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Portland City Council rejects $9.3M jetport parking lot, renews Back Cove Festival through 2028
Councilors heard public comment Monday night from residents who overwhelmingly opposed the lot but supported the festival in Payson Park.
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Planned closure of trail near Tukey’s Bridge frustrates Portland bike commuters
Unitil is planning to close a section of Back Cove Trail next week to retire a natural gas pipeline. Some cyclists and pedestrians say they’ve been annoyed by a perceived lack of communication and multiple delays.
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Back Cove Festival contract stalls after Portland councilors, residents raise concerns
A City Council committee postponed a vote on advancing a 3-year contract to continue the Payson Park festival. Organizers say any further delays could make a 2026 edition of the event unlikely, since musicians are already planning their tour schedules.
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Back Cove Festival should clearly benefit Portland and Portlanders | Opinion
City residents shouldn’t be treated as an afterthought by organizers.
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Back Cove Festival organizers want to bring Portland event back for 3 more years
The city’s parks commission will review a multi-year proposal from festival organizers, which includes increased payments to the city, at its meeting Thursday.
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We were convinced Back Cove Festival would fail, then proven wrong | Column
Now that organizers have shown it can work, would bigger be better?
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Back Cove Festival organizers hope to return to Portland
The 2-day festival caused few traffic or other problems, according to police and city officials, and festival organizers are paying $100,000 to make any repairs to the event site that are found necessary.
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Scenes from Portland’s Back Cove Music and Arts Festival
A selection of photos from the landmark festival held at Payson Park.
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Portland’s Back Cove music festival hits the right note on inaugural weekend
The festival drew about 12,000 people on its first day Saturday and neighbors said traffic was better than expected.