A former Portland Monthly editor in chief, Zach Dundas is the author of the The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes. 

Rainmaker

Risky Business

Monica Enand survives a brush with start-up failure to become a tech-scene savant.

07/18/2012 By Zach Dundas

Article

Reservoir Bulldogs

As a countdown looms, activists fight to save Portland water’s open-air icons.

07/14/2012 By Zach Dundas

Feature

Liquid Assets

The majesty and mystery of Bull Run, Portland’s greatest treasure.

07/14/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

Feature

iOregon

From high-desert data farms to scrappy urban start-ups to (possibly) Portland’s most spectacular store, the world’s largest tech company seeds an economic bumper crop.

06/22/2012 By Zach Dundas and Will Lambeth

Scene & Heard

French Connection

Portland State University vice president Francoise Aylmer recently became France’s honory consul.

06/22/2012 By Zach Dundas

Rainmaker

Virtual Vending

Paresh Patel changes the way you buy snacks.

06/22/2012 By Zach Dundas

Mudroom

Woody Redux

Song ideas to swing a hammer to, inspired by the folk hero’s 100th

06/15/2012 By Zach Dundas

Mudroom

Word on the Street: A Portland Glossary

Instaham (n)

05/25/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Rainmaker

Beyond the Bulb

Brian Faherty’s Schoolhouse Electric expands from fixtures to furniture.

05/25/2012 By Zach Dundas

Mudroom

The Perfect Party: June 2012

The guests we’d most like at our dinner table this month

05/25/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

Mudroom

Do This Now! June 2012

A brew at the zoo, a naked bike ride, and a four-day rave are just some of the happenings in store this month.

05/24/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas and Martin Patail

Mudroom

Do this Now!

What’s happening this month

04/27/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

Mudroom

Put a ____ on It!

The future of hipster animalia

04/27/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

Mudroom

Word on the Street: May 2012

Discount airfare could become a burning sensation.

04/27/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

Mudroom

The Perfect Party: May 2012

The guests we’d most like at our dinner table this month.

04/27/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

Feature

Running in Place

Three contenders vying to be Portland’s next mayor pick spots in the city that reveal the souls of their campaigns.

03/23/2012 By Zach Dundas

Mudroom

Do This Now! April 2012

Develop a taste for bikes, beaters, coffee, and culture during the month of April.

03/23/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

PORTLAND GLOSSARY

Word on the Street: Jerrymandering

Do the French love Portland more than we do?

03/23/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

Rainmaker

True Calling

Ruby Receptionists lets small business outsource — to the Pearl.

03/23/2012 By Zach Dundas