Destiny Johnson

Bayonet Point, Portland

Journalist at Oregon Live (The Oregonian)

Award winning journalist at @oregonian Like Lois Lane only less leggy and more mouthy. Nerd news on YouTube. Check the link! she/her! [email protected]

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Oregon John Doe identified after 45 years, may have been killed by notorious ‘Freeway Killer’

3 weeks ago | oregonlive.com | Destiny Johnson

The Oregon State Police announced in a press release that it has uncovered the identity of a John Doe from four and a half decades ago. Police are investigating whether a notorious serial killer may have killed him. The body of an adult man was found on Interstate 5 near Woodburn in the early morning hours of July 18, 1980. A homicide investigation was launched, but his identity remained a mystery until 2025.
Oregon Humane Society’s Doggie Dash brings hundreds of pups to downtown Portland

3 weeks ago | oregonlive.com | Destiny Johnson

Hundreds of pups and their owners dashed in downtown Portland for a good cause on Saturday. The Oregon Humane Society’s yearly Doggie Dash is its biggest fundraising effort of the year. The event hosted the walk, a choice between 1.5-mile or 2.5-mile loop, and a pet festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. The festival included contests like the doggie leap, best singing duo and dog-owner-look-alike contests.
2024-25 NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball All-America Teams

1 month ago | njcaa.org | Destiny Johnson

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Portland’s first ManiFest raises tiny nail art to fine art accessible to everyone

2 months ago | oregonlive.com | Destiny Johnson

Portland’s first annual ManiFest brought together artists, nail art enthusiasts and kids from across the city to hold the tiniest of art on high. Co-founders Connie Wohn, Helena Chu and Asa Sieracki turned Union Pine, a social space in Portland, into an art exhibit celebrating nail art. The exhibit space hosted a dozen or more people late Saturday afternoon. Patrons could bedazzle press-on nails sets and lighter cases or sit in ASMR bliss inside a quiet room.
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2 months ago | tdn.com | Destiny Johnson

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The official World Naked Bike Ride is back in Portland in 2025

Jan 26, 2025 | oregonlive.com | Destiny Johnson

After taking a break in 2024, the World Naked Bike Ride announced a 2025 Portland date. On its Instagram, World Naked Bike Ride told protesters to mark their calendars for June 28, 2025. The World Naked Bike Ride held its first protest in 2004, attracting cyclists in various states of undress to protest against fossil fuels and for body positivity and rider safety. The last ride in 2023 attracted nearly 10,000 riders.
Justin Timberlake joins Portland Bike Bus as special guest

Jan 12, 2025 | oregonlive.com | Destiny Johnson

The Portland group that organizes chaperoned bike rides so kids can get to school in “bike buses” welcomed a special guest Sunday: Justin Timberlake. The group went viral in October when it posted a plea on social media for the pop star to join them while in town for a concert at the Moda Center. The response was overwhelming — the TikTok video has racked up over 6.9 million views, and the Instagram post has about 4.5 million views.
Video: Watch elk rutting for dominance during sunset at Cannon Beach

Oct 25, 2024 | oregonlive.com | Destiny Johnson

Eric Francis was treated to a rare sight on Cannon Beach Monday. “I watched about 45 minutes of sparring this evening with three different bulls,” Francis told The Oregonian. “I counted 32 elk in total, but there were likely more since we kept our distance.”While it’s not entirely uncommon to see Roosevelt elk around Cannon Beach, the uninterrupted elk fight club framed by a colorful sunset is something some people only see in nature documentaries.
BYOB (bring your own book) to a silent book club near you

Sep 18, 2024 | hereisoregon.com | Destiny Johnson

Have you heard of a silent book club? They’re popping up all over the country and there are several here in Portland. It’s like any other book club where a group of people comes together to talk about books, sort of. In a silent book club, you BYOB — bring your own book, of course. Whatever book you want, or you can buy one if your book club takes place in a bookstore, like mine did. Then you sit in companionable silence with others and read for an hour.
Rose City Comic Con brings comics, cosplay and family fun back to the Oregon Convention Center

Sep 8, 2024 | oregonlive.com | Destiny Johnson

Thousands of people once again flocked to the Oregon Convention Center this past weekend to attend Rose City Comic Con. The family-friendly con ran from Sept. 6-8 and featured makers, artists, cosplayers and some actors from pop culture’s biggest titles like HBO’s “Our Flag Means Death” and “Star Wars.”The artists’ alley was full of local illustrators, comics professionals and authors. The kiosks were full of handmade items from ceramics to crochet in every fandom.