News & City Life

Editor's Note

Oregon’s Nordic Roots Are Most Visible in the Winter

Oregon’s love for saunas and skiing can be tied to its Finnish and Scandinavian immigrants.

12/03/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Q&A

Ripping the City with Ryan Daniel, Portland’s Viral Portrait Photographer

‘The people of Portland and the reaction to the project I’m doing has been amazing.’

12/03/2024 By Dalila Brent Illustrations by Betty Turbo

LGBTQ+

Correcting the Transgender History of Westward Expansion

An exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society places trans identity at the heart of the American mythos.

11/26/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Blades of Glory

Portland’s Downtown Ice Rink Is Back

Get ready to glide.

11/08/2024 By Margaret Seiler

One-Sentence Stories

Portland News in Small Packages | 2024

Our favorite ballot box, the dystopian future as the present day, and a farewell to the Pac-12.

11/07/2024 By Margaret Seiler

Parenthood

Portland’s New Parenting Groups Are Doing Something Radical

They're focusing on the mom.

10/31/2024 By Miranda Rake Illustrations by Johanna Goodman

Getting Steamy

Portland’s Gay Bathhouse Scene Hasn’t Dried Up Yet

The city has lost almost all of its gay bathhouses, but the LGBTQ+ community still finds solace in the sauna.

10/28/2024 By Byron Beck Illustrations by Derek Abella

Au Musée

Getting Handsy with Monet’s Water Lilies at PAM

Stripping unwanted varnish gives the Impressionist masterpiece new life, and peels back some of the painting’s intimidating context.

10/14/2024 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Jason Hill

Stage Fright

Live Nation and AEG Are Racing to Build Portland’s First ‘Small Arenas’

The world’s two largest music presenters partnered with local groups to open the city’s first midsize venues. Is there room for both?

09/30/2024 By Sam Pape Illustrations by Matthew Billington

Photobook

Protest City Photographer Rian Dundon’s Next Project Is a Quieter Ride

Post-divorce and post-COVID, the intimate photos in Dundon’s Passenger distill Portland’s normalized strife.

09/25/2024 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Rian Dundon

In the Gym

All Bodies Strong Is Leading Portland’s Size-Inclusive Fitness Movement

It’s the city’s only gym explicitly designed for fat liberation.

09/23/2024 By Alice Wolfe Photography by Jason Hill

Squash the Competition

How to Grow a Giant Pumpkin and Paddle It to Regatta Victory

A reigning champion of Tualatin's annual race spills his hard-won tips.

09/20/2024 Illustrations by Sam Island By Rebecca Jacobson

Booktopia

With New HQ, the City’s Literary Heart (Finally) Finds a Permanent Physical Form

Literary Arts’ expansive Southeast building will house a bookstore, café and bar, and all-ages community resources.

09/18/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

The Game of Portland

Navigating the Great Corn Maze of Fall in Portland

Look up at the swifts, look down at the mushrooms.

09/11/2024 Illustrations by Hawk Krall By Portland Monthly Staff

Editor's Note

From the Editor: Lessons in Hospitality

Portland Monthly’s new editor in chief reflects on what makes a great restaurant—and a great magazine.

09/05/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Ballot Bonanza

Portland’s Upcoming Election, by the Numbers

Historical turnouts, close calls, and all those new ranked choices.

09/04/2024 By Margaret Seiler

Education

Portland Private Schools by the Numbers: 2024–2025

Application deadlines, tuition costs, demographics, and more key info on Portland-area K–12 private schools.

08/30/2024 Edited by Portland Monthly Staff

Swifties Unite

The Definitive Guide to Watching the Vaux’s Swifts in Portland

It’s basically our city’s Mardi Gras.

08/27/2024 By Rebecca Jacobson

Sexually Implicit

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

Even Oregon’s progressive health curriculum has struggled to address sexually explicit media, but it’s about to join the conversation in middle and high schools.

08/26/2024 By Ellee Thalheimer Illustrations by Matt Chase

Hotel, Motel

Roots of a Scene: The Jupiter’s 20 Years on East Burnside

Blitzen Trapper will headline the hotel’s birthday block party celebrating its decades as a cultural touchstone.

08/22/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Portland Monthly

News & City Life

Oregon’s Nordic Roots Are Most Visible in the Winter

Ripping the City with Ryan Daniel, Portland’s Viral Portrait Photographer

Correcting the Transgender History of Westward Expansion

Portland’s Downtown Ice Rink Is Back

Portland News in Small Packages | 2024

Portland’s New Parenting Groups Are Doing Something Radical

Portland’s Gay Bathhouse Scene Hasn’t Dried Up Yet

Getting Handsy with Monet’s Water Lilies at PAM

Live Nation and AEG Are Racing to Build Portland’s First ‘Small Arenas’

Protest City Photographer Rian Dundon’s Next Project Is a Quieter Ride

Popular Content

Waymo Considers Portland as Portland Considers Waymo

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

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

At Shirtzenpantz’s New Downtown Shop, Whimsy Rules

A Guide to Portland Run Clubs

Where to Watch the World Cup in Portland

All Bodies Strong Is Leading Portland’s Size-Inclusive Fitness Movement

How to Grow a Giant Pumpkin and Paddle It to Regatta Victory

With New HQ, the City’s Literary Heart (Finally) Finds a Permanent Physical Form

Navigating the Great Corn Maze of Fall in Portland

From the Editor: Lessons in Hospitality

Portland’s Upcoming Election, by the Numbers

Portland Private Schools by the Numbers: 2024–2025

The Definitive Guide to Watching the Vaux’s Swifts in Portland

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

Roots of a Scene: The Jupiter’s 20 Years on East Burnside

Latest Issue

Mountain Magic