News & City Life

Sustainability

Cow Power

How bottling bovine waste just might save the planet

05/19/2009 By Eric Gold

Power Up

Veggie Might

Ambitious animal activists join forces in a united retail front.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

5 Minutes With...

Professor Pain

Torture expert Darius Rejali talks about what sleeping bags have to do with national security.

05/19/2009 By Camela Raymond

Pedicabs

Spoke City

Pedal-powered taxis compete to sweep shoppers off their tired feet.

05/19/2009 By Lucy Burningham

Politics

The Oracle

Why you want political consultant Kari Chisholm to pick your fantasy football team

05/19/2009 By Bart Blasengame

Taboo

Li’l Blacked Book

In 2007, Multnomah County Library received requests to ban the following five books on account of their sexual nature

05/19/2009 By Kasey Cordell

5 MINUTES WITH…

Miaya Shambry

At 17, Miaya Shambry is a teen out of time, belting out classic rock standards by the likes of scratchy-voiced ’60s songstress Janis Joplin

05/19/2009 By Maura Flaherty

Pet News

Dog Dazed

From puppy photographers to canine masseuses, Portland’s pooch mania has scampered out of control.

05/19/2009 By David Wolman

Living Here

Raising the Car

Portland adopts two-story parking—40 years after everyone else.

05/19/2009 By Rachel Ritchie

Tech Scene

Flying Lessons

Olympic training software gets students pumped—for science.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Beasties

Animal Instincts

We make the case for a new state mascot.

05/19/2009 By Kasey Cordell

5 MINUTES WITH...

Brian Greene

If you hear about a speech titled “Cosmology at the Frontier” and your mind wanders to space-age lip liner, don’t be ashamed. But Brian Greene is no Mary Kay.

05/19/2009 By Randy Gragg

Happenstance

Strangers on a Train

On a fateful evening in November, a MAX car full of commuters makes an unexpected stop.

05/19/2009 By Hannah Feldman

Theater

Stage Fight

Portland thespians tackle the Tonya Harding scandal.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Light a Fire

The Givers

In a philanthropic city, some charities stand out. Meet the winners of our 2008 Light A Fire awards.

05/19/2009 By Martha Calhoon and Stacey Wilson

Politics

Electoral Collage

Don’t chuck that campaign sign just because the election’s over.

05/19/2009 By Nino Padova

Music

Strong Timbre

From November 6 to 8, more than 300 of the world’s best luthiers & artisans who make stringed instruments will descend on Portland for the Violin Society of America’s international competition.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler