News & City Life

Slideshow

Slide Show: Inside Bent Image Labs

01/18/2013

TECH SCENE

Animating Classic Characters

Bent Animation brings new and classic characters to life.

01/18/2013 By Zach Dundas and Kate Moening

FEATURE

What I Learned: Lessons from Portland High Schools

An anonymous survey of local high school students and teachers reveals what's really going on in today's high schools.

01/17/2013 Edited by Kasey Cordell

APPRECIATION

Ada Louise Huxtable, RIP

A strong, smart, critical voice, she led the important discussion about architecture and our culture for half a century.

01/14/2013 By Kristin Belz

HIGH FIVE

Top Oregon Towns for History Buffs

Explore Oregon's colorful past in one of these five lore-laden towns.

12/21/2012 By Meaghan Morawski

Article

Word on the Street: Pinaholics

A definition for Portland life

12/20/2012

OUTDOORS

Do-Gooders Rally to Save a Tree

A North Portland community protects one of Oregon's last oak savannahs.

12/20/2012 By Tamara Feingold

FIVE QUESTIONS WITH...

James Beard On Stage: Five Questions With Jessica Kubzansky

Director of a one-man show about legendary chef James Beard talks about resurrecting Portland's culinary godfather.

12/20/2012 By Zach Dundas

MUDROOM

Perfect Party

The guests we'd most like to see at our dinner table this month.

12/20/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

EDITOR'S NOTE

Sam Adams Exit Interview

Portland's departing mayor hastily answers some of our questions.

12/20/2012 By Randy Gragg

POWER RANKING

Power Ranking: Portland Jokes

As Portlandia starts its third season this month, what’s fresh, and what’s going stale?

12/18/2012

FEATURE

Safe Delivery: Home Birth in Oregon

Legacy Emanuel leads the way in bridging hostilities between the home-birth community and traditional hospitals—potentially saving lives along the way.

12/18/2012 By Jill Davis

FEATURE

Hot Water in Sunriver

How a businessman at Oregon's premier resort fell afoul of the powers that be.

12/18/2012 By Lee Van Der Voo

FEATURE

The Shell Shock: Saving Oregon’s Hazelnuts

Oregon’s hazelnut farmers have been waging a slow war against a deadly blight for two decades. Now science has saved the trees, but can the industry save the orchards?

12/14/2012 By Christian DeBenedetti