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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
How the Starlight Parade will impact traffic in downtown Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One of the Portland Rose Festival's most cherished traditions, the Starlight Parade, is returning to downtown Saturday evening. The annual event features marching bands and over 100 illuminated entries. This year, they'll all led by one of the city's most iconic mascots, Dillon T. Pickle of Portland's West Coast League baseball team, the Portland Pickles. Pedalpalooza! Portland kicks off Bike Summer this weekend The parade begins on Southwest Naito Parkway near the Morrison Bridge and ends at Lincoln High School on Southwest Salmon Street. Although the parade begins at 8:15 p.m., street closures will take effect at 1:30 p.m. along Naito Parkway between Southwest Jefferson and Northwest Davis Street. The stretch along Southwest 4th Avenue from West Burnside to Southwest Salmon will also close by 4:30 p.m. until the parade's scheduled end at 10:15 p.m. LGBTQIA+ film screening kicks off Pride in Portland TriMet has also cautioned that between 3:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., downtown service on lines 15, 16, 20, 63 will be affected. Temporary stops and detours will be available during that time. Additional information on street closures can be found Organizers highly encourage using public transportation to get to the parade. Further, they say anyone planning to park in nearby lots should arrive early ahead of the street closures. For more information about the CareOregon Starlight Parade, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Newsweek
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Baseball Team Sues Disney For Trademark Infringement
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Portland Pickles, an amateur summer-league team for collegiate baseball players, might not make a lot of noise in their 17-team league this season. They've already made noise in court. More news: Viral Clip Shows Pope Leo XIV On Camera During the 2005 World Series In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the Pickles accused Disney of violating trademark law by appropriating their mascot, logo, and merchandise design in an animated series, Win or Lose, on Disney+. The series centers around a fictitious co-ed softball team named "The Pickles." General views of Walt Disney Studios and The Walt Disney Company corporate headquarters on December 13, 2023 in Burbank, California. General views of Walt Disney Studios and The Walt Disney Company corporate headquarters on December 13, 2023 in Burbank, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court of Oregon and provided to Newsweek Sports, names The Walt Disney Company and Disney Enterprises, Inc. as defendants. More news: Upset Red Sox Star Unloads on Executive "As explained in the lawsuit recently filed against Disney, the Portland Pickles are taking action to eliminate confusion in the marketplace caused by unauthorized use of our trademarked logos on merchandise," the team said in a statement. "Fueled by incredible support from our fans and community members from all walks of life, we felt we had no choice but to protect our rights—not just for ourselves, but on behalf of the little guy. We may not have limitless resources, but we have something equally powerful: an unwavering belief in defending what we've created and a determination to prevent our creative marks from being exploited without consequence." Win or Lose is Pixar's first-ever original long-form animated series. It follows the Pickles, a co-ed middle school softball team, throughout the week as they prepare for their upcoming championship game. More news: Disney Introduces Christian Character After Ditching Transgender Story Each episode focuses on a different character and their life off the field. The series premiered on Disney+ on February 19. The Portland Pickles' 18-page lawsuit accuses Disney of "leveraging their outsized market power to appropriate a brand identity with a decade of goodwill and fan devotion behind it." More news: Pitcher Plays Catch With Fan in New York's Central Park Attorneys for the team are seeking unspecified damages and a judge's order banning Disney from using their name in the show or on merchandise. Disney has licensed the logo for the Peaks Valley Pickles of Win or Lose fame on T-shirts that feature a smiling green pickle logo. The plaintiff in the case is Rose City Baseball LLC, the operator of the Portland Pickles. For more sports news, visit Newsweek Sports.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trademark lawsuit alleges Disney intentionally ripped off Portland Pickles
PORTLAND, Ore. () — The Portland Pickles have hit an entertainment giant with a lawsuit involving an animated series that features a mascot similar to the Rose City's very own Dillon T. Pickle. The baseball organization filed the complaint against Walt Disney Company on Wednesday, arguing that Pixar Animation Studio's new series is violating trademark laws. The cartoon, which premiered on Disney+ in February, follows the story of a softball team titled the Pickles. 'Accelerated disposition' planned for federal Medford courthouse that the fictional players' green and white jerseys, logo and graphics closely resemble those of the real-life Portland team. Pickles President and Co-owner Alan Miller originally said that taking legal action against Disney would be a 'last resort,' but it appears the organization has changed its tune. 'Fueled by incredible support from our fans and community members from all walks of life, we felt we had no choice but to protect our rights — not just for ourselves, but on behalf of the little guy,' the Pickles said in a statement. The team's lawsuit is arguing Disney has intentionally used its 'outsized market power' to copy the smaller brand that has been trademarked since 2016. The entertainment company has also begun selling merchandise to promote the new series, which plaintiffs claim has prompted confusion among local baseball fans. According to the Pickles, several supporters have asked the organization whether it is affiliated with Disney. The team also fears its own merchandise could be mistaken as unlicensed apparel for the company's new series. Robert Prevost becomes first American pope of the Catholic Church: What to know 'This confusion directly threatens to erode the goodwill and consumer recognition that Plaintiff has cultivated through years of consistent and distinctive use of their marks on high-quality baseball merchandise, ultimately damaging their commercial reputation and control over their brand identity,' the lawsuit reads. KOIN 6 has reached out to Disney for comment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Yahoo
Washington man arrested for stealing $8M fishing boat with crew still on board, officials say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 42-year-old man from Aberdeen, Wash. is being held on $250,000 bail, after he allegedly stole an 80-foot, $8 million commercial fishing boat out of Westport on Feb. 8 with the crew still on board. Suspect Joshua Stedman boarded the Jamie Marie around 9 a.m. and temporarily convinced the crew that he was the boat's new captain, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police said. 'A subject had boarded the vessel, woke the crew and advised them they needed to get underway,' the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police wrote on social media. 'The newer crew did not know the captain, but didn't argue, thinking he was an alternate operator, or someone sent by the real captain. He surely acted the part as he knew how to start and operate the large vessel.' Floating shanty visible from I-205 removed from the Columbia River After a short while, the crew grew suspicious of Stedman's behavior and called the boat's actual captain from the bridge. After speaking with the captain, they determined they were on a stolen boat. 'As the vessel transited further out and onto the Grays Harbor bar about to cross into the ocean, the crew finally figured out something was wrong,' WDFD wrote. 'The subject driving the boat was talking about meeting the 'Chinese Mothership' and was not making sense. He certainly was not describing fishing activity.' Logo featured in Pixar, Disney+ series appears to resemble Portland Pickles WDFW Police and the Westport Police Department responded to the scene and Stedman returned the boat to the harbor at about 9:30 a.m.. Upon his arrest, Stedman was found in possession of $4,000 in cash and a 'large quantity of individually weighed and packaged marijuana,' WDFD Police said. Westport Police arrested Stedman and brought him to the Gray Harbor County Jail. Stedman was charged with theft, vehicle prowling, possession of stolen property and illegal drug possession. 'As the investigation played out, it was learned the same subject boarded another large vessel in the early morning hours and managed to start the main engines and was attempting to rally the crew for a trip to sea,' WDFW Police said. 'They ran him off the boat but did not report the activity until the current theft was playing out and the information was circling Westport.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
