If you’re looking to support local businesses this holiday season, there’s nothing more local than Lloyd Center — Portland’s mall that refuses to die quietly .

This will likely be the mall’s last Christmas. Its owners announced in 2023 plans to demolish and redevelop the entire 29.3-acre site into an open-air complex with housing, shops and entertainment venues. The former Nordstrom building has already come down to make way for a music arena.

For now, however, the rest of the mall remains intact. Developer Urban Renaissance Group says the mall will stay open through at least the end of the year.

That means December is a great time to take a few more laps around the iconic ice-skating rink and support the indie businesses that remain. While the major department stores left years a

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