Mudroom

Kick Starters

Four diagrams, three pundits, and one Scot preview the 2012 Timbers.

02/24/2012 By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Feature

Spring Arts Date Book

Mark your calendar now for this season’s top shows to know.

02/23/2012 By Randy Gragg, John Chandler, Anne Adams, and Martin Patail

Rise & Dine!

Portland’s Battle for the Best Fried Chicken & Waffles

It’s brawn against brine.

02/23/2012 By Zach Dundas and Martin Patail Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks Illustrations by Dan Gay

Mudroom

Education Equation

With a bold school revival plan, Portland experiments for the whole state.

01/26/2012 By Martin Patail

Features

Progress Report 2012: Our Schools

01/20/2012 Edited by Martin Patail

Article

Five Questions For…Ancient Portland

The 1,700 followers of the Twitter wit known as @ancientportland know the Rose City goes back thousands of years. For everyone else, we probed the basics.

12/23/2011 By Martin Patail

Culturephile

Avant Bard

Portland Center Stage’s Chris Coleman reinvents a little-known Shakespeare work

12/23/2011 By Martin Patail

WHAT'S UP, DOC?

Portland’s Top Doctors 2012

312 of Portland's best physicians

12/16/2011 Edited by Martin Patail

PEOPLE

The 50 Most Influential Portlanders

Who will define Portland in a new era? We asked around (and around some more) to discover this inspiring collection of movers, shakers, rising stars, and established figures with fresh ideas who are already changing the city.

12/16/2011 With Sarah Mirk, Kasey Cordell, Brian Barker, Rachel Ritchie, Martin Patail, Benjamin Tepler, Randy Gragg, Ramona DeNies, Ashleigh Westmoreland, Meghan Ratliffe, Derek Pettie, Kate Moening, Carl Abbott, and Amanda Waldroupe Edited by Zach Dundas

Scene & Heard

Shipping News

The Place: The FedEx Ground distribution hub in Troutdale.

11/23/2011 By Martin Patail

Cover Story

Relax: 50 Ways to Spoil Yourself This Season

For a season famous for good cheer, the holidays can prove pretty stressful. Fortunately, we've found 50 ways to soothe your soul (and mind, and body, and appetite) this winter.

11/18/2011 Edited by Kasey Cordell With Brian Barker, Zach Dundas, Rachel Ritchie, Martin Patail, Benjamin Tepler, Ramona DeNies, Ashleigh Westmoreland, Meghan Ratliffe, and Derek Pettie

Mudroom

Rebuilding the Male

Portland men join a national plastic surgery boom.

10/14/2011 By Martin Patail

book coup

National Book Awards In Portland

10/13/2011 By Martin Patail

shooting the breeze

Oregon’s Imagination

Lincoln Center’s Imagination Summit is full of ideas, but short on plans.

10/13/2011 By Martin Patail

Now Read This

Aftermath

By Scott Nadelson

09/21/2011 By Martin Patail

Cover Story

Fall Getaways: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

12 spectacular places to spend a long weekend.

09/19/2011 Edited by Kasey Cordell By Brian Barker, Zach Dundas, Rachel Ritchie, Martin Patail, and Eleanor R. Brown

Cover Story

Eat Outside: Rooftop Respites

Meals without walls.

07/22/2011 By Martin Patail

Cover Story

Eat Outside: Ale Alfresco

Outdoor beer halls.

07/22/2011 By Martin Patail

Mudroom

Press Play

While some mourn the “death of print,” e-publishing gives innovative Portland writers, publishers, and even booksellers new hope.

06/29/2011 By Martin Patail

from the newsstand

Book Review: The Descent of Man

05/22/2011 By Martin Patail