Steals & Deals

Grimm Is Selling All of Its Weird Props and Monster Costumes

The production team behind the now-canceled TV show will hawk six years' worth of props in one massive sale.

03/06/2017 By Eden Dawn

Beer

Breakside Unveils Humongous, Hop-Focused Slabtown Brewery

With two stories, two indoor bars, and a rooftop bar soon to come, the local beermaker calls it a “showpiece pub in the middle of the city."

03/06/2017 By Elise Herron

Community

Portland Action Agenda: Ways to Make a Difference, Mar 6–19

From Roxane Gay to Matthew Desmond, activist trainings to stories from queer and POC writers, here's how to get engaged right now.

03/06/2017 By Portland Monthly Staff

The Best Places to Drink Wine in Seattle

There’s no shortage of wine in the Emerald City. In celebration of Taste Washington, we’ve picked 10 spots to enjoy a glass (or bottle) of Washington’s finest.

03/02/2017

Film

A New Movie Brings Portland’s Star Burlesque Performers to the Big Screen

Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe comes—fully sequined—to town. Director Jon Manning talks feminism, filmmaking, and a cure for loneliness.

03/02/2017 By Fiona McCann

PoMo Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Mar 2–5

Circus performers flip omelets onstage, POWFest turns 10, Jens Lekman hits Revolution Hall, Third Angle performs a string quartet in total darkness, and Matilda: The Musical swings (literally) through the Keller. Hello there, March.

03/02/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson and Lauren Kershner

Portland Pages

Junior League of Portland’s Annual Charity Ball

The Junior League of Portland's annual Charity Ball was held on New Year’s Eve at Urban Studio in the Pearl District.

03/01/2017 By Portland Pages

Winter Remedy 2017

Portland Monthly's Winter Remedy, 2017's Top Doctors & Nurses Reception

Photos from Winter Remedy, Portland Monthly's 2017 Top Doctors & Nurses reception at Red Star Tavern

03/01/2017 Photography by Jason DeSomer

Music

March 2017: A Month of Portland Concerts in 20 Songs

Coming in like a lion, the live music lineup is fierce.

03/01/2017 By Lauren Kershner

News to Chew

Lincoln to Close, Fifty Licks Readies E Burnside Location, Plus More PDX Food News

… including chef shuffles at Dame, Johanna Ware's return, and the shuttering of a Chinese hot pot favorite.

03/01/2017 By Benjamin Tepler

Photography

An Urban Photo Gallery and a Bucolic Artists Retreat Join Forces

Blue Sky Gallery and the Sitka Center team up to give photographers two weeks of work and reflection on the Oregon Coast.

02/28/2017 By Jason Buehrer

I Heart Video

How One Portland Designer Sells Clothes Using Psychedelic Music Videos

Sara Bergman ups the lookbook game by eschewing traditional photos for a mini music video.

02/28/2017 By Eden Dawn

History

This Photographer Captured Prewar Portland’s Lost Grandeur

A new exhibit showcases a time before parking lots.

02/28/2017 By Rebecca Jacobson

Office Life

Move Over, Tiny Homes. The Tiny Office Is Here.

Portland design networking firm Coroflot builds its headquarters in a trailer.

02/28/2017 By Marty Patail

Your Guide to Portland Dining Month 2017

Throughout March, 125 local restaurants are offering three-course menus for $29. Dig in, Portland!

02/28/2017

Community

Portland Action Agenda: Ways to Make a Difference, Feb 27–Mar 12

From DACA rallies to POWFest, photography exhibits to LGBTQ history tours, here's how to get engaged right now.

02/27/2017 By Portland Monthly Staff

Food News

Fire Devastates Beloved Portland Pork Shop Tails & Trotters

An intense electrical fire swept through the artisan butcher shop late Wednesday, February 22. Now, a coterie of PDX foodies mobilizes to help them (and neighbor Pie Spot) recover.

02/24/2017 By Ramona DeNies

The Workings of the Brain Remain Mysterious. Learn How They All Serve a Purpose.

The OHSU Brain Lecture series will explore the criminal brain, how the brain’s dedicated center for pleasure affect our interactions and if there is a scientific reason why we dream.

02/24/2017

Weather

How Portland's Horrid Winter Storms Brought Small Businesses Together

A lonely upside to repeated batterings from snow and ice.

02/23/2017 By Jason Buehrer

Public media

Portland Community Media Is Reborn as Open Signal

In its bright, newly renovated quarters, Open Signal offers public access to media equipment and education, with a focus on social impact.

02/23/2017 By Fiona McCann