News & City Life

Mudroom

Hot Wheel

A local inventor hopes his one-wheeled motorcycle will revolutionize transportation.

05/20/2011 By Melanie Glass

Mudroom

Gridiron Dreams

In football’s shadows, some play for love and some hope for glory.

05/20/2011 By Martin Patail

Read This

A Chicken-Keeping Primer

Always had a hankering to raise a few hens and enjoy fresh eggs straight from your backyard? This new book from local owners of the Urban Farm Store will help get you started.

05/06/2011 By Amara Holstein

Made in PDX

Lovely Woolly Laptop Cases

Local company The Good Flock makes stylish cases for laptops, iPhones, and iPads, while keeping everything organically modern.

05/03/2011 By Amara Holstein

Out & About

Portland AIGA Invites Local Designers to Talk Sustainable

Ten five-minute talks by local printers, packagers, and book designers who are all finding a better way to work and live, April 21 at the Ecotrust Building.

04/18/2011 By Teri Gelber

Events/Classes

Flower Class with Frolic!

Take a flower-arranging class on April 30 with Chelsea Fuss of the whimsical and wonderful blog Frolic! and learn to make fresh spring blooms from your garden (or the grocery store) so very stylish.

04/12/2011 By Amara Holstein

Mudroom

Five Questions for Isabella Rossellini

The actor-director-model-businesswoman visits Portland to discuss her career, her new Discovery Channel special, and bedbug love (maybe).

03/09/2011 By Zach Dundas

Beer Bulletin

It's the Water

Brewers pay it forward

02/15/2011

Ax Season

A Fan’s Guide to the Portland Timbers’ 2011 Major League Soccer Debut

02/15/2011 By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Ax Season

The Team

Some of the players to look out for in the Timbers' first MLS season. There are eight returning players from the Timbers minor league team and a plethora of rookies, vets, and foreign imports.

02/15/2011 By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Slideshow

Slide Show: The Team

02/15/2011

Ax Season

The Fans

With the Timbers' first MLS season approaching, the Timbers Army is ready and willing to take on new members. It all started with a group of 10 raucous fans in 2001 and has now grown into a full-blown, organized army.

02/14/2011 By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Ax Season

Portland Soccer: An Expanded History

A timeline of soccer history in Portland. From the Timbers' humble beginnings to the opening MLS game.

02/14/2011 By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Ax Season

A Timbers Cheatsheet

A Timbers cheatsheet for fans who want to get on board but may know much about the MLS. We'll tell you who the mascot is, who to look out for, and who we need to beat.

02/14/2011 By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Ax Season

The Coach

Q & A With John Spencer

02/14/2011 By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Editor’s Note

Golden Goals

With the Portland Timbers' first season as an MLS team fast approaching, over 10,000 season tickets have been sold. The question is, can the low-budget "Timbers Army" fan base that has been with the team for 10 seasons in an obscure second-tier league sur

02/11/2011 By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Portland Monthly Presents

Private Schools Guide 2011

Finding the right hallowed hall for your child isn’t an easy process. But we can help you get started with stats on more than 100 area private schools, and profiles of 12 that are excelling in everything from science to community service.

01/19/2011 Edited by Kasey Cordell