Real Estate

Property Watch: Saul Zaik House Is for Sale for the First Time

Built in 1961 by the architect for his family, it's considered the finest embodiment of his design approach.

07/25/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: Pristine Midcentury on the Market for the First Time

Built in 1950 and exquisitely restored 70 years later, everything from the original woodwork to the new Lacanche range shines.

07/11/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Style & Shopping

The Best Fashion Boutiques in Portland

Local stores that will make you never want to shop online again.

05/06/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

bar openings

Side Eye Blends French Dining, Fast Food, and Retro Cocktails

Despite a veteran dining team driving it, Northwest District’s newest bar is comfortably lowbrow.

02/21/2025 By Alex Frane

Real Estate

Property Watch: Will This Historic Northwest Portland Home Be Saved?

The previous owners started a remodel on this house designed by architect Van Evera Bailey. Will new ones finish it?

02/21/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Where to Live Now

Neighborhood Guide: Nob Hill

Find the city’s best shopping on its most concentrated strip, plus Portland’s greatest mix of old and new, high- and lowbrow tastes.

02/17/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Custom ’70s-Meets-Midcentury in the Trees

A new kitchen and backyard entertaining space, a walk-in closet with a view, and two bonus lots are just a few of the perks of this Linnton home.

01/10/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Swifties Unite

The Definitive Guide to Watching the Vaux’s Swifts in Portland

It’s basically our city’s Mardi Gras.

08/27/2024 By Rebecca Jacobson

Restaurant Review

Nostalgic Finger Food Shimmies at G-Love’s Sister Bar the Love Shack

There’s a little new place where…canapé carts roam and espresso martinis flow.

08/12/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Pietro Belluschi Classic in a Bucolic Setting

The famed Italian-born architect helped shape Pacific Northwest Modernism.

05/28/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Gardener’s Delight with 4 Acres on NW Cornelius Pass

This ’70s compound has greenhouses, a covered dining terrace, and an outdoor shower—and it's pretty cool inside, too.

04/29/2024 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Rare, Jacobethan 739-Sq-Ft Condo (and It's Affordable)

The gorgeous building in Northwest is on the National Register of Historic Places.

12/19/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Essay

He's Thought about This Death of a Houseless Man Since 1987

A murder during Portland's homelessness surge three decades ago tells us about the city today. A writer has wrestled with his proximity to it ever since.

09/23/2023 By Bill Donahue Illustrations by katherine lam

Real Estate

Property Watch: The Only Red Brick Townhouses in Oregon

A rare local version of an East Coast brownstone, with preserved old-growth woodwork, stained glass, and a custom kitchen in Northwest Portland

06/06/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Schoolhouse Turned Dance Hall Turned Home

Original wood floors, windows, and bell tower, plus salvaged design details, on a full acre make for a dreamy, unique house.

05/31/2023 By Melissa Dalton

Restaurant Openings

Gabriel Pascuzzi from Top Chef Reopens Stacked Sandwich Shop April 11

Take a look at the new Slabtown space, plus new sandwiches like green curry fried chicken and pork coppa.

04/07/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Michael Novak

Spa Day

Explore the Healing Powers of Reflexology at These Portland Spas

From Overlook to the Central Eastside, Slabtown to SE 82nd, check out these local spots for different takes on the traditional Chinese medicine practice.

01/26/2023 By Jordan Michelman