Features

Rainmaker

Tree Titan

Matt Donegan helps Oregon’s timber business branch out.

04/27/2012 By Bill Lascher

Article

Haute History

A tour through fashion emblems of the past century—and where to find them now

04/27/2012 By Eden Dawn

Long Story [Short]

The Straight Shooter

Randy Leonard, 59

04/27/2012 By Sarah Mirk

Mudroom

Hand Jive

A nonprofit aims to save endangered languages with a few simple gestures.

04/27/2012 By Will Lambeth

UFO Oregon

A Guide to Oregon’s Extraterrestrial Past and Present!

To celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the state’s most famous UFO sighting, we probed experts and skeptics for a guide to our otherworldly history.

04/20/2012 By Martin Patail

Article

It’s Thomas Lauderdale’s Universe!*

Musician, activist, raconteur—the suave Pink Martini leader sits at the center of his own cosmos of clout.

03/16/2012

Article

Where Isn’t Charles Wilhoite?

The Everywhere Man’s public roles, past and present

03/16/2012 By Amanda Waldroupe

WHO'S WHO

To Heir is Human

As five Portland power families pass the torch, can the next generation step up?

03/16/2012 By Randy Gragg and Zach Dundas

HISTORY

Defining the Decades

Portland power players of the past

03/16/2012 By Carl Abbott

Web Exclusive

The Sunday Life Line

Roberta Tyler helps others get to the church that helped her

02/23/2012 Edited by Aaron Scott With Stephen Person

Feature

Beyond the Churches

Jefferson High School & SEI

02/17/2012 By Aaron Scott

History

Black in Portland

130 years of dislocation

02/17/2012 By Randy Gragg

CHURCH & STATE

From the Archives: By the Grace of God

With the gentrification of North and Northeast Portland, churches hold the city’s African American community together. But how much longer can the bonds last?

02/17/2012 By Aaron Scott

Long Story [Short]

Queen of Carts

Nong Poonsukwattana, 31

01/26/2012 By Benjamin Tepler

Cornershop

Sole Savior

One local cobbler sees the recession’s silver lining.

01/20/2012 By Eden Dawn

LEGENDARY

The Lion's Song

Nearly a decade ago, Afropop legend Thomas Mapfumo fled Zimbabwe for Eugene, fearing retribution for his songs blasting government repression. Now the iconic singer is reemerging with an ambitious album recorded in the heart of the Willamette Valley.

01/20/2012 By Eric Hansen

PEOPLE

The 50 Most Influential Portlanders

Who will define Portland in a new era? We asked around (and around some more) to discover this inspiring collection of movers, shakers, rising stars, and established figures with fresh ideas who are already changing the city.

12/16/2011 With Sarah Mirk, Kasey Cordell, Brian Barker, Rachel Ritchie, Martin Patail, Benjamin Tepler, Randy Gragg, Ramona DeNies, Ashleigh Westmoreland, Meghan Ratliffe, Derek Pettie, Kate Moening, Carl Abbott, and Amanda Waldroupe Edited by Zach Dundas