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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

News You Can Use

5 Oregon Stories to Watch This Week: September 6–13

Here’s your cheat sheet to what everyone in Portland will be talking about this week.

09/06/2021 By Julia Silverman

Health Care

Where Do Reproductive Rights Stand in Oregon—and How Can We Move the Dial for Others?

In the wake of the news from Texas, we talked to Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon Executive Director An Do to find out whether Oregonians should be concerned, and what they can do to help.

09/03/2021 By Fiona McCann

Coronavirus

Once in Freefall, Oregon's Vaccination Campaign Picks Up Steam

Thanks to the fears caused by the delta variant, employer mandates, ease of access, and incentives, more people are getting the jab.

09/02/2021 By Julia Silverman

Books

A New Cultural Atlas Spotlights the Cities of the Upper Left

The story of Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco, told through gorgeously illustrated maps, from two Portland State geography professors and a generation of their student collaborators.

09/01/2021 By Julia Silverman

Home/Work

It's Airbnb, but for Offices

Portland startup Radious is coming for all the remote office workers in our midst.

08/31/2021 By Julia Silverman

News You Can Use

5 Oregon Stories to Watch This Week

Here’s your cheat sheet to what everyone in Portland will be talking about this week

08/30/2021 By Julia Silverman

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Sports

What Would MLB Bring to Our Local Baseball Ecosystem?

As the Oakland A’s ponder a move, diamond-heads in Portland don’t have to wait to get their game on.

08/27/2021 By Alli Weseman

Sports

Want to Play for the Portland Pickles?

Open tryouts are coming up for an international away game against Mexico's Mazatlán Venados.

08/26/2021 By Nick Campigli

Pets

Meet Our Portland Monthly Pups

For National Dog Day, we're showing off our canine cuties.

08/26/2021 With Portland Monthly Staff

Education

Burning Questions About Back to School 2021

What about lunch? Will my kid be spending the year in quarantine? What’s up with after-care?

08/25/2021 By Julia Silverman

Politics

Why Doesn’t Oregon Have a Lieutenant Governor?

We’re one of only five states without the title, which some dismiss as a ‘fifth wheel’ or ‘appendix.’

08/24/2021 By Margaret Seiler

School

Pack Your Schoolbag with These Local Back-to-School Supplies

Where to find supplies from backpacks, planners, water bottles and more while supporting Portland businesses.

08/23/2021 By Cami Hughes

Soccer

Portland Thorns' Bella Bixby Talks Home Teams and Representation

The team's most tenured keeper only made her Providence Park home debut this summer, but she's been around these parts, oh, a good quarter-century.

08/20/2021 By Margaret Seiler

Back to School

Portland Public Schools Mandates COVID Vaccines for All Employees

Oregon's largest school district joins a handful of other progressive cities in requiring shots for all except those who have medical exemptions.

08/18/2021 By Julia Silverman

Education

Back to School: Local Black Parents on Making a Tough Call

The national narrative was that Black families were among the most hesitant about a return to school buildings. One North Portland school bucked that trend last spring, by building trust among families.

08/17/2021 By Fiona McCann

Media

3 Oregon Substacks Worth the Space in Your Inbox

From hot Blazers topics to Dear Sugar to Oregon deep dives, these newsletters are worth the subscription. (And one of them is completely free!)

08/17/2021 By Julia Silverman

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