Trails

Hike of the Month: Neahkahnie Gap Trail

This two-mile addition to the Oregon Coast Trail offers beautiful scenery of Nehalem Bay and secondary-growth forest, and connects to Neahkahnie Mountain.

12/08/2022 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Food on TV

Q&A: Netflix’s Snack vs Chef Features Portland Chef and Baker Luna Contreras

Contreras, along with other chefs, food scientists, and bakers, recreated classic corner store snacks in the new TV cooking competition show.

12/07/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

The Insider’s Guide to Mount Hood

No Skis, No Snowboard, No Problem: Next-Gen Ways to Play in the Snow

These portable, packable snow-play options don’t always require a lift ticket.

12/07/2022 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Native Communities

State Highlights Tribal Tourism with New Guide to Oregon Indian Country

A partnership between Travel Oregon and the state’s 9 federally recognized tribes gives both residents and visitors a new way to experience Native culture and commerce.

12/07/2022 By Sam Stites

Habitat

A Midcentury Collector Home Gets a Very Modern Push into Tomorrow

One of Robert Rummer’s classic ’60s designs is retrofitted for modern life.

12/07/2022 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Christopher Dibble

Events

The Best Holiday Shows in Portland This Season

Drag queens, nutcrackers, mariachi, and more.

12/06/2022 By Conner Reed and Matthew Trueherz

Bowl Games

Keep an Eye on Flights to Find the Best Deals for Ducks and Beavers Bowl Game Travel

Flight to San Diego and Las Vegas increased in price following the announcement of bowl games Sunday, but waiting a few days could land you a better deal on air fare.

12/06/2022 By Sam Stites

Best Restaurants 2022

PoMo Food Writer Matthew Trueherz’s Insider Picks

What do the magazine’s food writers eat when they aren't working? Classic sushi, straightforward pho, serious sandwiches, and more.

12/05/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Gracious Colonial Revival with an Illustrious Political Past

It even looks a little like the White House.

12/05/2022 By Melissa Dalton

The Insider’s Guide to Mount Hood

Indoor Activities at Mt Hood for Those Who Loathe Winter Sports

Not a skier? Hit up a museum or book a spa treatment while your pals hit the slopes.

12/05/2022 By Michelle Harris and Sam Stites Illustrations by Chris Koelling

Health Care

In Oregon, an Effort to Train the Next Generation of Abortion Care Providers Gets Underway

Patients from other states are already coming here to seek help. Now their caregivers are following suit.

12/05/2022 By Julia Silverman Illustrations by Marina Muun

Best Restaurants 2022

Where Does PoMo Food Critic Karen Brooks Eat Off-Duty?

From scratch-made breakfast to late-night cocktails and bar eats

12/02/2022 By Karen Brooks

Restaurant Openings

Viking Soul Food Expands to a Restaurant in Woodstock

The Scandinavian food cart in Southeast Portland has found a second home.

12/02/2022 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Soccer

Portland Thorns Coach Rhian Wilkinson to Resign

Just a year after her hiring, the Canadian soccer coach reported a relationship with a player to the club and league. While an investigation cleared her of wrongdoing, she says she has lost the players’ confidence and that they asked for her resignation.

12/02/2022 By Margaret Seiler

The Insider’s Guide to Mount Hood

Cobra Dogs Eats Mount Hood

The snowboarding chefs behind the iconic hot dog truck give us their advice for where to eat on the hill.

12/02/2022 By Matthew Trueherz Illustrations by Chris Koellig

Eat Cheat Sheet

Where PoMo Food Editor Katherine Chew Hamilton Eats Off-Duty

Comfort food is the name of the game.

12/01/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Art Openings

On at Nationale: Charlie Salas-Humara Returns to Childhood, and an Almost-Blank Canvas

The artist’s intermittent hearing loss drove him further into his work. Recycling canvases pushed his paintings in a new direction.

12/01/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Food News

Acclaimed Scottie’s Pizza Parlor Will Drop a Major Slice Shop in Northwest Portland, Mid-December

The shop's exacting pies will be showcased in six daily slices, burrata topped to grandma style.

12/01/2022 By Karen Brooks

Recipe

Make Shop Halo Halo’s Bright Purple Ube Crinkle Cookies

Move over, chocolate mint—purple yam jam is here.

12/01/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Michael Novak

Editor’s Note

From the Editor: How a Magazine Helped Me Fall in Love with the City

‘Working here and writing about the mind-bending arts, the blazing food scene, the outdoors, the shops, the wine, has immersed me in what’s truly crushable about this town.’

12/01/2022 By Fiona McCann