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Drawn Together

Comics and Community at Helioscope Studio

As with many Pacific Northwest endeavors, the creative coworking setup began in a café.

09/08/2026 By Ben Coleman Photography by Michael Raines

Superfan

Sandwich of Champions: Morgan Weaver’s Regular Sammich Order

The soccer player found a great dinner and new friend (and Thorns fan) in chef Melissa McMillan.

09/04/2026 By Margaret Seiler Photography by Michael Raines

Peak Produce

The Making of Mt. Angel Oktoberfest’s Harvest Monument

Artist Daniel Frey works in seeds, apples, onions, and beans.

09/01/2026 By Margaret Seiler

Education

Portland Private Schools, by the Numbers

Application deadlines, tuition costs, demographics, and more key info on Portland-area K–12 private schools.

08/31/2026 By Portland Monthly Staff

Q&A

Ripping the City with Ari Shapiro

The journalist reflects on career pivots and finding connection in an always-on world.

08/25/2026 By Dalila Brent Illustrations by Betty Turbo

Activism

Meet the Young Portlanders Leading Today’s Political Movements

Whether they’re organizing protests, starting school clubs, or lobbying in DC, the city’s youth are staking their claim.

08/24/2026 By Natalie Pate Illustrations by Jeannie Phan

Under the Hood

Peddlers of Hate Tracks the Rise of the KKK in Oregon

Local journalist Steve Law’s gripping account shows how they seized power—and why they lost it.

08/24/2026 By Chris Lydgate

Graffiti

An Interview with Queso Queso

The graffiti artist tagged practically every sidewalk in the city in Spanish and became a Portland folk hero.

08/19/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Grafiti

Entrevista con Queso Queso

El grafitero que firmó en español en prácticamente casi todas las aceras de la ciudad y se convirtió en un héroe popular.

08/19/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Cherished Objects

Portland Artists on the Things They’ve Repaired Over and Over

New isn’t always better. So say Britt Howard, Jeffry Mitchell, and Morgan Ritter.

08/13/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Local Legends

If Portland’s Thompson Elk Statue Could Talk

In 1900, the bronze monument to the Oregon Humane Society decorated a fountain. Then it watched as the city went up around it.

08/12/2026 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Michael Novak

Think Pink

A Coos Bay–Born Showgirl Bets on a Scrappy Corner of Old Town

Welcome to the newly christened Pink Light District.

08/11/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

The Fixers

Meet the Portlanders Who Can Fix Your Broken Stuff

Talking craft and philosophy with menders, restorers, and repairpeople around the city.

08/05/2026 By Amelia Arvesen, Gabriel Granillo, Matthew Trueherz, and Alice Wolfe

Going Dutch

What Portland Can Learn from Amsterdam’s Swimming District

A former naval harbor has much to teach about public joy, civic change, and life at the water’s edge.

07/29/2026 By Willie Levenson

The Fixers

Repairing Broken Objects to Mend a Broken System

Oregon’s Right to Repair bill, and the community organizers and fix-it shops fighting planned obsolescence.

07/27/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Landmarks

Ursula K. Le Guin House Added to National Register of Historic Places

The legendary writer spent most of her adult life on NW Thurman.

07/24/2026 By Margaret Seiler

Training Wheels

Waymo Considers Portland as Portland Considers Waymo

As of today, the self-driving taxis are simply learning Portland’s streets. Then what?

07/23/2026 By Amelia Arvesen

Cheap Thrills

At Shirtzenpantz’s New Downtown Shop, Whimsy Rules

Affordable vintage and a giant throne of jeans in a former underwear store.

07/20/2026 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

From the Archive

Out on a Limb: Tre Arrow Looks Back

Sitting in a Canadian prison fighting extradition in 2005, the activist had plenty of time on his hands to reflect on his famous ledge-sit.

07/13/2026 By Stacey Wilson

Q&A

Ripping the City with Meech Boakye

The artist on Portland’s creative pull, food as care, and a summer of foraging and abundance.

07/02/2026 By Dalila Brent

Portland Monthly

News & City Life

A Coos Bay–Born Showgirl Bets on a Scrappy Corner of Old Town

Entrevista con Queso Queso

Meet the Portlanders Who Can Fix Your Broken Stuff

What Portland Can Learn from Amsterdam’s Swimming District

Waymo Considers Portland as Portland Considers Waymo

If Portland’s Thompson Elk Statue Could Talk

Comics and Community at Helioscope Studio

Sandwich of Champions: Morgan Weaver’s Regular Sammich Order

The Making of Mt. Angel Oktoberfest’s Harvest Monument

Portland Private Schools, by the Numbers

Ripping the City with Ari Shapiro

Meet the Young Portlanders Leading Today’s Political Movements

Peddlers of Hate Tracks the Rise of the KKK in Oregon

An Interview with Queso Queso

Entrevista con Queso Queso

Portland Artists on the Things They’ve Repaired Over and Over

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Sandwich of Champions: Morgan Weaver’s Regular Sammich Order

If Portland’s Thompson Elk Statue Could Talk

A Coos Bay–Born Showgirl Bets on a Scrappy Corner of Old Town

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What Portland Can Learn from Amsterdam’s Swimming District

Repairing Broken Objects to Mend a Broken System

Ursula K. Le Guin House Added to National Register of Historic Places

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Ripping the City with Meech Boakye

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