Deals & Happenings

Sizzling July Events and Deals

Score half-price rooms at Skamania Lodge. Plus: More great Craft Beer Month deals and events, Tillamook’s new Treasure Map Tours, and Vancouver’s summer concert series.

07/18/2012

BEST GUESTHOUSES PDX #3

Stash Guests at a Super Cool (and Famous) Southeast Loft

Walk to many of Portland's best restaurants from developer Kevin Cavenaugh's airy, modern loft atop Coalition Brewing.

07/18/2012

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Slide Show: Stash Guests at a Super Cool (and Famous) Southeast Loft

07/18/2012

Trail of the Month

Bird Creek Meadows Trail

Activity: Hiking | Distance: 5.5 miles, round trip | Rating: Moderate

07/18/2012 By Brian Barker

Mudroom

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

Editor’s Note: August 2012

Water Master

07/18/2012 By Randy Gragg

Happenings

See Spot Sip

Take Fido with you next weekend on the Canine Uncorked Wine Tour, where you’ll get tastings at 11 Willamette Valley wineries and Fido will get the royal treatment.

07/17/2012

Cover Story

8 Great Northwest Swimming Holes

Our guide to close-in swimming holes doles out details on where to get wet, whether you’re a family of four looking for calm waters (and close-by restrooms) or an adventurous couple seeking a secluded spot to soak up the sun.

07/17/2012 By Kasey Cordell

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Reservoir Bulldogs

As a countdown looms, activists fight to save Portland water’s open-air icons.

07/14/2012 By Zach Dundas

Feature

Liquid Assets

The majesty and mystery of Bull Run, Portland’s greatest treasure.

07/14/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

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Slide Show: Electric Company

07/14/2012

Power Up

Electric Company

History-loving idealists vow to bring the saga of the Bull Run Powerhouse to light.

07/14/2012 By Randy Gragg

LOOK MA, NO HANDS

Simon's Springs

The Benson Bubbler turns 100.

07/14/2012 By Sig Unander

Getaway Guru

Reduce Your Wait Time in PDX Security Lines

A new TSA program lets some passengers use a separate—faster—security lane at PDX.

07/13/2012

Loot

Free This Weekend: Pittock Mansion, Portland Art Museum, Lan Su Chinese Garden

Bank of America offers cardholders free admission to top Portland spots this weekend.

07/03/2012

Deals & Happenings

Fourth of July Rodeo Roundup

Plus: deals on golf escapes and the start of Oregon Craft Beer Month

06/27/2012

Trail City

A Year in Nature

Who says hiking is limited to summer sojourns? Nature is happening year-round.

06/22/2012 Edited by Brian Barker

Mudroom

Word on the Street: a Portland Glossary, July 2012

The Greshamptons (n)

06/22/2012

Editor's Note

Walker’s Way

06/22/2012 Edited by Randy Gragg

Travel News

Hotel Prices Going Up In Portland (But It’s Good For Us)

Tourism officials hope a two percent increase in taxes on city hotel rooms will translate into more visitors and jobs. Seem like fuzzy math? We explain.

06/21/2012