Margaret Seiler helps keep Portland Monthly clear, readable, and grammatically correct. She also writes about local politics, history, sports (from the Thorns to Tonya Harding), and her hobby of extreme transit. The native Kentuckian landed in Oregon after youth-hostelling her way around the continent (before cell phones!) and worked at Willamette Week and the Portland Tribune before joining Portland Monthly in 2010. She lives in North Portland with her brewer husband and their two children.

Our Sporting Past

The Portland Fire Is Back: Local Sports Teams Then and Now

You know the Blazers, Timbers, Thorns, and (soon-to-be-resurrected) Fire. But what about the Buckaroos, Rosebuds, and Forest Dragons?

07/15/2025 By Margaret Seiler

Cinematastic

Portland Outdoor Movie Guide

Open-air showings in and around Portland this summer include The Goonies at Sewallcrest Park and The Sandlot at Overlook Park.

06/26/2025 By Margaret Seiler and Portland Monthly Staff

Real Estate

Property Watch: Downtown Skyscraper Big Pink Is for Sale

The US Bancorp Tower is an elder millennial ready for its next chapter.

06/20/2025 By Margaret Seiler

Superfan

At the Nite Hawk, the Patty Melt Is Perfect Every Time

The cooks may change over the years, but Terrance Moses says his sandwich never does.

06/16/2025 By Margaret Seiler Photography by Michael Raines

Transit Trip

How to Camp Without a Car Close to Portland

Go glamping by bus, or bring your own tent for a car-free getaway.

06/03/2025 By Margaret Seiler

Index

The Goonies Turns 40

A look at the numbers behind the Oregon-shot classic.

05/28/2025 By Alex Frane and Margaret Seiler

Real Estate

Portland Suburbs by the Numbers

Are you hot for Happy Valley? Rarin' for Ridgefield? Gaga for Gresham? Check out home sales prices, rent costs, demographics, and walkability for Portland's suburbs.

04/14/2025 Edited by Margaret Seiler With Owen Scholes and David Banis

Real Estate

Portland Neighborhoods by the Numbers

Home sale prices, rent costs, commuting habits, and demographic info for every neighborhood, from Buckman to Bridlemile, Hillsdale to Humboldt.

04/14/2025 Edited by Margaret Seiler With Owen Scholes and David Banis

Transit Trip

An Escape to Estacada on TriMet’s Southernmost Bus

A lakeshore stroll, murals galore, doughnuts made with love, and shouts of ‘fore!’

04/02/2025 By Margaret Seiler

Events

Don't Miss These Annual Oregon Coast Events

Seafood fests in Astoria and Garibaldi, fat bikes in Cannon Beach, and labyrinths in Bandon.

03/20/2025 By Margaret Seiler

Way Out West

Neighborhood Guide: Orenco Station

Part Portland, part Truman Show, this master-planned Hillsboro hood is all grown up.

03/18/2025 By Margaret Seiler

Best Bars

Portland’s Top Irish Pubs for St. Patrick’s Day, or Any Day

Where to find the best spots for pints of Guinness, corned beef, and Irish whiskey.

03/14/2025 By Alex Frane, Fiona McCann, and Margaret Seiler

Plague

Please Don’t Give Me Norovirus

A layperson’s tips on how to stop the spread of the vomit-diarrhea nightmare. (Hint: Laundry is dangerous.)

01/23/2025 By Margaret Seiler

Transit Trip

We Took the Bus to the Oregon Coast for a Car-Free Getaway

Bar trivia, a tunnel to a hidden beach, steaming chowder, and wild-yeast beer are just a $25 round-trip bus ticket away.

01/21/2025 By Margaret Seiler

Oregon Trails

Step Inside the Oregon Coast’s Historic Bowling Alleys

Life’s a beach. Then you bowl.

01/07/2025 By Margaret Seiler Illustrations by Jordan Kay

Deep Fake

We Took a Spin Around OMSI’s Plastic Ice Rink

The Swiss-made synthetic surface is Glice, Glice, baby.

12/17/2024 By Margaret Seiler

Transit Trip

We (Eventually) Rode the Current to Downtown Ridgefield

It took a couple of tries.

12/09/2024 By Margaret Seiler

Shopping

9 Portland-Area Malls, Ranked

Pioneer Place, Clackamas Town Center, Washington Square, and more—which ones are retail heaven, and which should come with a sad trombone?

11/20/2024 Edited by Margaret Seiler By Portland Monthly Staff

Superfan

Children of the Cornmeal Crust

Alison Hilton gave her neighborhood pizza joint plenty of business, and the staff gave her their kids (sort of).

11/12/2024 By Margaret Seiler Photography by Michael Raines

Blades of Glory

Portland’s Downtown Ice Rink Is Back

Get ready to glide.

11/08/2024 By Margaret Seiler