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of The Rabbit at the Oregon Convention Center, or experience Portland’s first Art Battle, a live creative art competition. (OregonLive)
3. Lunar New Year celebrations are about to begin all over Portland. Included in the businesses celebrating the Lunar New Year is the beautiful Lan Su Chinese Garden! Travel Portland created a comprehensive guide to see all the traditional dances, lantern ceremonies, and stunning performances. (Travel Portland)

Today in Portland:

• American Mah Jongg Intermediate Class At Mittleman Jewish Community Center (10:30 AM)
• Vaccine Clinic At Hollywood Senior Center (11:00 AM)
• Slamlandia At Literary Arts (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Search for a new home in the Portland area at this weekend's open houses. From condos and apartments to single-family dwellings, the Portland area real estate market is ready for you to see what's in store. This weekend, enjoy an open house in Portland for a 2,041 sq. ft., three-bed, three-bath residence, priced at $498,000 — or another in the Tigard area with three beds and two baths for $210,000. (Portland Patch)
• Portland Art Museum is planning a glow-up! Following a decade of planning and community engagement, the museum begins work this week relocating its main loading dock from Park Avenue to SW Jefferson Street. The museum will remain open during construction. (Portland Art Museum via Instagram)
• Portland Police Bureau identified the victim in the Hazelwood neighborhood shooting. In a press release update, Portland Police identified 24-year-old Amado Santos as the victim, with the cause of death to be homicide by a gunshot wound. (Portland Police Bureau via Facebook)

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— Michelle Paul