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Just Sell It: How Nike and Wieden+Kennedy Changed Advertising

Together, the Portland upstarts pushed sports marketing into a new age.

06/29/2026 By Sean Elder

Fourth of July

Fourth of July Fireworks in Portland and Beyond

From the waterfront to Oaks Park, Rockaway Beach to Hood River, here’s where to enjoy some spectacular displays for the semiquincentennial.

06/25/2026 By Portland Monthly Staff

Love Letters

An Illustrated Ode to Sidewalk Joy

Rachael Harms Mahlandt’s sidewalk art installations and exchanges go way beyond a Little Free Library.

06/22/2026 Illustrations by Shay Mirk By Shay Mirk

Oscars of Food

Scotch Lodge and Nodoguro’s Ryan Roadhouse Win Big at James Beard Awards

Portlanders nab the titles of Outstanding Bar and Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific at the prestigious awards.

06/15/2026 By Margaret Seiler

The Beautiful Game

Where to Watch the World Cup in Portland

Let the day drinking begin.

06/09/2026 By Margaret Seiler

Big Picture

When a 1905 Heat Wave Sent Swarms of Naked Boys into the Willamette

Can you blame them?

06/05/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Sports!

How I Fell for the Portland Fire

The arena is a thrill. The players are making real money. And the team is scrappy and fun—and they’re even winning.

05/28/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

From the Archive

Dude, Where’s My Accent?

From 2013, a linguist’s take on Portland English: ‘Why the California Vowel Shift may have us all by the tongue.’

05/27/2026 By Chris Lydgate

In Short

Hot Takes on Portland’s Latest News

Real news in small packages.

05/26/2026 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Sports!

The Portland Fire Is Back, and More Big Moments in Local Sports History

You know the Blazers, Timbers, Thorns, and Fire. But what about the Buckaroos, Rosebuds, and Forest Dragons?

05/12/2026 By Margaret Seiler

Popular Content

    Porn Is Everywhere. Why Has School Sex Ed Mostly Ignored It?

    Your Quintessential Portland Bucket List: 50 Things to Do in Town

    Comics and Community at Helioscope Studio

    An Interview with Queso Queso

    Peddlers of Hate Tracks the Rise of the KKK in Oregon

    The Making of Mt. Angel Oktoberfest’s Harvest Monument

Superfan

Feeling Right at Home at Lombard House

It might be famous for its Philly fandom, but you don’t have to love the Eagles to be welcomed at this St. Johns bar.

05/07/2026 By Margaret Seiler

Tooting Our Horn

Portland Monthly Nominated for James Beard Media Award

The magazine is recognized in the Food Coverage in a General Interest Publication category.

05/06/2026 By Margaret Seiler

Design

Could a Waterfront Park Makeover Revitalize Portland?

Fifty years ago, the city demolished a freeway to build a riverside green space. Today, much of it often sits empty.

05/04/2026 By Brian Libby Illustrations by Michael Novak

Coming in Hot

The Fire’s Return Fans the Flames of Portland Women’s Basketball Culture

After a 20-year absence, the WNBA is back. This town’s women, trans, and nonbinary players have been hooping all along.

04/27/2026 By Lola Milholland Photography by Molly J. Smith

Arrivals

PDX Airport’s New Exits Mean a Shorter Walk

And no more fighting your way through the crowded terminal to get to baggage claim.

04/21/2026 By Margaret Seiler

Wheelie Good

Portland’s Essential Annual Bike Rides and Events

Bike plays, bridge takeovers, and naked rides—few cities have livelier bike calendars than ours. Here's what you can't miss.

04/07/2026 By Katherine Chew Hamilton and Rebecca Jacobson

PDX Index

How Franz Bakery Makes 1 Million Buns Every Day

Running the numbers on the Portland company, which got its start 120 years ago.

04/06/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

From the Archive

There’s Something About Mary’s

Portland claims more strip clubs than Vegas, so what makes this one so special? Look inside and see for yourself.

04/03/2026 By Jason Cohen Photography by Marne Lucas

Cobra Pose

A Portland Reptile Shop Strikes It Big with Snake Yoga

At Hisss, downward dog comes with a massage from a ball python.

03/30/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Dance Dance Revolution

How a Pandemic-Era Dance Party Grew Up

Now a full-blown pop-up festival, Tabor Dance remains as vital as ever.

03/23/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

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