Desirables

Milton Glaser Cuts a Rug

Portland’s Lapchi collaborates with the eminent, octogenarian graphic designer as he applies his creative spirit to a new medium, carpet.

07/30/2012 By Kristin Belz

We Are There

Uncapped Concert Captivates

Best Coast and Kendrick Lamar perform for lucky fans

07/13/2012 By Monica Down & Hannah Doyle

Back Page

Vox Populi: We Asked 100 People at Cartlandia…

06/22/2012

Now Hear This

Music Review: Let’s Make Love Come True by Monarques

06/22/2012 By John Chandler

Culturephile

Riffing on the Bard

Director Scott Palmer reinvents Shakespeare and other theater classics from the avant-garde hotbed of … Hillsboro.

06/22/2012 By AP Kryza

Mudroom

Five Questions With… Meghan McCain

The ex-GOP nominee’s daughter (and right-wing TV persona) trots out a new book, America, You Sexy Bitch.

06/22/2012 By Kit Mauldin

Mudroom

PDX Index: Waterfront Blues Fest

06/22/2012 By Sara Gates

Mudroom

The Perfect Party: July 2012

The guests we’d most like at our dinner table this month.

06/22/2012

Mudroom

Do This Now! July 2012

Hangin' with hippies and clapping for cowboys are both on the cultural calendar for July.

06/15/2012

Mudroom

Do You Want to Play a Game?

A Portland website reawakens a lost gaming genre—and its fans.

06/15/2012 By Will Lambeth

Mudroom

Woody Redux

Song ideas to swing a hammer to, inspired by the folk hero’s 100th

06/15/2012 By Zach Dundas

Market Watch

It’s Summer; Are You Grilling – Again?

This time of year, it’s hard to go inside. But sometimes the grilling routine needs some freshening up.

07/31/2012 By Kristin Belz

Beer Bulletin

Welcome Team Pfriem!

Hood River's burgeoning brewing scene expands again.

07/26/2012 By John Chandler

Market Watch

Cherry Bomb

In the ring with Bing versus Rainier, for cherry champion of the Northwest.

07/24/2012 By Kristin Belz

Pour

Summer Stock

As the temperature creeps up, Oregon brewers develop a signature battle cry: "Lighten up!" We selected 10 summer beers that refresh and rejuvenate.

06/22/2012 By John Chandler

Mudroom

Downsize Dining

Four restaurants cozy up in a new Northeast development

06/22/2012 By Sara Gates

Review

Blurring the Borders

Forget authenticity. Smallwares and Aviary offer a mash-up of global eating.

06/22/2012 By Karen Brooks

RECIPE

Grill Marks

Portland’s barbecue expert shares his inside tips—and his secret sauce.

06/15/2012 By Benjamin Tepler

In the Kitchen

Video: In the Kitchen with Rodney Muirhead

Watch Podnah’s Pit chef Rodney Muirhead walk us through his foolproof Texas recipe for scratch barbecue sauce.

06/15/2012 By Benjamin Tepler

Editor's Note

Walker’s Way

06/22/2012 Edited by Randy Gragg

Design Guide

Getting Into the Garage Groove

An unofficial guide to the principles of great (or at least good) garages.

07/29/2012 By Kristin Belz

Slide Show

Adirondack Days

The classic American chair lets us lean back into a comfortable summer.

07/28/2012 By Kristin Belz

Plantwise

Beat the Heat

It’s summer! (By the earth’s tilt, at least.) Here are five things you need to know to make the most of it.

06/15/2012 By Kate Bryant

Feature

iOregon

From high-desert data farms to scrappy urban start-ups to (possibly) Portland’s most spectacular store, the world’s largest tech company seeds an economic bumper crop.

06/22/2012 By Zach Dundas and Will Lambeth

Long Story [Short]

The Incubator

Sharon Blair

06/22/2012 By Eden Dawn

Rainmaker

Virtual Vending

Paresh Patel changes the way you buy snacks.

06/22/2012 By Zach Dundas

Prêt-à-Portland

To the Max

How to take full-length dresses from day to night.

06/15/2012 By Eden Dawn

best-city-trails

City Trails

Best of the City

08/26/2012

Trail City

A Year in Nature

Who says hiking is limited to summer sojourns? Nature is happening year-round.

06/22/2012 Edited by Brian Barker

Mudroom

Word on the Street: a Portland Glossary, July 2012

The Greshamptons (n)

06/22/2012

Trail City

The High Road

Portland's Terwilliger Parkway turns 100

06/15/2012 By Randy Gragg Edited by Brian Barker

Trail City

Heroes of the Intertwine

In the spirit of Portland’s storied park planners like John Olmsted and fierce open space advocates like Gorge protector Nancy Russell, these modern-day nature guardians work to ensure our parks stay green.

06/15/2012 Edited by Brian Barker

Trail City

All-Nighters

Got a whole weekend on your hands? These local parks let you stake down the tent and gather ‘round the campfire. (Don’t forget the s’mores.)

06/15/2012 By Ted Katauskas Edited by Brian Barker

Trail City

Southbound

Oregon City/Clackamas/Milwaukie

06/15/2012 Edited by Brian Barker With Julian Smith

Trail City

Northern Stars

Vancouver/Camas

06/15/2012 Edited by Brian Barker With Julian Smith

Trail City

Sublime Southwest

Beaverton/Hillsboro/Sherwood

06/15/2012 Edited by Brian Barker

Trail City

Afternoon Delights

Want to play hooky? Here are the best places to spend a few hours outside the office.

06/15/2012 Edited by Brian Barker With Julian Smith

Trail City

Express Escapes

Spend your lunch outside in Portland

06/15/2012 Edited by Brian Barker With Sara Gates

Cover Story

Trail City

Portland’s growing network of trails, parks, and natural areas offer outdoor escapes by foot, bike, and paddle for an hour or an entire weekend.

06/15/2012 Edited by Brian Barker

Beyond the Bridges

Ashland’s New Act

The town that Shakespeare built expands beyond the stage.

06/15/2012 By Kasey Cordell

Feature

Top Coed Trail Shoes

06/15/2012 By Kasey Cordell

Feature

Top Men’s Trail Shoes

06/15/2012 By Kasey Cordell

Feature

Top Women’s Trail Shoes

06/15/2012 By Kasey Cordell

Walk This Way

Portland’s Top Trail Shoes

06/15/2012 By Kasey Cordell

VIDEO

In the Kitchen with Rodney Muirhead

Watch Podnah’s Pit chef Rodney Muirhead walk us through his foolproof Texas recipe for scratch barbecue sauce

06/15/2012 Edited by Benjamin Tepler