HIGH FIVE

Top Oregon Towns for History Buffs

Explore Oregon's colorful past in one of these five lore-laden towns.

12/21/2012 By Meaghan Morawski

Article

Word on the Street: Pinaholics

A definition for Portland life

12/20/2012

FIVE QUESTIONS WITH...

James Beard On Stage: Five Questions With Jessica Kubzansky

Director of a one-man show about legendary chef James Beard talks about resurrecting Portland's culinary godfather.

12/20/2012 By Zach Dundas

MUDROOM

Perfect Party

The guests we'd most like to see at our dinner table this month.

12/20/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

POWER RANKING

Power Ranking: Portland Jokes

As Portlandia starts its third season this month, what’s fresh, and what’s going stale?

12/18/2012

ARTS

How a Portland Workshop Carves Massive Sculptures

3-D scanners and robot carvers make little objects huge.

12/14/2012 By Cari Hachmann

Slideshow

Slide Show: Additive Workshop's Megasculpture

12/14/2012

ARTS

What Do Lady Gaga & 'Book of Mormon' Have in Common?

A side-by-side guide to the Broadway hit and the pop megastar

12/12/2012 By Corey Fawcett

MUDROOM

One Sentence Stories: January 2013

Micro-stories about racists, high schoolers making wine, and stink bugs

12/12/2012 By Zach Dundas

Article

PDX Index: Babies

A by-the-numbers guide to our city's newest citizens

12/12/2012 By Jasmine Eoff

TO READ

Back in Time in the NW Quadrant

Jane Comerford's "A History of Northwest Portland" shows and tells what it was really like in the early days of Stumptown.

12/10/2012 By Kristin Belz

PDX INDEX

PDX Index: Santa Claus

A by-the-numbers guide to Old St. Nick

11/21/2012

Slideshow

Slide Show: PDX Index | Santa Claus

11/21/2012

SCENE & HEARD

Snuff Bottle Aficionados

We checked out the scene at this year's International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society’s convention at the Nines.

11/21/2012 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

POWER RANKING

The Apocalypse

We rate the ways Portland could meet its doom

11/21/2012 By Martin Patail

5 QUESTIONS WITH …

Interview with Oregon Symphony’s Sarah Kwak

Oregon Symphony’s new concertmaster talks Carlos Kalmar, Shostakovich, and Portland food.

11/21/2012 By Zach Dundas

Article

Oregon’s Civil War Buffs

Our historical reenactors passionately relive battles between North and South

11/21/2012 By Riley Stevenson

PROFILE

The Straight Blast Philosophy

Matt Thornton has a skeptic's approach to fighting—and life.

11/21/2012 By Shane Danaher

Article

Perfect Party 2012

The make-believe bash that brings together Portland’s biggest 2012 newsmakers

11/21/2012 By Randy Gragg and Zach Dundas

POLITICS + MUSIC

Q&A: NPR's Ari Shapiro

Culturephile picks the multitalented brain of NPR White House correspondent, occasional Pink Martini singer, and former Portlander Ari Shapiro.

11/15/2012 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg