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Water Works

Inside Portland’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure

Rain is central to our civic identity. And we’ve gotten pretty good at dealing with it.

7:00am By Rebecca Jacobson and Margaret Seiler Illustrations by Sam Island

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Unique Historic Home in Eastern Oregon

The Second Empire style from Napoleon’s days lives on in this 1904 home in Union, Oregon.

10/09/2026 By Melissa Dalton

seeing things

Things to Do in Portland This Week

Swan Lake, Circa dance troupe, and Día de Muertos onstage, plus a Treevia Night.

10/08/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson, Andrew Jankowski, and Margaret Seiler

Travel

10 Grand Lodges of the Pacific Northwest

For every season, there’s a dream destination.

10/07/2026 Edited by Ramona DeNies By Brooke Jackson-Glidden and Portland Monthly Staff

Fauna

Getting to Know the Great Blue Heron, Portland’s Official City Bird

Bud Clark made the designation in 1986. Sorry, swifts.

10/07/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

PDX Index

Running the Numbers on 60 Years of Outdoor School

The beloved program takes kids out of the classroom and into the woods.

10/05/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson