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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2024-25 NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball All-America Teams

2 weeks ago | njcaa.org | Destiny Johnson

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

2 weeks 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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1 month ago | tdn.com | Destiny Johnson

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

2 months ago | 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.
Memorial to honor Jacksonville Landing shooting victims under consideration for new Riverfront Plaza

Aug 26, 2024 | firstcoastnews.com | Destiny Johnson

Landing Shooting Monday marked six years since two people were shot and killed and another 11 injured at the Jacksonville Landing. Author: Zach Wilcox Published: 6:04 PM EDT August 26, 2024 Updated: 6:04 PM EDT August 26, 2024 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Monday marked six years since two people were killed and another 11 injured when a gunman opened fire at a video game competition in Jacksonville.
Portland photographer catches beginning of 11,000-acre Washington fire

Aug 19, 2024 | oregonlive.com | Destiny Johnson

The Williams Mine fire began burning on August 5 and has since devastated more than 11,000 acres just north of Trout Lake, Washington. The blaze, caused by a lightning strike, is only five percent contained as of Monday, August 19. Portland-based amateur photographer Ryan Ernst married into a lifetime of family memories at Trout Lake. He and his wife and son have since made their own. It’s also a place Ernst has sought respite and peace.