Real Estate 2022

The Best Places to Live. Plus: The Triumphant Return of Lunch; 50 Albums That Define Oregon; Columbia River Gorge Guide

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Q&A

Portland Author Chelsea Bieker Returns with a New Short Story Collection

The Oregon Book Award–nominated writer's latest book hits shelves April 5.

04/04/2022 By Karly Quadros

Q&A

Jackpot! Recording Studios’ Larry Crane on Portland’s Music Scene, Past and Present

‘One person can walk in the room and make the record completely different, and that’s you.’

03/25/2022 By Conner Reed

Long Story Short

Meet Portland’s Most Beloved Bookseller

Earl Dizon, of Green Bean Books, has gained a following for solid recommendations, a sunny attitude, and a worldview that’s committed to the written word.

03/24/2022 By Fiona McCann

Music

50 Oregon Albums That Define Our State

From Elliott Smith to Emancipator, Cool Nutz to Quasi, we’re running down the Beaver State’s most essential LPs.

03/23/2022 Edited by Conner Reed By Conner Reed, Gabriel Granillo, Karly Quadros, Katherine Chew Hamilton, Margaret Seiler, and Fiona McCann

Music

Portland Monthly’s Essential Spring 2022 Playlist

Fresh tracks from Portlanders old and new to spin this spring

03/22/2022 By Conner Reed

Arts News

Portland’s Arts Scene Is Undergoing a Massive Changing of the Guard

In the past year, a stunning number of Portland’s arts organizations have shuffled leadership at the highest levels. What now?

03/17/2022 By Conner Reed Illustrations by Álvaro Bernis

Eat & Drink

Midday Meal

Let’s Do Lunch

In the new world—and especially in Portland—lunch refuses to be typecast.

03/23/2022 Edited by Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Thomas Teal By Karen Brooks, Fiona McCann, Michael Novak, and Conner Reed

Let's Do Lunch

Out of the Box: Great Local Lunches to Pack

Tired of the same dreary sandwiches every day? Bring some pizzazz to your work or school day with these inspired lunchtime solutions, each filled with locally made products available at Portland-area grocery stores.

03/23/2022 By Katherine Hamilton

Let's Do Lunch

Portland Lunch Locator: Pick a Quadrant and Eat!

No matter if you’re working in your office downtown, stationed at your home desk, running errands in the 'burbs, or taking a leisurely weekend lunch in a new neighborhood, here are highlights in almost every quadrant.

03/23/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Restaurant Review

Vietnamese Food Goes Rogue at Portland's Berlu

Vince Nguyen's terrific new tasting menu is a must-know, must-go situation.

03/03/2022 By Karen Brooks Photography by Thomas Teal

Let's Do Lunch

Mayo Madness: In Search of the World's Best Mayonnaise

Trail Blazers reporter Brooke Olzendam, Justin Hintze of Jojo, and others taste nine mayos with a whole pile of hot jojos. Who will win?

02/18/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Home & Real Estate

Real Estate

Portland Real Estate Guide 2022

A look at the numbers on home sales from Arbor Lodge to Argay, Bridlemile to Buckman, Laurelhurst to Lents, Canby to Camas, plus the skinny on the market from local real estate agents and a check-in on some big Portland projects

05/16/2022 Edited by Julia Silverman By Melissa Dalton, Cami Hughes, Fiona McCann, Karly Quadros, Conner Reed, and Margaret Seiler

Real Estate

Portland Neighborhoods by the Numbers 2022

Home sales prices, rent costs, demographics, crime statistics, and commute times for every neighborhood, from Arlington Heights to Pleasant Valley, West Portland Park to East Columbia

05/16/2022 Edited by Margaret Seiler and Julia Silverman

Real Estate

Portland Suburbs by the Numbers 2022

Home sales prices, rent costs, demographics, and commute times for Portland-area suburbs, from Canby to Camas, Sandy to St. Helens

05/16/2022 Edited by Margaret Seiler and Julia Silverman

Real Estate 2022

Selling Portland: How Much Does It Cost to Get into Real Estate?

And how much can you make, once you've got your license in hand?

04/21/2022 By Cami Hughes

Development

Big Ideas for 3 Prime Portland Parcels

Dreaming up the next chapter for Lloyd Center, Centennial Mills, and the US Post Office HQ

04/07/2022 By Karly Quadros

Real Estate 2022

In Portland, Your Real Estate Agent Might Just Have a Past

Local real estate professionals include a longtime TV news anchor, a former Timbers player, one of the Dandy Warhols, and more.

04/06/2022 By Julia Silverman

Real Estate 2022

There Are 9,000 Real Estate Agents in the Portland Area. Are You Next?

4 local agents give us the scoop on what draws them to their work—and what it takes to last in this industry.

