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5 Oregon Stories to Watch, February 21–27

The legislative session heats up, Portland City Council on parking, and the aftermath of a deadly weekend.

02/21/2022 By Julia Silverman

Politics

With Kristof Out, What’s Next for the Oregon Governor’s Race?

Parsing out how the Oregon Supreme Court decision will affect the other candidates in the months ahead

02/17/2022 By Julia Silverman

Development

Think the Portland Metro Area's Done For? These 11 Developments Beg to Differ

New apartment complexes, restored theaters, downtown music venues, and more are in the works.

02/16/2022 By Julia Silverman

Advertising

So, What Did We All Think of the Made-by-Portlanders Super Bowl Ads?

Let's discuss! Local agency Wieden+Kennedy had more ads running than any other agencies, but not necessarily the buzziest spots of the night.

02/14/2022 By Julia Silverman

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5 Oregon Stories To Watch This Week, February 14–20

A big ask for emergency shelter spending, the police contract up for debate, and yet more turmoil for the Timbers

02/14/2022 By Julia Silverman

Sports

Who Are the New Trail Blazers?

Rip City dramatically reshaped its roster during the NBA trade deadline. So, who’d we get?

02/11/2022 By Gabriel Granillo

Business

Can Portland-based Shoemaker BALA Bounce Back?

Disagreements with the early face of the brand—a beloved nurse and influencer with more than a million Instagram followers—changed the company's trajectory. Its founders, two former Nike employees, are trying to right the ship.

02/10/2022 By Julia Silverman

Coronavirus

Is this Really the End for Masks in Oregon?

The state says the indoor mask mandate can expire on March 31. But what that will look like in practice depends on where you live, work, and go to school.

02/08/2022 By Julia Silverman

News You Can Use

5 Oregon Stories To Watch This Week, February 7–13

Contracts for the police, the Portland schools superintendent, and the short session continues in Salem.

02/07/2022 By Julia Silverman

In Memoriam

5 Reasons Bud Clark Was Portland’s Most Unforgettable Mayor

The pub owner turned two-term mayor, who bucked convention and exposed himself to art, died this week at age 90.

02/02/2022 By Fiona McCann, Conner Reed, Margaret Seiler, and Julia Silverman

Business

Ever Preordered Pot Online? You Can Thank This Bend-Based Company

Dutchie has its sights set on becoming the Shopify for weed.

02/02/2022 By Michelle Harris

Q&A

What to Know About Counting Portland's Houseless Population

The biannual tally helps secure state and federal dollars for homeless services. One outreach worker takes us through the process.

02/01/2022 By Karly Quadros

Makers

How a Luthier from Uzbekistan Makes Some of Portland's Most Beloved Guitars

Luthier Peter Tsiorba on making music from trees, a 16th-century lute, and a Portland guitar that changed everything.

01/31/2022 By Gabriel Granillo

In Memoriam

Oregon-Born Actor Howard Hesseman Dies at 81

A very brief run with the University of Oregon’s theater department set the Lebanon-born, Silverton-raised college student on a new course.

01/31/2022 By Margaret Seiler

News You Can Use

5 Oregon Stories to Watch This Week, January 31–February 6

Kristof's day in court, the short legislative session kicks off, and is omicron finally on the run?

01/31/2022 By Julia Silverman

Sports

These Oregonians Are Ready to Shred at the Beijing Olympics

Tommy Ford, Jacqueline Wiles, Luke Winters, and Sean FitzSimons will be repping the state on the slopes next month.

01/26/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Money & Politics

Who Is Donating in Portland City Council Elections?

With contributions capped, big players with names like Goodman, Kafoury, and Jubitz are writing small checks to candidates for city commissioner.

01/25/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Summer Fun

For Summer 2022, the Blues Festival Heads Back to Waterfront Park

After two years of pandemic disruption, the city's biggest summer festivals are full steam ahead.

01/25/2022 By Julia Silverman

News You Can Use

5 Oregon Stories to Watch This Week, January 24–30

A census of the tricounty area's homeless population, final results from the Newberg school board election and Kristof v. Oregon briefs due in court

01/24/2022 By Julia Silverman

Education

To Keep Schools Open, Portland Needs More Substitute Teachers

But not everyone will make it through the application process, and not all substitutes want to fill in at schools where they are most needed.

01/21/2022 By Julia Silverman

Portland Monthly

News & City Life

5 Oregon Stories to Watch, February 21–27

With Kristof Out, What’s Next for the Oregon Governor’s Race?

Think the Portland Metro Area's Done For? These 11 Developments Beg to Differ

So, What Did We All Think of the Made-by-Portlanders Super Bowl Ads?

5 Oregon Stories To Watch This Week, February 14–20

Who Are the New Trail Blazers?

Can Portland-based Shoemaker BALA Bounce Back?

Is this Really the End for Masks in Oregon?

5 Oregon Stories To Watch This Week, February 7–13

5 Reasons Bud Clark Was Portland’s Most Unforgettable Mayor

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