Arts News

PICA Announces New Leadership Team

Portland’s leading contemporary arts organization will have three artistic directors: Roya Amirsoleymani, Erin Boberg Doughton, and Kristan Kennedy.

11/28/2017 By Fiona McCann

Fun With Firs

9 U-Cut Christmas Tree Farms within 90 Minutes of Portland

Your perfect holiday conifer quest comes with a hayride/reindeer/artificial snow/chili cheese nachos? We got you.

11/27/2017 By Hannah Bonnie

Health News

Activated Charcoal Bursts with Black Hue. But Is It Healthy?

This trendy ingredient is good for making spooky sundaes and tasty treats, but “detoxing” is another story.

11/21/2017 By Eleanor Van Buren

What show features 80 costumes changes, 31 wigs and 1,000 hand-painted bricks?

The improv giant that helped launch the careers of Tina Fey, Bill Murray and Stephen Colbert created a holiday hit that puts a ‘twist’ on the Scrooge saga.

11/21/2017

Holiday Shopping

Forget Amazon. Here's How to Shop the Local Way on Black Friday.

These 39 Portland-owned shops have the deals you can't miss.

11/21/2017 By Kayla Brock

Shop Local

Little Boxes, the Portland-Wide Shopping Party, Returns under New Leadership

Every year, more than 200 stores band together for a post-Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza.

11/21/2017 By Eden Dawn

First Impressions

Downtown’s New Afuri Ramen Outpost Brings Double the Dumplings

The Tokyo chain’s newest Portland location wields a slimmed-down menu with zippy service, poke, and more gyoza.

11/21/2017 By Benjamin Tepler

PoMo Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Nov 23–26

Do your turkey (or tofurky) trot, then celebrate the 20th anniversary of OK Computer with Portland Cello Project, catch holiday stories onstage, or take in some Day-Glo-tinged psychedelia.

11/21/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson, Kayla Brock, Fiona McCann, and Tuck Woodstock