PDX PROBLEMS

Is Summer Vacation Hurting Portland's Kids?

School performance plummets during the long, hot vacation. Why not kill it?

06/03/2013 By Zach Dundas

Spotlight

Meet Darcelle, Drag's Iconic Portland Designer

Glitter, glam, and drag are all mainstream today, but Darcelle has been putting on the glitz for 50 years. See her most iconic looks and listen to a bonus podcast with the royal queen.

06/03/2013 By Eden Dawn

FEATURE

River Wild

Elite kayakers take on the Northwest's craziest white water—the raucous Little White Salmon River.

06/03/2013 By Ramona DeNies

FEATURE

Zenger Farm Grows Community Ties

In a messy part of the city, an urban farm grows connections between families and fresh food.

06/03/2013 By Randy Gragg

Summer Guide

Portland Summer Guide 2013

101 festivals, cocktails, concerts, events, family fun, and other adventures to help you craft the perfect season

06/03/2013 Edited by Aaron Scott

LAF 2013

Light a Fire 2013 Nominations

Portland Monthly's Light A Fire Awards bring together local philanthropic organizations and regional business leaders to celebrate organizations and individuals who are working to make the Portland metropolitan area better for all of our citizens.

06/03/2013

PORTLAND GLOSSARY

Word on the Street: Barwinism

What Portlanders are saying—or should be.

06/03/2013

SUMMER GUIDE

The Portland Timbers' Other Rivals

With the Cascadia Cup on the line, our hometown team looks beyond the Seattle Sounders to tackle their friendlier, Canadian rivals.

06/02/2013 By Marty Patail

IN MEMORIAM

A Tribute to a Portland Monthly Friend

Stephen Person, 28, lived a short but creative and giving life

05/31/2013 By Randy Gragg

Slideshow

Slide Show: Ancient Oddities from OMSI's 'Mummies of the World'

05/17/2013

KIDS HEALTH ANNUAL

Technology & Children's Health

Raising kids in today’s rapidly changing mediascape, parents face questions of too much, too soon—and the challenge of setting a good example

05/02/2013 By Camille Grigsby-Rocca

LONG STORY SHORT

Adulting Tips from Kelly Williams Brown

The Oregonian author dishes on her beginner’s guide to adulthood, Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps.

05/01/2013 Edited by Rachel Ritchie

EDITOR'S NOTE

Watershed Politics

Lawrence Halprin's designs for Keller Fountain and the farms and vineyards of the Willamette Valley

05/01/2013 By Randy Gragg

BACKPAGE

The Lost City of Portlandis

Our world, underwater, starring the Timbers Navy, hipster halibuts, and paddle-fixies

05/01/2013

PDX INDEX

PDX Index: Cinco de Mayo

A by-the-numbers guide to Latinos in Oregon

05/01/2013 By Gino Cerruti

NEWS

The Perfect Party May 2013

A made-up mash-up of the month's most fascinating people (and shrubbery)

05/01/2013

NEWS

A New Future for Oregon Forests

How innovative loggers and environmental capitalists are redefining timber.

05/01/2013 By Zach Dundas

PORTLAND GLOSSARY

Word on the Street: Yawn Voyage

What Portlanders are saying—or should be.

05/01/2013

BUSINESS

What's Better: Real Crab or Real Krab?

In the shadow of a booming Oregon seafood industry, our taste test pits genuine crustacean against the sushi substitute.

05/01/2013 By Allyson Reedy

Article

Hello, Dalai

As His Holiness rolls into Portland this month, we ask the most urgent spiritual question: what will he wear?

05/01/2013 By Rachel Rasmussen