Elevate

How Stress Reduction Can Extend Your Lifespan

Chronic stress can wreak havoc on physical and mental health—but that’s not the end of the story.

10/24/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Real Estate

Property Watch: Mt. Tabor Midcentury Parties Like It’s 1962

This Southeast Portland home rocks vintage charm—and a deck worth celebrating.

09/16/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Mailbox-Shaped House in Southwest Portland

This hillside home serves up unusual geometry, plus three decks with sweeping views.

09/09/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Elevate

High Society: Examining Shifts in Adult THC Consumption

How Oregon’s weed economy has changed since legalization a decade ago. 

08/21/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Elevate

Pet Health: How CBD Can Help Your Furry Friends

Where the experts stand on CBD use for pet anxiety, arthritis, skin issues, and more.

08/20/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Women's Health

Meet the Oregon Researcher Battling Period Stigma

Bethany Samuelson Bannow works on the bleeding edge of menstrual health.

06/07/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Temperature Check

Could Portland Weather Actually Be Normal This Summer?

We're cool with being average.

05/24/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Our Oddities

Oregon’s Weirdest Tourist Attractions, According to Reddit

Let’s be honest: you didn’t come here for cookie-cutter.

05/10/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Hold the Phone

Is a Cell Phone Policy Coming to Portland Classrooms?

Portland Public Schools is reconsidering its laissez-faire approach.

05/07/2024 By Zoe Sayler

No Filter

When Did Oregon Summers Get So Smoky?

It’s not just you: wildfire season has fundamentally changed.

05/03/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Burger Emotions

Dear In-N-Out: Stop Leading Portland On

After years of will-they-won’t-they, we’re less excited than we are exhausted.

04/30/2024 By Zoe Sayler

By the Numbers

Oregon Is Nowhere Near Done with #VanLife

So says a new Portland-based survey of camping data. Also, we've been known to bring our cats.

04/26/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Fun With Census Data

Apparently Oregon Is One of the Best States for Women-Owned Businesses

From the proprietor of a topless bar to a prolific patent holder.

04/22/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Whale Watch

A New Population of Orcas off the Oregon Coast?

It's not yet confirmed, but this could be big: unidentified whales have been observed in deep waters west of Newport, Ophir, and Bandon.

04/02/2024 By Zoe Sayler

True Crime

Portland Cold Case Unit Reopens After 2-Year Hiatus

Homicides and other violent crimes dating back to the 1960s will get a fresh look thanks to a $2.5 million grant and new forensic technology.

03/27/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Burgers or Bust

Why Is In-N-Out Coming to Ridgefield, Washington?

The Portland area said no to In-N-Out, not the other way around.

03/21/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Golden Years

Wise Oregonians Give Us Their Best Advice

Listen to your elders.

03/20/2024 By Zoe Sayler and Andi Prewitt

Medical Marvel

New OHSU Research Points to Potential Infertility Treatment

The work may help same-sex couples and others who can’t conceive a biological child.

03/18/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Forecasting

Portland Gears Up for a 70-Degree Weekend

It’s subjectively hot. And that’s what matters.

03/13/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Ruff Life

Why Did Canine Respiratory Illness Surge in Oregon? It Might Be the Dogs

“Anatomically disastrous” dogs are more prone to respiratory symptoms.

03/04/2024 By Zoe Sayler