VELO

True Grit

Local cyclocross racers relish the rare chance to compete on a world stage.

12/16/2011 By Shoshanna Cohen

Feature

First the Dishes, then the Revolution

In the midst of Occupy Portland’s chaos, a vibrant communal kitchen exemplified the protest’s boldest goals.

11/23/2011 By Amanda Eckerson

Gift Guide

Gift Guide 2011: Put a Bow on It

Got a Christmas list long enough to rival Santa’s? Our gift guide can help. With 20 locally crafted goodies to choose from, all you have to decide is who’s been nice and who’s been really nice.

11/23/2011 By Kali Sanders

BLAST OFF

Mile High Club

In Eastern Oregon’s high desert, would-be space pioneers from Portland work to launch some of the most ambitious amateur rockets on (or off) earth.

11/18/2011 By Zach Dundas

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: The Best of the Rest

Still hungry? We’ve culled the 30 restaurants that should remain in any food lover’s regular rotation. Be it artisan pizza, sustainable sushi, or Spain-meets-Oregon tapas, these places deliver every time.

10/14/2011 Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Hidden Breakfasts

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day so wake up a little earlier and get in line at one of these morning meeting spots.

10/14/2011 By Rachel Ritchie

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Meat-Free Magnificence

You don't need meat to make a meal. We've harvested five finds for the vegetarian set.

10/14/2011 By Allison Jones

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Maximal Meat

Get the knife and fork ready for our list of restaurants that cater to the carnivore crowd. Vegetarians need no apply.

10/14/2011 By Mike Thelin

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: The Comforts

Everyone's got a go-to comfort food that they simply must have. Check out our favorites and add them to your list.

10/14/2011 By Kasey Cordell, Karen Brooks, and Benjamin Tepler

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Asian Adventures

10/14/2011 By Karen Brooks and Benjamin Tepler

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: The Ultimate Feast

48 Hours in P-Town: The perfect weekend itinerary of local eating.

10/14/2011 By Karen Brooks

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Best New Restaurants

New places, new chefs, and reimagined kitchens.

10/14/2011 By Karen Brooks

Features

Greener Pastures

After four generations, Cory Carman’s family ranch teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. To save it, she’s betting on a new kind of consumer, old methods, and her own idealism.

10/14/2011 By Hannah Wallace

FEATURE

Light A Fire 2011

Our annual celebration of the nonprofit community highlights the individuals and organizations who are making Portland a better place to live, love, and grow.

10/14/2011 By Lucy Burningham

Feature

Brainstorm

Explore the Genesis of Innovation: 12 Oregonians Changing Our World

09/21/2011 Edited by Randy Gragg

Habitat

The New Victorian

A family of London transplants gives a historic house an eclectic overhaul.

09/21/2011 By Amara Holstein

READ THIS NOW

There is A Certain Kind of Woman

Fiction by Monona Wali.

09/21/2011 By Monona Wali

SEW TOUGH

A Stitch in Time

For 91 years, the Portland apparel company Dehen mostly made cheerleader uniforms and letterman jackets. Now it hopes to weave history, branding savvy, and Japanese fashionistas into a bold new chapter.

08/19/2011 By Zach Dundas

Article

Smile Science

What’s behind a perfect smile? Plus: how to tell a real grin from a fake one.

08/19/2011 Edited by Kasey Cordell

Feature

Fall Arts Preview 2011

From theater and dance to a 16th-century masterpiece painting, the fall season of arts offerings is ripe with couples’ collaborations.

08/19/2011 By Randy Gragg and Anne Adams