Christen McCurdy is an Assistant Arts & Culture Editor at Oregon Business. She specializes in consumer interest, sports business, and the arts and entertainment sectors, with a keen focus on music, concerts, and nightlife. Christen's work has been featured in Oregon Business magazine, Inc. Magazine, Willamette Week, and The Lund Report.
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Christen McCurdy's journalistic focus is primarily on local business and industry in Oregon, particularly Portland. She frequently covers press releases, government announcements, private sector news, and cites data with a strong emphasis on employment trends and the impact of technology on businesses.
Given her focus on local business activities and employment trends in Oregon, she would likely be interested in pitches that provide insights into emerging technologies impacting local industries or unique stories about businesses contributing to the region's economy.
Pitches related to new business ventures, technological innovations within Oregon-based companies or how national economic trends are playing out at a local level may also resonate well with Christen.
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By: Christen McCurdy
KCRW radio host Novena Carmel will serve as the host-in-residence of this spring’s Soundscape Northwest festival.
By: Christen McCurdy, Cameron Browne
Jason White, who has led the agency’s Portland office since 2023, confirmed his departure Thursday.
Current forecasting models are uncertain, but officials say it’s time to get ready for downed trees and power lines.
I saw a lot of old movies on big screens in 2025.
By: Christen McCurdy
Between guided hikes and free parking, local governments want to help you touch some grass.
The price of everything is too damn high. Groceries. Gas. Going out, whether for fast food or haute cuisine. Even a quiet night in—say, a frozen pizza, a bottle of wine, and a few hours of trashy television on your favorite streaming service—costs a few bucks more in 2026 than it did a couple of years ago. (This is especially true if you factor in rent.)
By: Christen Mccurdy
From Pilates studios to pickleball startups, fitness companies are finding their market in the Golden State.
This former pandemic pod takes inspiration from Queens of the Stone Age, Devo and Prodigy.
The folk quartet’s rapid ascent in the Portland music scene is the result of years of work.
Meet 10 new bands singing, shredding and shouting their way to community.
