Openings

New Pacific Northwest Hotels, Resorts, and Getaways to Know

Luxury tents, saunas, ocean views, and an attic library.

09/17/2025 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen and Brooke Jackson-Glidden

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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month at The Allison Inn & Spa

Honoring culture, story, and community, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025

09/16/2025

WEIRD OUT

Visit These 13 Oregon Oddities and Roadside Attractions

Our state has shipwrecks, shoe trees, and sinkholes awaiting you.

09/16/2025 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen, Margaret Seiler, and Portland Monthly Staff

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School Profiles 2025

Committed to helping your child succeed? Our guide highlights leading schools in the region and the distinctive programs that make each one stand out.

09/15/2025

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Escape to Gearhart for a Cozy Coastal Getaway

Experience the city’s unique charm at Drifthaven at Gearheart.

09/15/2025

Game Time

A Major League Guide to Portland’s Best Sports Bars

The top spots to catch the big game with a basket of nachos and pitcher of beer.

09/15/2025 By Alex Frane

Bookshelf

A Novel of an Anarchist Nursing Home Run by 1970s Punks

Leni Zumas’s Wolf Bells is a spirited, hilarious, and tender study of intergenerational living.

09/15/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Real Estate

Property Watch: See Why This Designer's Woodlawn House Sold in Four Days

The Northeast Portland home has been featured by Dwell and Schoolhouse Electric.

09/12/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Superfan

At Chin’s Kitchen in Hollywood, It’s Always Soup Season

Patrick Herlihy is working his way through the menu at the Chinese restaurant, but a steaming bowl is a must.

09/12/2025 By Margaret Seiler Photography by Michael Raines

things to do

What Sets Sleater-Kinney Apart

Also: AIDS Walk Northwest, and other events in town this week.

09/11/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Activism

With Slashed Budgets, AIDS Walk Is as Relevant as Ever

As cuts to HIV prevention and care programs loom, Cascade AIDS Project leans into its 40th annual waterfront march.

09/11/2025 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Sunday Gravy

A Diner’s Guide to 2025’s Italian Restaurant Boom

A new lineup of Italian restaurants, bars, and markets has come to Portland.

09/10/2025 By Ron Scott

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Portland Monthly Special Sections

Discover which of our featured special sections in Portland Monthly is the perfect fit for your company.

09/10/2025

Big Brains

Your Ultimate Portland Bar Trivia Guide

Where to get your brain workout (almost) every night of the week.

09/09/2025 By Margaret Seiler

Travel

8 Fun and Easy Fall Day Trips near Portland

Sip cider in Hood River, get spooked in St. Helens, and celebrate the fall harvest around Wilsonville.

09/09/2025 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen and Portland Monthly Staff

Dead Air

Musicians Loved PCC’s Sonic Arts Program. The College Killed It Anyway.

As enrollment dwindles and federal decisions loom, community colleges are axing programs to cut costs.

09/08/2025 By Karly Quadros

Bar Closures

(Almost) Last Call for a Wildly Innovative Cocktail Bar, and Other Closures

By the end of the year, Deadshot will join Backyard Social and Slow Bar in watering hole heaven.

09/05/2025 By Alex Frane

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Charming Cottage on Council Crest with an ADU

This 1924 cottage has historical detail up top and a moneymaker in the basement.

09/05/2025 By Melissa Dalton

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Get Your Tickets to The Paradise Club & Let the Music Move You

This Fall, Portland Playhouse invites you to step inside a jazz joint that's pulsing with heat, history, and heart.

09/04/2025

Bier Fest

Oktoberfest Already? Here’s Where to Go In and Around Portland.

Break out your lederhosen for pretzel tossing, dachshund races, and a goat petting zoo.

09/04/2025 By Alex Frane and Portland Monthly Staff