The Game of Portland

Hey, Can You Make It from Now through Spring Break?

Hawai'i—or maybe just your couch—is calling.

03/01/2024 Illustrations by Hawk Krall By Portland Monthly Staff

The Game of Portland

Can You Make It to Spring?

It's time for our favorite game, traversing Stumptown from now till March. This season, remember the winter rule: no important decisions in February.

01/02/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff Illustrations by Hawk Krall

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How to Spot the Four Types of Portland Designers

They are everywhere. Here’s our handy guide to finding them in the wild.

09/21/2016 By Zach Dundas

HUMOR

The Portland Halloween Costume Cheat Sheet

Out of costume ideas? Why not go as an undead Uber driver killed in the Big One? Or a bearded Unipiper paying cash for a house?

09/21/2015 By Marty Patail

#OREGONWOMAN

The Oregon Women of Tomorrow

We asked some young women in the third grade at Northeast Portland's Vestal School what they want to be when they grow up.

03/02/2015 By Marty Patail

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DRØNSTROP: The Designer Drone for Everyday Use

What would it look like if IKEA offered a DIY drone kit?

12/01/2014 By Marty Patail

BEST RESTAURANTS

Portland Restaurantopoly

The fast-dealing Rose City foodie game!

11/03/2014 By Marty Patail

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The Food Lover's Kama Sutra

Advanced techniques for exploring Oregon's bounty

09/02/2014 By Marty Patail

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If Portland Monthly Became a Tabloid...

Ever wondered what we'd look like if we were "Portland's only reliable newspaper"?

06/02/2014

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Reasons to Complain About Portland

From brunch lines to our terrible drivers, we balance our May issue love fest with a little bit of whine.

05/01/2014 By Portland Monthly Staff

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Spring Arts Cheat Sheet

A foolproof formula for creating the next Portland arts sensation!

03/03/2014 By Marty Patail

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Test Your Portland IQ

Can you name all of the streets in Northwest Portland's Alphabet District? Neither could the Portland Monthly staff.

02/03/2014 By Marty Patail

THE HISTORY ISSUE: AN APPENDIX

Ode on a Carpet, by T.S.A. Eliot

Soon, Portland International Airport will begin replacing the 14 acres of beloved blue-green carpet covering its terminals, a surface that has welcomed travelers since the early 1990s.

12/02/2013

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Is this the Future of Portland Lunch?

"Everyday Canapés" could be popping up in your lunch box soon

11/01/2013 Photography by Nomad

CULINARY ROAD TRIPS: APPENDIX

Road Food

Blew your road trip budget on gas? Pull off to the shoulder and forage a feast.
We show you how.

09/03/2013

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Oregon Demerit Badges

"Awards" for the outdoorsy misdeeds committed at neighboring campsites

08/01/2013

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A Cure for Discontents, Overschedulers, and Social Butterflies?

FOMOxicil: the first FDA-approved drug to treat the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)

06/03/2013

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The Lost City of Portlandis

Our world, underwater, starring the Timbers Navy, hipster halibuts, and paddle-fixies

05/01/2013

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Save the Oregonian

Nine ways to rescue the state's oldest newspaper.

02/21/2013

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School Stats Kids (Actually) Care About

Hint: They’re not the same as what parents care about.

01/25/2013