THE YEAR IN REVIEW

Portland Monthly's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2014

From a "store" full of 100% free stuff to the baby from Labyrinth, we take a look back at the stories you loved most this year.

12/31/2014 By Portland Monthly Staff

SURVEY

Tell Us about Your Worst Date Ever

Fill out our free survey and enter to win a $100 gift card to Sinju Sushi! (Date not included.)

12/10/2014

SPORTS

The Portland Timbers Offseason: Who's Staying, Who's Leaving, and Who's Coming?

Monday was a busy day for the Timbers, and they surely aren’t done yet.

12/09/2014 By Mike Schwartz

NEWS

Starbucks Launches Mobile Ordering System in Portland

The coffee giant's iPhone ordering system is rolling out in Portland starting today.

12/03/2014 By Marty Patail

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Slide Show: Starbucks Mobile Ordering System

12/03/2014

WINTER BUCKET LIST

50 Things Every Portlander Must Do This Winter

However you want to play it, Portland winter is a wonderland.

12/01/2014

Local Tips

In an Oregon Winter, Follow Rich Reece’s February Rule

‘I try not to do anything that could possibly be negative.’

12/01/2014 By Margaret Seiler

MOVERS & SHAKERS

The Perfect Party: December 2014

A made-up mash-up of the month's most fascinating people, from billionaire philanthropist Phil Knight to MacArthur genius Kerry James Marshall.

12/01/2014 Illustrations by Matty Newton

HISTORY

100 Years Ago This Month, Oregon Made the Worst Decision Ever

On most issues, we're proud of our local stance as early adopters. When it comes to Prohibition? Not so much.

12/01/2014 By Peter Holmstrom

INTERVIEW

Rebooting an Ugly PSU Building with Euro Style

World-renowned German architect Stefan Behnisch talks Portland and why dictators don’t necessarily build better.

12/01/2014 By Randy Gragg

FIT CITY

How Nike Elites Changed the Athletic Sock Game

Tracking the rise of Nike's share of national sock stock

12/01/2014 By Sarah Ostaszewski

PDX INDEX

Oregon Altruism, By the Numbers

How many of us volunteer? What percentage of our incomes go to charity? How much do our nonprofits really make?

12/01/2014 By Anna Loh

DISPATCH

Leveraging the Success of 'Leverage' for Future Portland-Based TV Hits

The crew behind the TNT hit reunites to tell new tales of the weird with 'The Librarians.' Debuts Dec 7

12/01/2014 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

BIG IN JAPAN

Why Are Tokyo Tastemakers Obsessed with Portland?

Why, exactly, would residents of tech-savvy Japan covet our roasted vegetables and Pendleton cardigans?

12/01/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

POSTSCRIPT

DRØNSTROP: The Designer Drone for Everyday Use

What would it look like if IKEA offered a DIY drone kit?

12/01/2014 By Marty Patail

SOARING TECH

Drones are Set to Conquer Oregon's Skies. Are You Ready?

Oregon’s drone dreamers envision an innovative, lucrative “Silicon Sky.” First, they must overcome the feds, privacy proponents, and public fear.

12/01/2014 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

BIG PICTURE

Keep Sporting Weird: A New Book Profiles the World's Oddest Athletic Pursuits

From ostrich racing to chess boxing, a new photography book documents the world’s strangest athletic dreams.

11/18/2014 By Sarah Richards

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Slide Show: Weird Sports, from Bubble Soccer to Major League Dreidel

11/18/2014

VOX POPULI

Tell Us What You Think About Money

Take our free, anonymous survey and enter to win a $50 gift card to Imperial.

11/11/2014 By Marty Patail

SPORTS

The Portland Timbers 2014 Season Review

After a year with as many disappointments as goals, we look back on what went wrong, what went right, and what to expect in 2015.

11/10/2014 By Mike Schwartz