Following weeks of festivities, this year’s Portland Rose Festival wraps up this weekend.
And for the first time, there will only be one parade in downtown Portland for the festival. Due to budget constraints, organizers have combined the Grand Floral and Starlight Parades into one event on Saturday evening.
Dave Keckes-Chartrey, one of the organizers of the parade, said the Grand Floral Parade struggled to attract enough sponsors this year. He cited rising costs and economic conditions as the cause…