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History
"Awful beyond words," John Reed once wrote of Portland.
10/16/2017 By Zach Dundas
Workers of the World
From Iraq to Ethiopia, Myanmar to Cuba, Schoolhouse Electric's employees come from far and wide.
09/21/2017 By Marty Patail Photography by William Anthony
Design
The interior designer and former punk musician shakes up the city's muted palette with bright hues and wild prints.
09/21/2017 By Fiona McCann
The Lost World
Imagine a time before parking lots.
09/21/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson
On the Rise
Heidi Beebe and Doug Skidmore team up to create a budding firm—and bright new buildings.
09/21/2017 By Brian Libby
Northwest Lore
Nobody has definitively proven that the creature on the film is fake. And, really, does it matter?
09/13/2017 By Leah Sottile
Long Story Short
"I moved to Oregon in the summer of 1994. When I got here, people were honest about the fact that there’s not a lot of diversity."
09/13/2017 By Eden Dawn
Environment
Julia Olson's clients? The kids who will have to live through it.
08/14/2017 By Ciara O'Rourke
Profile
As he nears 80, Smith—easily one of the city's most technically skilled painters—confronts race with sardonic humor and fantastic beauty.
08/14/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson
The Art of Resistance
From a climate change song cycle to a drag queen in a Trump mask, here's how local creators resist.
08/14/2017 By Fiona McCann
The Side Yard Farm & Kitchen is a destination for everything from celtuce to shiso, bike-in movie nights to grief groups.
08/14/2017 By Chad Walsh
Beer
The three women talk homebrewing, deadlifting, and eyelash extensions.
08/14/2017 By Katie Vaughan
In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Mount Hood to dedicate the ski resort.
08/14/2017 By Emma Mannheimer
News
A Southwest Broadway icon gets the makeover it deserves.
08/08/2017 By Rachel Wilson
Oregonians believe our 300 miles of coastline are free and open to everyone. Only hardball politics made that true.
07/10/2017 By Brent Walth
"Actually, my size doesn’t keep me from doing anything in the outdoors."
07/10/2017 By Kelly Clarke
Sports
Best known for his viral coming-out video, Kaig Lightner reaches out to kids from low-income families and welcomes LGBTQ players—and his coaching extends beyond the field.
07/10/2017 By Tuck Woodstock
In 1977, the Brazilian soccer star bowed out in the Rose City.
07/10/2017 By Marty Patail
Tall Boy
Matt Slessler is "national brand ambassador" for Pabst Blue Ribbon. How'd he score the sweet gig?
07/10/2017 By Jason Cohen
PDX Index
Sure, the Great American Eclipse is coming. But that's not all our state has seen.
07/10/2017 By Bryanna Briley
Spring 2026
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