News & City Life

GO FORTH AND EAT

3 Ultimate Oregon Bounty Road Trips

Explore video tours of Willamette Valley's wine country, Central Oregon's cattle lands and breweries, and the South Coast's sunny shores—then hit the road yourself!

08/14/2014

DISPATCH

What's Killing the Oregon Sea Star?

Many of the state's colorful tide-pool treasures are being destroyed by a mysterious wasting syndrome that could drastically change our coastal biodiversity.

08/13/2014 By Sarah Richards

MOTORSPORTS

Is Portland International Raceway Reaching Its Finish Line?

With an aging audience and financial barriers to the widespread ownership of racing cars, Portland’s people’s racetrack ponders its future.

08/12/2014

SPORTS

The Dew Tour Shreds through Portland

This weekend, watch some of the world’s best skaters and BMX riders cruise down Broadway—for free—with tricks that devastate the laws of physics.

08/12/2014 By Caleb Diehl

VOX POPULI

Tell Us What You Think About Wine!

Take our free survey and enter to win a $100 gift card to Doug Fir.

08/12/2014 By Marty Patail

PORTLAND WEIRD

The Mind Behind the Woodstock Mystery Hole and the Universal Church O’Fun

Every August, devotees of Barron Mind’s mystery hole gather in SE Portland to catch meteors and learn how to be fun. Consider this our dispatch of nonsense.

08/11/2014 By Caleb Diehl

SPORTS

7 Amazing Facts* from the MLS All-Star Game

* Well, not really “facts.” But definitely impressions from a week of football and frivolity in Soccer City, USA. Definitely impressions.

08/07/2014 By Zach Dundas

PORTLAND TIMBERS

Match Preview: Timbers vs. Chivas USA

Back at home—against one of MLS’s weaker teams—the Timbers offense needs to click into gear again.

08/07/2014 By Mike Schwartz

SPORTS

Kasey Keller Doesn’t Hate the Portland Timbers (Or Anybody Else)

The legendary ex-goalkeeper (and Northwest native) talks Portland soccer culture, how pros think about rivalries, and his move to the press box.

08/06/2014 By Zach Dundas

SPORTS

Germany's World Cup Stars Arrive in Portland

FC Bayern München's World Cup–winning superstars (plus Arjen Robben) arrived today—just in time for the MLS All-Star game.

08/06/2014 By Marty Patail

SPORTS

Match Preview: Timbers at LA Galaxy

How Portland’s revamped defense handles the Galaxy’s three-headed monster attack is as intriguing a storyline as there has been this season.

08/01/2014 By Mike Schwartz

REPORT

The Highs and Lows of Car-Free Living in PDX

One man gave up his car in favor of Portland’s many mobility options. He loves it. Most of the time.

08/01/2014 By Bill Lascher

BIG PICTURE

See Portland's Crazy Burning Man Fire Ship

A local artist spent nearly a decade building this thing. For Burning Man. Obviously.

08/01/2014 By Nicole Cordier

MOVERS & SHAKERS

The Perfect Party: August 2014

A made-up mash-up of the month's most fascinating people, from a gluten-free cookbook celeb to the bear spotted in a Concordia neighborhood tree.

08/01/2014 Illustrations by Matty Newton

HISTORY

Oregon's Vietnam Naysayer

As the US marched to war, Republican-turned-Democrat Oregon senator Wayne Morse said no.

08/01/2014 By Zach Dundas

ONE-SENTENCE STORIES

Being John Malkovich in PDX, Stolen Meteorites, and El Niño

It's another installment of the shortest stories in journalism—because there's simply no time for details.

08/01/2014

PDX INDEX

Vacation Days, By the Numbers

Paid or not, Oregonians (and the tourists who love them) make the most of their days off.

08/01/2014 By Sarah Richards

SPORTS

Avant-première: Timbers at Montreal Impact

Following a much-needed win, the Timbers head to Canada in hot pursuit of three more points.

07/24/2014 By Mike Schwartz

SPORTS

Broken Record: Portland vs. Colorado

A match at home against a depleted opponent, with points at a premium and the playoffs on the line, is nothing short of a must-win.

07/17/2014 By Mike Schwartz