50 Ways to Relax this Winter

50 Ways to Relax this Winter <p>Apparently our fair city knows how to deal with stress, and we definitely can relax with the best of ‘em — Forbes magazine ranked Portland the fourth most relaxed city in 2010. Even so, we all may cave a little bit and need an extra pick me up, and we’ve got 50 tips to help bring you back to center. But if you’re in need of a quick getaway, we take a look at Park City, Utah and its reenergized nightlife as a destination choice. Also, a bustling communal kitchen is born out of the Occupy Portland camps.</p>

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Mudroom

Perfect Party 2011

It’s time for a holiday rager with the year’s most festive newsmakers.

11/23/2011

Mudroom

Vox Populi: We Take the Masses’ Pulse on Crucial Topics at Facebook.Com/Portland Monthly.

Which local holiday cultural event are you most looking forward to?

11/23/2011

Mudroom

Do This Now! December 2011

We've got traditional happenings, like the Holiday Ale Fest, and nontraditional distractions like Rumble at the Roseland. Beers and brawls!

11/23/2011

Eat & Drink

Introducing

Nuvrei Patisserie & Café

Nuvrei is a stellar sandwich stop for Pearl District patrons.

11/23/2011 By Benjamin Tepler

Pour

Pint Size

Portland nanobreweries warm up winter with flavorful beers.

11/23/2011 By John Chandler

Review

Pie High

Behind a serious crust and fresh biscuits, Lauretta Jean’s is a little shop of flaky wonders.

11/23/2011 By Karen Brooks

Feature

First the Dishes, then the Revolution

In the midst of Occupy Portland’s chaos, a vibrant communal kitchen exemplified the protest’s boldest goals.

11/23/2011 By Amanda Eckerson

Mudroom

Flavor Profile

Oregon’s newest meat artiste explains how the salumi gets made.

11/23/2011 By Vanessa Chang

RECIPE

Life of the Party

Master caterer Larry Grimes sets a festive table for the holidays.

11/18/2011 By Benjamin Tepler

VIDEO

In the Kitchen with Larry Grimes

Longtime Portland catering king Larry Grimes shares his holiday soup.

11/18/2011 Edited by Benjamin Tepler

In the Kitchen

Video: In the Kitchen with Larry Grimes

Longtime Portland catering king Larry Grimes shares his holiday butternut squash and apple soup.

11/18/2011 By Benjamin Tepler

Editor's Note

Article

Editor’s Note: The Gift of Mettle

11/23/2011 By Randy Gragg

Health & Wellness

Cover Story

Relax: 50 Ways to Spoil Yourself This Season

For a season famous for good cheer, the holidays can prove pretty stressful. Fortunately, we've found 50 ways to soothe your soul (and mind, and body, and appetite) this winter.

11/18/2011 Edited by Kasey Cordell With Brian Barker, Zach Dundas, Rachel Ritchie, Martin Patail, Benjamin Tepler, Ramona DeNies, Ashleigh Westmoreland, Meghan Ratliffe, and Derek Pettie

Home & Real Estate

Habitat

Lure of the Local

One of Pietro Belluschi’s Northwest regional icons gets an update—from his son.

11/23/2011 By Kristin Belz

Mudroom

Oregon's Christmas-Tree Industry Falls Hard for an Exotic Foreigner

From Russia with love.

11/23/2011 By Derek Pettie

News & City Life

Back Page

Occupy Santa

11/23/2011

Mudroom

Lasting Legacies

From an iconic statesman to a beloved publican, the year’s lost shaped the city.

11/23/2011 By Zach Dundas and Meghan Ratliffe

Mudroom

Five Questions For: Greta Binford

A 46-year-old Lewis & Clark College spider biologist

11/23/2011 By Eleanor R. Brown

Mudroom

New Money

A Portland teen sets his sights on millions—for charity.

11/23/2011 By Ashleigh Westmoreland

BLAST OFF

Mile High Club

In Eastern Oregon’s high desert, would-be space pioneers from Portland work to launch some of the most ambitious amateur rockets on (or off) earth.

11/18/2011 By Zach Dundas

Style & Shopping

Gift Guide

Gift Guide 2011: Put a Bow on It

Got a Christmas list long enough to rival Santa’s? Our gift guide can help. With 20 locally crafted goodies to choose from, all you have to decide is who’s been nice and who’s been really nice.

11/23/2011 By Kali Sanders