News & City Life

Soccer

The Timbers Just Landed a Big New Player—And It’s Diego Chara’s Younger Brother

Yimmi Chara is here.

01/02/2020 By Marty Patail

Word of Mouth

Portland Chefs Reveal their Secret Projects and Predictions for 2020

Salt and pepper on your table: in. Shitty bar food: out.

01/02/2020 By Karen Brooks

Best Places to Work

How to Switch Careers—According to these Portland Experts

In a rut? Portland career counselors Vicki Lind and Dan Hahn have some homework for you.

01/02/2020 By Margaret Seiler

In With the New

Portland Got a New Police Chief Over the Holidays

Portland Police Bureau vet Jami Resch takes over from Danielle Outlaw, who decamped to Philly.

01/02/2020 By Julia Silverman

Cover Story

The Best Places to Work 2020

Mind-melting offices, galaxy-brain work perks, and forward-thinking companies changing Portland’s work culture.

12/31/2019 Edited by Marty Patail

Best Places to Work

Paid Family Leave Finally Lands in Oregon

It took 10 years. Some employers didn’t bother waiting that long.

12/31/2019 By Julia Silverman

Best Places to Work

Diversity in the Workplace: Who Is Doing It Right?

For Meyer Memorial Trust, diversity means more than just demographics.

12/31/2019 By Tiara Darnell

Best Places to Work

In the Age of the Internet, Why Do We Still Need Offices?

Most of us have the same access at home as we do at the office. The coffee is better at home, too.

12/31/2019 By Marty Patail

Best Places to Work

12 Amazing Side Perks for Portland Workers

From ski passes and unlimited vacation time to massages and gyms, these Oregon companies are going beyond the kegerator.

12/31/2019 By Jennifer Lagdameo

Best Places to Work

Expensify Infuses a Cold, Cavernous Former Downtown Bank with Life—and Dogs

Let's call it a cozy kingdom.

12/31/2019 By Hannah Wallace

Best Places to Work

Software Giant Autodesk’s Central Eastside Office Is an Homage to Portland Makers

Their six-floor hub inside the stories Towne Storage building includes lovingly preserved artist’s graffiti, a custom laser-cut video game console, and Mayor Ted Wheeler’s favorite roof deck.

12/31/2019 By Kelly Clarke

Medical Marvels

A Portland-Made Mole Mapping App Is Helping the Fight Against Skin Cancer

A researcher made an app to protect his wife from skin cancer. Now, OHSU is using it as a weapon in its ‘War on Melanoma.’

12/31/2019 By Mark Fogerson

Feature

This Oregon Woman Lost 5 Years of Memories

Sarah Swenson woke up after a bout of meningitis missing five years of her life. Where did they go?

12/31/2019 By Fiona McCann Illustrations by Heather Landis

The Shakedown

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of 2020

We size up the coming storm.

12/31/2019 By Marty Patail and Margaret Seiler

Television

Oregon's Surprisingly Close, and Slightly Dark, Relationship with The Bachelor

We're in the top tier of feeder states for the nearly two-decade old reality show.

12/31/2019 By Julia Silverman

News

Oregon’s Plastic Bag Ban Starts Jan. 1. Here’s What You Need to Know.

For starters, prepare to pay five cents every time you want a paper bag.

12/31/2019 By Alice Callahan

News

What’s Behind the Youth-Driven Union Boom in the Pacific Northwest?

Organized labor is on a roll. Thanks, millennials!

12/31/2019 By Fiona McCann

How To

A Masterclass in How Not to Apologize, From 3 Portland-Area Men

Dissecting the recent if-pologies from Alberto Salazar, Ken Fisher, and Neal Keny-Guyer

12/31/2019 By Julia Silverman

PDX Index

Ever Wanted to Know How Much People Make in This Town?

We snooped around, from minimum wage earners to megamillionaires.

12/31/2019 By Olivia Wolf

News

Oregon and Washington Take Another Stab at Replacing the I-5 Bridge

The once-canceled megaproject over the Columbia resurfaces.

12/31/2019 By Julia Silverman

Portland Monthly

News & City Life

The Timbers Just Landed a Big New Player—And It’s Diego Chara’s Younger Brother

Portland Chefs Reveal their Secret Projects and Predictions for 2020

How to Switch Careers—According to these Portland Experts

Portland Got a New Police Chief Over the Holidays

The Best Places to Work 2020

Paid Family Leave Finally Lands in Oregon

Diversity in the Workplace: Who Is Doing It Right?

In the Age of the Internet, Why Do We Still Need Offices?

12 Amazing Side Perks for Portland Workers

Expensify Infuses a Cold, Cavernous Former Downtown Bank with Life—and Dogs

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