Essay

Remembering Kevin Peterson Jr.

On October 29, 2020, Kevin Peterson Jr.—‘Splash’ as he was known to his classmates and friends—was shot to death by police in Vancouver, Washington.

03/13/2021 By Ted Katauskas

Mountain Time: Vail

Why One Journalist Left Portland for Vail

Would you give up Pine State Biscuits for mountains of fresh powder?

11/20/2017 By Ted Katauskas

Trail City

All-Nighters

Got a whole weekend on your hands? These local parks let you stake down the tent and gather ‘round the campfire. (Don’t forget the s’mores.)

06/15/2012 By Ted Katauskas Edited by Brian Barker

The Mudroom

Labracadabra

This designer dog’s nose could help save a life

03/16/2010 By Ted Katauskas

Finance

Venturing Forth

Swearing he’d never be a banker like his father (and grandfather and great-grandfather), John Haines fled his office in the Wells Fargo Tower to kayak the world’s wild rivers and pioneer new paths in finance.

09/10/2009 By Ted Katauskas

Q & A

Rosie Sizer

The city’s top cop on gang violence, a diminished budget, and the status of her ego.

05/19/2009 By Ted Katauskas

Article

First, You Make A Roux

05/19/2009 By Ted Katauskas

Economy

Green Machine

With economic stimulus dollars up for grabs, a gubernatorial strike force of Portland power players has a comeback plan.

05/19/2009 By Ted Katauskas

Article

Discovery Channel

Even when viewed from the fourth-floor deck of a behemoth ocean liner, the berg-clogged bays of Alaska’s Inside Passage will cause your jaw to drop.

05/19/2009 By Ted Katauskas

Philanthropists

The $150,000 Question

When Oregonian Pete Seda met Saudi Soliman al Buthe in 1997, the two Muslims became fast friends. Over coffee, they founded the only U.S. chapter of al Haramain, one of Saudi Arabia’s largest Islamic charities.

05/19/2009 By Ted Katauskas

Finally Home

Coming to America

This year, inside the ceremony room of Portland’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, more than 10,000 foreign-born residents will take the Oath of Allegiance, becoming in just three short minutes, Americans.

05/19/2009 By Ted Katauskas