Native Communities

State Highlights Tribal Tourism with New Guide to Oregon Indian Country

A partnership between Travel Oregon and the state’s 9 federally recognized tribes gives both residents and visitors a new way to experience Native culture and commerce.

12/07/2022 By Sam Stites

Q+A

Reclaiming Beatrice Morrow Cannady’s Home and Legacy

A family of Black women artists are working to purchase and preserve the historic Portland home of the civil rights activist—but they’re not the only ones who have made an offer.

10/19/2022 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Food News

4 Fascinating Facts from Newly Released Book Lost Restaurants of Portland, OR

A local writer’s nostalgia-fueled book chronicles 20 now-closed restaurants with history, recipes, and personal accounts.

10/05/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Modern Cottage-Style in Eastmoreland

An artist's garret, built-in window seat, and gourmet kitchen

10/03/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Feature

Remembering Vampira and Tarantula Ghoul, Oregon’s Scream Queens

Inside the legacies of two locally grown horror hosts

10/03/2022 By Conner Reed Illustrations by Patrick Leger

History

Meet Some of the Women Who Helped Shape Oregon as We Know It

From securing the right to vote to leading the state in Salem to representing Oregonians in DC, we owe a lot to Redmond, Neuberger, Green, Kafoury & more.

09/20/2022 By Margaret Seiler

History Lesson

Meet the Prineville Man Who Spent His Summer Hiking More than 2,400 Miles of the Oregon Trail

Along the way, he was joined by a cape-wearing stuffed steer named Last Ox.

09/02/2022 By Michelle Harris

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Curving Brick Abode in Laurelhurst

Inlaid wood floor, mahogany columns, coffered ceilings, and a mysterious callout to an old ski lift company

08/15/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Serene Dutch Colonial In Irvington

From the outside, you'd never guess that this historic home has been given a respectful, top-to-bottom makeover

08/01/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Baseball

On an Epic Night, the Pickles Score 32 Runs and Blow Up a Whale

‘We have a whale we want to blow up and a number of children in the audience who would like to see that carnage happen.’

07/22/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Real Estate

Property Watch: An Unfussy, Modernized Tudor in Ladd’s Addition

Gloriously updated but still with so many charming nooks and crannies

07/18/2022 By Melissa Dalton

History Lesson

Arlington, MAC, University.... What’s the Deal with Portland’s Old Private Clubs?

Lamb in mint sauce! Dress codes! Turkish baths! President Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, and Tiger Woods!

06/22/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Beautifully Restored Southeast Craftsman with Artistic Flourish

Did we mention there is a kegerator in the basement?

06/21/2022 By Melissa Dalton

History Lesson

Will Portland's Shanghai Tunnels Close for Good?

After pandemic closures, Underground Tours operators are looking for a way forward.

06/13/2022 By Michelle Harris

Theater

A New Musical Brings a Lost History to the Portland Stage

Vanport the Musical opens at Northwest Children's Theater.

05/20/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Affordable Housing

A New Life for the Century-Old Anna Mann House in Kerns

Turns out, affordable housing and historic preservation can coexist.

03/30/2022 By Karly Quadros

Real Estate

Property Watch: On Tabor, an Arts and Crafts Home by Architect Ellis F. Lawrence

Lawrence created the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon—no big deal.

03/21/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Love

The Bridal Veil Post Office Celebrates 135 Years

Every year this Oregon ghost town post office sees a flood of wedding invitations from couples hoping to secure a Bridal Veil postmark, helping keep the historic building alive.

03/17/2022 By Gabriel Granillo

History

The Day The Dalles Dam Silenced Celilo Falls

“I'm trying to use a careful word, not using the ‘genocide’ word, but to me that's what it was. That's what the Celilo loss means: we've lost longevity.”

03/09/2022 By Gabriel Granillo

What to Do

4 New Oregon Museum Exhibits Focusing on History and the Environment

From exploring snow’s impact on the environment to unpacking immigrant stories of survival, these new exhibits will entertain and educate.

02/04/2022 By Gabriel Granillo