Rivers

Rivers If the Columbia and the Willamette are the first things that come to mind when you hear the words "Oregon rivers," its time for some immersion therapy.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Mudroom

PDX Pop Now!

Four can’t-miss bands rock Portland’s favorite all-ages music festival.

06/22/2009 By Bart Blasengame

Eat & Drink

PORTLAND PLATED

Gourmet Frontier

Food carts enlighten local palates and enliven public spaces.

06/22/2009 By Mike Thelin

POUR

Second-Chance Chug

Track down these custom brews before they disappear.

06/22/2009 By John Chandler

INTRODUCING...

Ned Ludd

Named after the proletarian hero who inspired the Luddites, Ned Ludd follows in his footsteps by eschewing the comforts of a modern kitchen in favor of a cooking technique that predates modern man

06/22/2009 By Mike Thelin

Editor's Note

EDITOR'S NOTE

Referee in Eden

06/25/2009 By Randy Gragg

Home & Real Estate

If You Build It...

Holst Architecture

A bold new generation of buildings is changing Portland's landscape, the Holst is the architecture is the vision firm behind many of them.

06/26/2009 By Randy Gragg

Architecture

Portland's Rising Stars

A tour of buildings designed by Portland's up-and-coming architects.

06/26/2009 By Randy Gragg

PLAN

Throw a Block Party

If you want to throw a block party of your own, start planning at least three weeks in advance.

06/25/2009

Mudroom

Upgrade Avenue

Gritty Kenton gets a million-dollar makeover.

06/23/2009 By Rachel Ritchie

FEATURE

Party Power

Sellwood neighbors build a block party into a civic tradition.

06/22/2009 By Randy Gragg

Architecture

Building Blocks

A new generation of young architects is reaching beyond the expected to blend high density, sustainability, and thrift into a bolder breed of Portland building. At last.

06/22/2009 By Amara Holstein

News & City Life

Mudroom

30 Seconds with... Greg Craven

[science teacher, YouTube sensation, author]

06/23/2009 By Kaitlin Johnson

Style & Shopping

Best Foot Forward

Well Heeled

The recession kicks cobblers new business

06/23/2009 By Sam Holder

Prêt-à-Portland

Demure Couture

Today’s one-piece swimsuits have gone from dowdy to daring.

06/22/2009 By Melissa Tessitor

Travel & Outdoors

Portland's Best Water

Oregon's 6 Essential Rivers

Six rivers. Twenty-seven adventures. Endless options for a wild and scenic summer.

06/22/2009 With Randy Gragg, Ariel Bleicher, and Frederick Reimers By Alexis Rehrmann

Beyond the Bridges

Victorian Queen

British Columbia’s capital city offers much more than tea and Tudor architecture.

06/22/2009 By Jim Gullo

Mudroom

Singled Out

When it comes to cycling Portland has it all—except mountain biking

06/22/2009 With Brian Barker

Portland's Best Water

Rogue River Feud

Zane Grey, famed author of such western novels as _Riders of the Purple Sage_, was one of the architects of the hardscrabble mythos of the American West.

06/16/2009 By Alexis Rehrmann