Corona on the brain

The Collective Trauma of COVID-19

How the uncertainty of the novel coronavirus is shaping social behavior and our mental health

04/28/2020 By Gabriel Granillo

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Three Deliciously Sweet and Healthy Sandwich Ideas

featuring Oroweat Organic 22 Grains and Seeds Bread and Fluffy Homemade Date “Butter”

04/28/2020

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Oregon Eye Specialists

For more than 25 years, the physicians at Oregon Eye Specialists have provided Portland-area patients clarity.

04/27/2020

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Kaiser Permanente

Teaming Up to Beat Cancer

04/27/2020

Coronavirus

Why Can't Self Employed and Freelance Oregonians Get Unemployment Benefits Yet?

Small business owners and freelancers are being rejected from unemployment claims even though they are supposed to qualify under the CARES act. But that is about to change.

04/25/2020 By Eden Dawn

House Party

Choose Your Quarantine House, Portland

OK, we’ll do this, too.

04/25/2020 By Margaret Seiler and Portland Monthly Staff

Voting Time

A Handy, Quick Guide to Local Candidates in the May 19 Primary

Coronavirus hasn't canceled the upcoming vote.

04/24/2020 By Margaret Seiler and Julia Silverman

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Mark O. Hatfield School of Government

Portland State University

04/24/2020

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Artemis Foods

Owner, Lauren Carr

04/24/2020

Interiors

Local Companies See Interest Surge in Home Office Furniture

Work-from-home orders have people eyeing shops like Fully.com and reclaimed-wood specialists Salvage Works.

04/24/2020 By Margaret Seiler

The Weekenders

Spring Fashion: Dreaming of Style and Adventures

One day we will again pack our bags with locally made looks, from silk jammies to varsity jackets.

04/24/2020 Styled by Eden Dawn Photography by Christopher Dibble

Interview

DarSalam’s Ghaith Sahib on Life as an Iraqi Restaurant Owner during COVID-19

"What is true and what is not true? I worry about everything. Who do we trust?"

04/23/2020 By Karen Brooks

PoMo Picks

What to Read, Watch, and Listen to to Take Your Mind Off the Apocalypse: Week of April 22

The Portland Monthly staff shares the non-pandemic content getting us through the week.

04/23/2020 By Portland Monthly Staff

Superhero Sweets

The Giant Ass Cinnamon Roll That’s Feeding Thousands of Oregonians

Portlander Whitney Rutz’s carb-tastic creation has raised $20,000 and counting for the Oregon Food Bank.

04/22/2020 By Fiona McCann

Wine

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Are Making an Oregon Pinot for Coronavirus Relief

The Willamette Valley “Quarantine,” which Kunis and Kutcher announced in a surreal fever dream of an Instagram video, is now available for preorder.

04/22/2020 By Conner Reed

Politics

With Oregon’s Closed Primaries, Nonaffiliated Voters Have a Much Shorter Ballot

Nearly a million registered voters won’t be able to cast a vote for president or their state rep in May—unless they choose a party by April 28.

04/21/2020 By Margaret Seiler

The Supremes

After 86 Years, Oregon's Non-Unanimous Jury Convictions Rule Struck Down by the US Supreme Court

The verdict is a big win for criminal justice reform advocates.

04/20/2020 By Julia Silverman

Testing, Testing

Gov. Kate Brown Wants to Test 15,000 Oregonians Per Week for Coronavirus. It Might Not Be Enough.

And even that exceeds the state’s current testing capabilities.

04/18/2020 By Julia Silverman

Testing

New OSU Study to Trace COVID-19 in Corvallis

With door-to-door testing, Oregon scientists are hoping to find who has the virus, and how fast it’s spreading.

04/17/2020 By Fiona McCann

PDX Index

Food Insecurity Rises Along With Unemployment in Oregon

Food banks are getting more money; so are food stamp programs. Will it be enough?

04/17/2020 By Julia Silverman