Matthew Trueherz is a former Portland Monthly associate editor.

Dish Exploder

Xiao Ye’s Khao Soi Radiatori Is for Pasta Lovers

This star of the Portland restaurant’s ‘first-generation American’ menu marries Thai noodle soup and Italian technique.

08/27/2026 By Matthew Trueherz Illustrations by Amber Day

Graffiti

An Interview with Queso Queso

The graffiti artist tagged practically every sidewalk in the city in Spanish and became a Portland folk hero.

08/19/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Grafiti

Entrevista con Queso Queso

El grafitero que firmó en español en prácticamente casi todas las aceras de la ciudad y se convirtió en un héroe popular.

08/19/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Cherished Objects

Portland Artists on the Things They’ve Repaired Over and Over

New isn’t always better. So say Britt Howard, Jeffry Mitchell, and Morgan Ritter.

08/13/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Local Legends

If Portland’s Thompson Elk Statue Could Talk

In 1900, the bronze monument to the Oregon Humane Society decorated a fountain. Then it watched as the city went up around it.

08/12/2026 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Michael Novak

The Fixers

Meet the Portlanders Who Can Fix Your Broken Stuff

Talking craft and philosophy with menders, restorers, and repairpeople around the city.

08/05/2026 By Amelia Arvesen, Gabriel Granillo, Matthew Trueherz, and Alice Wolfe

The Fixers

Repairing Broken Objects to Mend a Broken System

Oregon’s Right to Repair bill, and the community organizers and fix-it shops fighting planned obsolescence.

07/27/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Things to Do

The Best Shows and Events in Portland, July 2026

The Hollywood Theatre turns 100, Pride, Pickathon, and competitive fencing.

07/01/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson, Margaret Seiler, and Matthew Trueherz

Curtain Call

Ring, Ring.... Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble Calling.

Telephone, a play about the history of electric speech, marks the troupe’s 15 years of dialing up extreme efforts to communicate.

06/08/2026 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Jason Hill

Music Preview

The Biggest Portland Concerts of Summer 2026

Bob Dylan, Ani DiFranco, Benson Boone, LCD Soundsystem, and Vince Staples make for a heavy-hitting musical season.

06/03/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Seeing Things

The Best Shows and Events in Portland, June 2026

Kristina Wong, Broadway’s Mamma Mia, a rodeo, and a bike play.

06/01/2026 By Matthew Trueherz, Rebecca Jacobson, and Margaret Seiler

Best Restaurants

Portland’s Outstanding Brunches

Where to find fish sauce bacon sandwiches, vegan breakfast burritos, gluten-free chicken and waffles, and decadent eggs Benedict.

05/06/2026 By Alex Frane, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, and Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

The Best Shows and Events in Portland This Week, May 2026

The concerts, readings, plays, art exhibits, movies, stand-up sets, drag performances, and block parties we’re catching around town.

05/05/2026 By Matthew Trueherz, Rebecca Jacobson, and Margaret Seiler

Seeing Things

A Gilded Lounge Singer’s Many Day Jobs

Plus: Phantom of the Opera, and other events in town this week.

04/30/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Gimme Five

5 Artists to See at Converge 45

Curator Lumi Tan on standout artists coming to Portland for the citywide triennial.

04/29/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Seeing Things

London Falling Author Patrick Radden Keefe at the Schnitz

Plus: the annual Ceramic Showcase at the Convention Center.

04/23/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Coffee

The Definitive Guide to Portland’s Best Indie Coffee Shops

The revolutionary roasters and old-school cafés shaping Portland’s dynamic coffee culture.

04/22/2026 By Jordan Michelman, Matthew Trueherz, and Karen Brooks

Art News

Portland Arts Week Isn’t Playing Around

The new citywide festival launches this July with a sports theme, rallying on the Fire’s comeback and World Cup excitement.

04/21/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

At the Gallery

Umico Niwa Is Mother

At Portland gallery ILY2, the artist’s diaristic installation offers a transgender perspective on the riddle of artistic creation versus procreation.

04/20/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Suburban Splendor

Beaverton Restaurants and Food Carts Worth the Slog Down 26

Crab manicotti, saucy Korean fried chicken, hubcap-size dosas, and more.

04/17/2026 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Matthew Trueherz, Alex Frane, and Krista Garcia Photography by Thomas Teal