PDX Airport Guide: History

The Life and Death of Swan Island Airport

Portland flights once landed in the middle of the river two miles from downtown.

09/23/2019 By Stephanie Gehring

PDX Airport Guide: Retail

You Can Do All Your Holiday Shopping at the Airport

Check every name off that list with Powell’s, Columbia, Tender Loving Empire, the Kenny & Zuke’s cold case, and more.

09/23/2019 By Margaret Seiler

PDX Airport Guide: Food

What to Eat Before Your Flight Out of Portland

PDX proves airport food doesn’t have to suck.

09/23/2019 By Benjamin Tepler, Shannon Henderson, and Margaret Seiler

PDX Airport Guide: Profile

Meet the Hillsboro Worker Who Commutes from Idaho

And you thought your slog to work was long.

09/23/2019 By Margaret Seiler

PDX Airport Guide

How Has PDX Held On to the Title of the Nation’s Best Airport for Seven Years Running?

Short answer: by becoming the city it serves.

09/23/2019 By Margaret Seiler

The Shakedown

Okay, What's the Deal with Wine?

We size up Oregon's grapiest beverage.

09/23/2019 By Marty Patail

The Essentials

12 Things to See and Do in Portland: October 2019

Ta-Nehisi Coates in town, OBT roars into its 30th anniversary season, Teicher levels up on tap dance, and All Jane brings the laughs.

09/23/2019 By Rebecca Jacobson and Fiona McCann

Photography

This Portland Photographer Puts Heavy Metal Battle Jackets in Focus

Peter Beste's Defenders of the Faith turns a lens on metal fans' leather- and denim-heavy regalia.

09/23/2019 By Casey Jarman

Art

This Portland Artist Uses Her Own Hair to Explore Race

Catch Lisa Jarrett's latest show Future Ancestors at Ori this month.

09/23/2019 By Fiona McCann

Food Finds

This Hand-Pulled Noodle Sensation Is Hiding in Happy Valley

Noodle Man's glass-walled kitchen gives a front-row seat to experts twisting, slamming, and flinging strands of elastic dough into regional Chinese dishes.

09/23/2019 By Benjamin Tepler

Food Events

Three Local Pickle Pros to Look Out for at the Portland Fermentation Festival

Come for the miso and kimchi, stay for the Mongolian milk wine.

09/23/2019 By Liz Crain

Savor

Make Noma's Umami Bomb Mushrooms in Your Home Kitchen

Toss some mushrooms in a jar and get ready for the Portland Fermentation Fest.

09/23/2019 By Benjamin Tepler

Word of Mouth

K-Pop, Cat Cakes, and Cotton Candy Coffee at Soro Soro

This new Korean coffee and dessert shop on E Burnside is as cute as it gets.

09/23/2019 By Karen Brooks

Travel Feature

Peacocks, Red Chiles, and Slot Canyons Await in Albuquerque

The Land of Enchantment’s biggest city is a direct flight away.

09/23/2019 By Benjamin Tepler

Fashion Editorial

Dress Up That Wardrobe with Big and Bold Accessories

From bondage-inspired leather looks to high-end gemstones to cheap vintage finds, local shops and designers have the perfect baubles.

09/23/2019 Styled by Eden Dawn Photography by George Barberis Illustrations by Joan LeMay

Politics

How Jeff Merkley Is Helping to Keep the Nation’s Eyes on the Border Crisis

He talks Senate reform, his presidency bid, and hearing from sobbing mothers at our country’s migration camps.

09/23/2019 By Fiona McCann

Community

Meet the Woman Who Helps Immigrant and Refugee Communities Get Ready for a Massive Quake

Regina Ingabire wants everyone to know what to do when the shaking stops.

09/23/2019 By Zach Dundas

Trophy Case

Four Must-Have Local Items For Your Flight Outta Town

From toothpaste to deodorant to the Dopp kit to stash it all

09/23/2019 By Jackson Main and Eden Dawn

Sports

The Blazers Turn 50 This Year. They Are Portland’s Common Ground.

Our NBA team transcends class, race, and the urban/rural divide. (Now they just need to win something.)

09/23/2019 By Casey Jarman

PDX Index

Oregon Wine Is Dominating the World

Canada craves our premium elixirs. California envies our luxe prices. We just want to crack a bottle and celebrate.

09/23/2019 By Ramona DeNies

Portland Monthly

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The Life and Death of Swan Island Airport

You Can Do All Your Holiday Shopping at the Airport

What to Eat Before Your Flight Out of Portland

Meet the Hillsboro Worker Who Commutes from Idaho

How Has PDX Held On to the Title of the Nation’s Best Airport for Seven Years Running?

Okay, What's the Deal with Wine?

12 Things to See and Do in Portland: October 2019

This Portland Photographer Puts Heavy Metal Battle Jackets in Focus

This Portland Artist Uses Her Own Hair to Explore Race

This Hand-Pulled Noodle Sensation Is Hiding in Happy Valley

Three Local Pickle Pros to Look Out for at the Portland Fermentation Festival

Make Noma's Umami Bomb Mushrooms in Your Home Kitchen

K-Pop, Cat Cakes, and Cotton Candy Coffee at Soro Soro

Peacocks, Red Chiles, and Slot Canyons Await in Albuquerque

Dress Up That Wardrobe with Big and Bold Accessories

How Jeff Merkley Is Helping to Keep the Nation’s Eyes on the Border Crisis

Meet the Woman Who Helps Immigrant and Refugee Communities Get Ready for a Massive Quake

Four Must-Have Local Items For Your Flight Outta Town

The Blazers Turn 50 This Year. They Are Portland’s Common Ground.

Oregon Wine Is Dominating the World