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🌱 Roseway Theater Marquee Salvaged + Local Dancer Joins Rockettes

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But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 43 Low: 31.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Portland today:

  1. Three men have been killed and one woman has been injured following an apparent murder-suicide on Sunday night. The incident occurred near Southeast Main Street and Southeast 162nd Avenue around 6:45 p.m. on Dec. 11. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 503-823-0457 or 503-823-0404. (KOIN.com)
  2. The iconic marquee above Portland's Roseway Theater was salvaged Saturday from the building's burned remains. The historic building collapsed on Aug. 6 during a structure fire, but owner Greg Wood says he hopes to install the salvaged pieces at the National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles. (OregonLive)
  3. A Portland-area dancer has joined the Radio City Rockettes in New York City as one of the dance group's newest members. Twenty-year-old Brooklyn Bronson of nearby Tualatin says she has been taking dance lessons since the age of three and auditioning for the Rockettes since 2019. Bronson made her debut on stage at Radio City Music Hall on Nov. 18. (KGW 8)

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Today in Portland:

  • Book Burning Throughout History At Mittleman Jewish Community Center (11:00 AM)
  • Holiday Movie Flight At Pairings Portland (12:00 PM)
  • Open Play Mah Jongg At Mittleman Jewish Community Center (12:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Plenty of pets at Portland-area shelters are still waiting for their forever home. Visit the link to meet Patchouli, Wallaby, and the other cats and dogs available for adoption near you. (Portland Patch)
  • Considering a career change? Here are the latest job openings in the Portland area. (Portland Patch)
  • The Portland Farmers Market is hiring an Accounting and Office Manager. Click here to read the complete job description and learn how to apply. (Portland Farmers Market via Facebook)

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About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.

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