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The Iceman Speaketh

Don Baldwin, manager of the Lloyd Center Ice Rink, on artificial snow, Tonya Harding, and how smaller ice can be twice as nice

09/30/2021 By Marty Patail

Old Portland

That One Time Portland Was in ‘Sassy’ in 1991

A look back at the teen magazine travel feature with nods to Quality Pie, the Church of Elvis, and, of course, Sassy’s

09/29/2021 By Margaret Seiler

Education

A Vaccine Mandate for Kids Could Be Coming to PPS

School board members will consider the pros and cons of such a move at a special session this evening.

09/28/2021 By Julia Silverman

News You Can Use

5 Stories To Watch This Week, September 27-October 3

Kurt Schrader under pressure, marching for reproductive rights, and the Newberg School Board reconvenes.

09/27/2021 By Julia Silverman

Coronavirus

Oregon Might Avoid a Second Winter COVID Surge This Year

Forecasts are full of caveats, but researchers say it's possible that the worst of the pandemic is behind us.

09/23/2021 By Julia Silverman

Police

This Group Has a Plan to Change Policing at Protests

But will the Portland City Council listen?

09/22/2021 By Karly Quadros

Politics

Oregon's Redistricting Drama Is Just Getting Started

Start up your office betting pool with our handy cheat sheet.

09/21/2021 By Julia Silverman

Interview

Meet Lloyd Center’s Pretzel Man

Eleazar Puente went from customer to worker to boss at Auntie Anne’s, with a reality TV boost.

09/21/2021 By Marty Patail

Development

The Portland Hotel Boom Continues Apace

Whenever tourists do return in prepandemic numbers, the city’s hotels will be ready for the influx.

09/21/2021 By Cami Hughes

News You Can Use

5 Stories to Watch This Week, September 20-27

Booster shots for the 65+ crowd, a redistricting ruckus in Salem, and more schoolkids in quarantine.

09/20/2021 By Julia Silverman

Coffee

I Can’t Stop Thinking About the Dutch Bros. Guy’s Rage Against the Machine T-Shirt

Which machine are you raging against, brother? Starbucks?

09/17/2021 By Conner Reed

Reproductive Rights

Local Activists Are Planning an Abortion Rights March in Portland

The event, set for October 2, is one of dozens across the nation planned after Texas's recent ban on abortion after six weeks.

09/17/2021 By Julia Silverman

Coronavirus

In the Race to Vaccinate Oregon, Micro-Clinics Are Ground Zero

The days of mass vaccination clinics are long gone. These days, health care workers count their clients in single digits, each one a victory—and everyone has a vaccine story.

09/16/2021 By Julia Silverman

Wildlife

A Rabid Bat Was Found in Northeast Portland

Because 2021 isn't done with us yet.

09/15/2021 By Julia Silverman

Labor

Thorns Players Join Nabisco Workers on Picket Line

Emily Menges, Bella Bixby, and others swap chants of ‘PTFC’ for ‘No contract, no snacks!’

09/14/2021 By Margaret Seiler

7 Questions For...

After Extreme Tumult, a New Voice at the Top for Mercy Corps

Tjada D’Oyen McKenna talks about taking the helm at one of Portland's flagship nonprofits.

09/14/2021 By Fiona McCann

News You Can Use

5 Stories to Watch, September 13-19

The Pendleton Round-Up is back, candidates are throwing their hats in the proverbial ring, and Dutch Bros is going public.

09/13/2021 By Julia Silverman

Politics

Can People for Portland Really Save the City?

5 Questions for Dan Lavey and Kevin Looper

09/10/2021 By Julia Silverman

Education

What's the Holdup with COVID Screening at Oregon Schools?

Similar programs are already up and running in other jurisdictions. Here, the summer delta surge has slowed things down.

09/09/2021 By Julia Silverman

Analysis

When the Topic Is Downtown Portland, the Tone Can Be Toxic

Post-pandemic, downtown Portland has been reeling. Acknowledging that there's a problem is an important step toward fixing it.

09/07/2021 By Julia Silverman

Portland Monthly

News & City Life

The Iceman Speaketh

That One Time Portland Was in ‘Sassy’ in 1991

A Vaccine Mandate for Kids Could Be Coming to PPS

5 Stories To Watch This Week, September 27-October 3

Oregon Might Avoid a Second Winter COVID Surge This Year

This Group Has a Plan to Change Policing at Protests

Oregon's Redistricting Drama Is Just Getting Started

Meet Lloyd Center’s Pretzel Man

The Portland Hotel Boom Continues Apace

5 Stories to Watch This Week, September 20-27

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