Close friends and family wished the city of Portland, Oregon a happy fifteenth birthday last month.

The adolescent city, known for its youthful exuberance and naive attitude toward the world of adult responsibilities, is finally learning how to drive, eat properly and in a few years, may even be able to pay its own bills.

At press time, Salem, Portland’s younger sibling, was too busy working and could not afford to attend the city’s latest birthday party.