Oregon Trails

Step Inside the Oregon Coast’s Historic Bowling Alleys

Life’s a beach. Then you bowl.

01/07/2025 By Margaret Seiler Illustrations by Jordan Kay

The Call of the Sea: A Fisherman's Journey and the Legacy of Oregon Dungeness Crab

Oregon Dungeness crab, a prized seafood delicacy, is internationally lauded as a culinary wonder; its distinctly sweet, succulent flavor is a melt-in-the-mouth sensation.

01/06/2025

reading ahead

The Most Anticipated Book Events in Portland This Winter

The season promises new books from local stars Karen Russell and Lidia Yuknavitch and visits from Masha Gessen and Neko Case, among many others.

01/06/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Outdoors

Oregon, It’s Time to Book Your Summer Campsites

Six months out is the sweet spot for securing the state’s most coveted tent sites (and cabins, yurts, and fire lookouts).

01/03/2025 By Rebecca Jacobson

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Fixer-Upper Steiner Cabin on 10 Acres for $599K

Looking for a restoration project in 2025? Henry Steiner built about 100 log cabins, and this one near Mount Hood needs some love.

01/03/2025 By Melissa Dalton

things to do

In This Year: Going to the Movies

Also: Black Belt Eagle Scout at the Reser, and other things to do in Portland this week.

01/02/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Feel-Good Aesthetic Treatments That Deliver Results

12/30/2024

Zero-Proof

A Booze-Free Highball Recipe for the Holidays

The mocktail comes from Ariel Dunitz-Johnson, founder of the nonalcoholic bottle shop Ever AFter.

12/30/2024 By Alex Frane

Near & Far

Our Travel Editor’s Top Moments of 2024

Brilliant birds, beautiful beaches, and decked-the-heck-out tiki bars.

12/30/2024 By Rebecca Jacobson

Year in Review

Property Watch: Readers’ Favorite Homes on the Market in 2024

Looking back at the year’s most popular listings, how much they sold for, and which are still available.

12/27/2024 By Melissa Dalton

The Portland Art Museum’s Fine Print Fair Returns with Prints for all Styles and Budgets

Five ways to find a great print for your collection from PAM’s curator of prints and drawings.

12/26/2024

Active Path

Innovative Solutions for Depression Show Results in Weeks, Not Years

Find relief with a free consultation at an Active Path Mental Health clinic in Oregon or Washington

12/23/2024

year in review

Portland Artists and Curators on their Favorite Shows from 2024

The art world moves fast. These are the shows that left their mark in the past year.

12/23/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Zero-Proof

Oregon-Made Nonalcoholic Mixers to Up Your Mocktail Game

Because bitters and soda are overrated.

12/23/2024 By Alex Frane Photography by Michael Novak

First Foods

Oraibi by Javelina Explores the World of Indigenous Cuisine

Lauded chef Alexa Numkena-Anderson utilizes First Foods and precolonial cooking techniques for her new prix fixe dinner series.

12/20/2024 By Alex Frane Photography by Josh Chang

Real Estate

Property Watch: An Old-School Estate Perched High Above Portland

The lavish home was built in 1887 as an advertisement for Portland Heights, then owned by the Pittock family for almost 60 years.

12/20/2024 By Melissa Dalton

things to do

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, Minus the Racial Stereotypes

Also: major Minimalists at the Lumber Room, and other things to do in Portland this week.

12/19/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Holiday Guide

Where to Dine on New Year’s Eve

The best restaurants for oysters, Champagne, and prix-fixe meals to welcome 2025.

12/18/2024 By Alex Frane

Deep Fake

We Took a Spin Around OMSI’s Plastic Ice Rink

The Swiss-made synthetic surface is Glice, Glice, baby.

12/17/2024 By Margaret Seiler

In Memoriam

Portlanders We Lost This Year: Naomi Pomeroy

The legendary Beast chef and restaurant industry advocate died earlier this year. With months to reflect, this is how her collaborators remember her.

12/16/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Portland Monthly

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