Power Ranking

The Greatest Portland Summers of All Time!

The most exciting summer memories in Portland history: starring Elvis Presley, Pelé, and a bunch of stoned hippies.

07/19/2012 By Martin Patail

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The Perfect Party: August 2012

The guests we’d most like at our dinner table this month

07/18/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

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Ring Leader

A local woman’s olympic quest captures the greatness of the games.

07/18/2012 By Jill Davis

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Do This Now! August 2012

Get an earful of offbeat Oregon history every Tuesday night at Jack London Bar.

07/18/2012 By Sara Gates

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Five Questions With Celeste Brash

Portland-based travel writer Celeste Brash has written more than 30 Lonely Planet guidebooks. Her new title, Southeast Asia on a Shoestring, appeared this summer.

07/18/2012 By Heather Strang

Plantwise

Summertime: The Living Is Easy

07/18/2012 By Kate Bryant

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Instant Cool (Just Add Tools)

Three grassroots products show the workshop/clubhouse ADX at its best.

07/14/2012 By Bill Lascher Videography by Stephen Person

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Five Questions With… Meghan McCain

The ex-GOP nominee’s daughter (and right-wing TV persona) trots out a new book, America, You Sexy Bitch.

06/22/2012 By Kit Mauldin

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Downsize Dining

Four restaurants cozy up in a new Northeast development

06/22/2012 By Sara Gates

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Car-Free Crossing

Portland’s new light-rail bridge, explained

06/22/2012 By Martin Patail

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Word on the Street: a Portland Glossary, July 2012

The Greshamptons (n)

06/22/2012

Scene & Heard

French Connection

Portland State University vice president Francoise Aylmer recently became France’s honory consul.

06/22/2012 By Zach Dundas

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PDX Index: Waterfront Blues Fest

06/22/2012 By Sara Gates

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The Perfect Party: July 2012

The guests we’d most like at our dinner table this month.

06/22/2012

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Cascadia Rising

Break out the fireworks for the northwest’s independent state of mind.

06/22/2012 By Martin Patail

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Do This Now! July 2012

Hangin' with hippies and clapping for cowboys are both on the cultural calendar for July.

06/15/2012

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Power Ranking

Portland vs. Portlands

06/15/2012 By Camille Grigsby-Rocca

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Do You Want to Play a Game?

A Portland website reawakens a lost gaming genre—and its fans.

06/15/2012 By Will Lambeth

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Woody Redux

Song ideas to swing a hammer to, inspired by the folk hero’s 100th

06/15/2012 By Zach Dundas

Plantwise

Beat the Heat

It’s summer! (By the earth’s tilt, at least.) Here are five things you need to know to make the most of it.

06/15/2012 By Kate Bryant