News & City Life

Politics

In Normally Sleepy August, the Oregon Governor's Race Heats Up

All three candidates are out with TV ads. We break them down.

08/03/2022 By Julia Silverman

Bicycling

Are You Ready for World Naked Bike Ride on Saturday, July 30?

The DIY, volunteer-run, bare-as-you-dare, pro-community, anti-oil-dependency ride is a Portland classic.

07/29/2022 By Margaret Seiler

City Hall

Is Sam Adams Portland’s Shadow Mayor?

The former mayor is back at city hall, and calling an awful lot of shots.

07/29/2022 By Julia Silverman

Heat Wave

Are Oregonians Learning to Love Air Conditioning?

As temperatures rise this week, new data from the federal government suggests that the answer is yes.

07/27/2022 By Julia Silverman

Heat Wave

A Heat Wave Is Coming for Portland This Week

Here are the places in and around the city that will be opening cooling shelters.

07/25/2022 By Michelle Harris

Baseball

On an Epic Night, the Pickles Score 32 Runs and Blow Up a Whale

‘We have a whale we want to blow up and a number of children in the audience who would like to see that carnage happen.’

07/22/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Q&A

Ripping the City With Brennan Scarlett

The NFL player and founder of Big Yard Foundation, a Portland non-profit, discusses growing up in the Rose City and dishes on his favorite local spots.

07/22/2022 By Dalila Brent

Bicycles

5 Things to Know about Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride

The 2022 event happens Saturday, July 30, starting at Peninsula Park in North Portland.

07/21/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Hollywood

If Jennifer Lopez Is Going to Marry a Costar, Does It Have to Be Ben Affleck?

With his upcoming Nike movie, he’s got Portland cred, but let’s just imagine some of the alternatives: Jesus, Voldemort, George Clooney…

07/19/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Q&A

Stuart Wells Joins Portland Audubon as New Executive Director

One of his goals? To increase community involvement in wildlife conservation and education

07/18/2022 By Michelle Harris

Design

Gresham's New Library Could Be Our Starchitect Moment

Set to open in 2025, the new East County branch designers are shooting for the moon

07/18/2022 By Julia Silverman

Agriculture

It's Not Your Imagination—This Is a Tough Year for Oregon Summer Fruit

A warm January, April's unexpected frost and an exceptionally rainy spring is making for watery strawberries and low yield orchard fruit.

07/15/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Nature

Multnomah County Is Facing Its Largest Mosquito Outbreak since 2010

And ecologists say the worst is yet to come. Gulp.

07/13/2022 By Julia Silverman

Sports

The Rock that Brings the Runners

The World Athletics Championships descends on Eugene this week. Many visitors will peel off to a roadside shrine to the state's most famous track star.

07/12/2022 By Charles Butler