04/05/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Every Neighborhood in Portland in a Nutshell

From Alameda to Woodstock, St. Johns to Sylvan Highlands

03/30/2022 By Fiona McCann, Conner Reed, Margaret Seiler, and Julia Silverman

Affordable Housing

A New Life for the Century-Old Anna Mann House in Kerns

Turns out, affordable housing and historic preservation can coexist.

03/30/2022 By Karly Quadros

Renovation

What If Your House’s Design Theme Were the Tim Burton Film Beetlejuice?

In Portland’s West Hills, a creative couple’s collaborative renovation of a boxy ’90s home mixes merry and macabre.

03/30/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Home

Vintage Furniture Gets a Pendleton-Style Upgrade

Portlander Amanda McLeod gives elegant and funky midcentury designs a second life.

03/29/2022 By Karly Quadros

Trophy Case

Step Up Your Gardening Game This Spring with These 5 Regional Products

A good pair of gloves go a long way. Trust us.

03/21/2022 By Gabriel Granillo Photography by Katie Leimbach

News & City Life

Festival

The Rose Festival Is Back in Portland, in Person, for 2022

And it brings clowns, queens, parades, and an economic boom.

05/18/2022 By Julia Silverman

Feature

Inside the Search for Hundreds of Portland’s Missing Students

When school buildings reopened in September, hundreds of students who should have been there never came back. A small team of Portland Public Schools employees is on their trail.

03/29/2022 By Julia Silverman Photography by NASHCO PHOTO

Editor’s Note

From the Editor: A New Season Blooms in the City

Spring is the perennial Portland promise.

03/28/2022 By Fiona McCann

Development

The Once-and-Future Thing: Updates on 8 Portland Would-Be Projects

Checking in on some big dreams that never quite came to fruition ... at least not yet.

03/23/2022 By Julia Silverman Illustrations by Hawk Krall

Movers & Shakers

Perfect Party: Spring 2022

From Dua Lipa to Ava Duvernay to a real clown, here's who we’re inviting to our dinner table.

03/21/2022 By Conner Reed

Style & Shopping

Style

Craft Work: Portland Clothing Line Maya Meyer

Designer Maya Dahlgreen dropped her day job for a flowy new fashion line with vintage fabrics including bedsheets and shower curtains.

03/23/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Footwear

These Portland-Made Shoes Marry Style with Sustainability

Hilos is using 3-D printing to ensure less waste and reduce environmental impact with its shoes—and did we mention they're comfy, too?

03/14/2022 By Jenni Moore

Travel & Outdoors

Mammalia

Last of the Big Ones

Oregon researchers are on the trail of the elusive Hubbs’s beaked whale.

03/22/2022 By Cami Hughes

Travel

The Ultimate Guide to the Columbia River Gorge

Waterfalls, hikes, history, breweries, wineries, great food, a historic post office, and views galore

03/17/2022 Edited by Gabriel Granillo By Katherine Chew Hamilton, Conner Reed, Margaret Seiler, Julia Silverman, and Matt Wastradowski

Public Transit

CAT vs. Cars

Ditch the car and get going to the Columbia River Gorge with these transit options, including unlimited rides with the annual GOrge Pass.

03/17/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Checklist

I Spy! Look for These Landmarks in the Columbia River Gorge

How many of these can you check off on your next Gorge trip?

03/17/2022 By Gabriel Granillo and Margaret Seiler

Gorge Guide

Where to Eat, Stay & Play in Hood River, White Salmon & Bingen

Separated by a toll bridge, these 3 towns are easy to explore together.

03/17/2022 By Gabriel Granillo and Julia Silverman

Recovery

What We Can Learn 5 Years After the Eagle Creek Fire

The US Forest Service’s Stan Hinatsu on how the historic 2017 fire changed the landscape of the Gorge

03/17/2022 By Gabriel Granillo

Gorge Guide

Where to Eat, Stay & Play Closest to Portland in the Columbia River Gorge

1920s-era spring-fed bathhouses, piled-high soft serve, and waterfalls galore.

03/17/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton, Conner Reed, and Julia Silverman

Love

The Bridal Veil Post Office Celebrates 135 Years

Every year this Oregon ghost town post office sees a flood of wedding invitations from couples hoping to secure a Bridal Veil postmark, helping keep the historic building alive.

03/17/2022 By Gabriel Granillo

Gorge Guide

Where to Eat, Stay & Play in Mosier, The Dalles & the Eastern Gorge

Wildflower treks, top-notch wineries & sweeping orchards as far as the eye can see

03/17/2022 By Matt Wastradowski

Shopping Road Trip

Shop Stops in the Columbia River Gorge

Hood River’s Oak Street and its counterparts in Bingen and White Salmon make these connected Gorge towns a stealth shopping destination.

03/11/2022 By Gabriel Granillo, Margaret Seiler, and Julia Silverman