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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

Real Estate

Property Watch: A John Storrs Home in a Parklike Setting in Dunthorpe

The celebrated architect liked the land so much he bought the lot himself, six years before designing a home on it for clients.

10/02/2026 By Melissa Dalton

seeing things

Things to Do in Portland This Week

Brian Libby on Portland architecture, Larry Crane on making music, Min Jin Lee with Mitchell Jackson, and a Treevia Night.

10/01/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson and Margaret Seiler

Closures

Why OK Omens Mattered

When the restaurant closes on October 17, Portland will say goodbye to a way of life and the city’s best burger-fries game.

09/29/2026 By Karen Brooks