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When a 1905 Heat Wave Sent Swarms of Naked Boys into the Willamette

Can you blame them?

06/05/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Sports!

How I Fell for the Portland Fire

The arena is a thrill. The players are making real money. And the team is scrappy and fun—and they’re even winning.

05/28/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

From the Archive

Dude, Where’s My Accent?

From 2013, a linguist’s take on Portland English: ‘Why the California Vowel Shift may have us all by the tongue.’

05/27/2026 By Chris Lydgate

In Short

Hot Takes on Portland’s Latest News

Real news in small packages.

05/26/2026 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Sports!

The Portland Fire Is Back, and More Big Moments in Local Sports History

You know the Blazers, Timbers, Thorns, and Fire. But what about the Buckaroos, Rosebuds, and Forest Dragons?

05/12/2026 By Margaret Seiler

Superfan

Feeling Right at Home at Lombard House

It might be famous for its Philly fandom, but you don’t have to love the Eagles to be welcomed at this St. Johns bar.

05/07/2026 By Margaret Seiler

Tooting Our Horn

Portland Monthly Nominated for James Beard Media Award

The magazine is recognized in the Food Coverage in a General Interest Publication category.

05/06/2026 By Margaret Seiler

Design

Could a Waterfront Park Makeover Revitalize Portland?

Fifty years ago, the city demolished a freeway to build a riverside green space. Today, much of it often sits empty.

05/04/2026 By Brian Libby Illustrations by Michael Novak

Coming in Hot

The Fire’s Return Fans the Flames of Portland Women’s Basketball Culture

After a 20-year absence, the WNBA is back. This town’s women, trans, and nonbinary players have been hooping all along.

04/27/2026 By Lola Milholland Photography by Molly J. Smith

Arrivals

PDX Airport’s New Exits Mean a Shorter Walk

And no more fighting your way through the crowded terminal to get to baggage claim.

04/21/2026 By Margaret Seiler

Wheelie Good

Portland’s Essential Annual Bike Rides and Events

Bike plays, bridge takeovers, and naked rides—few cities have livelier bike calendars than ours. Here's what you can't miss.

04/07/2026 By Katherine Chew Hamilton and Rebecca Jacobson

PDX Index

How Franz Bakery Makes 1 Million Buns Every Day

Running the numbers on the Portland company, which got its start 120 years ago.

04/06/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

From the Archive

There’s Something About Mary’s

Portland claims more strip clubs than Vegas, so what makes this one so special? Look inside and see for yourself.

04/03/2026 By Jason Cohen Photography by Marne Lucas

Cobra Pose

A Portland Reptile Shop Strikes It Big with Snake Yoga

At Hisss, downward dog comes with a massage from a ball python.

03/30/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Dance Dance Revolution

How a Pandemic-Era Dance Party Grew Up

Now a full-blown pop-up festival, Tabor Dance remains as vital as ever.

03/23/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Blossoms

A Flower CSA Will Keep You in Local Blooms All Season Long

Skip the grocery store bouquets by signing up for a flower subscription from a Portland-area farm.

03/18/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Long Story Short

Fat Cyclist Marley Blonsky Won’t Leave You Behind

The All Bodies on Bikes cofounder wants to create a more welcoming, inclusive cycling world, one ride at a time.

03/16/2026 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden Photography by Molly J. Smith

from the archive

The Wet: Brian Doyle’s Rain Journal

From 2007, the celebrated Oregon author’s “Waterlogged notes from rainy seasons present and past.”

03/10/2026 By Brian Doyle

Branching Out

Multnomah County Retrofits Its Libraries for the People

A $387 million bond, designs informed by hundreds of patrons, and a radical shift in what libraries are for.

03/09/2026 By Brian Libby

PDX Index

The Past 35 Years of Portland Protests, by the Numbers

In so-called ‘Little Beirut,’ civil disobedience remains a claim to fame.

03/04/2026 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Portland Monthly

News & City Life

Could a Waterfront Park Makeover Revitalize Portland?

The Fire’s Return Fans the Flames of Portland Women’s Basketball Culture

How Franz Bakery Makes 1 Million Buns Every Day

Multnomah County Retrofits Its Libraries for the People

Welcome to the Lloyd Center’s Hangout Era

Fat Cyclist Marley Blonsky Won’t Leave You Behind

When a 1905 Heat Wave Sent Swarms of Naked Boys into the Willamette

How I Fell for the Portland Fire

Dude, Where’s My Accent?

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The Portland Fire Is Back, and More Big Moments in Local Sports History

Feeling Right at Home at Lombard House

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