Giulia Fiaoni

2 weeks ago | americanpressinstitute.org | Andi McDaniel |Giulia Fiaoni

On a semi-sunny Saturday afternoon in May, a gritty city block in downtown Portland, Ore. stirred with a giddy sense of anticipation. It’s been a rough few post-Covid years for this part of the city, but today was different — tents arose, a stage emerged, grinning locals wandered curiously as a block party came to life in the middle of the city.