PHOTO ESSAY: Riding in a Winter Wonderland

Every year Portland International Raceway lights up with holiday cheer—for cars and bikes alike.

Laying Down in the Portland Art Museum with Pipilotti Rist

Her installation 4th Floor to Mildness encourages super comfy social transgression and undersea daydreams.

I, Anonymous

City Council vs. Commerical Rents, Plz

Pop Quiz PDX

POP QUIZ PDX: We Wish You a Merry Krampus!

Hear In Portland

Hear In Portland: The Cumbia-Kraut NYE of Our Dreams, and Keeks Holding it Down at Swan Dive

Mercury Music Picks

Mercury Music Picks: A John Prine Christmas, a Hardcore Christmas, and a Hip-Hop Christmas 

The Trash Report

THE TRASH REPORT: Halle Berry and Sabrina Carpenter Get on the Mic, and A Two Good Men (Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang)

More Columns

Local Homelessness Prevention Could See $21 Million Funding Bump

Housing Committee’s “Slow the Inflow” resolution to avert new homelessness heads to full Council

Portland Artists Hold a Round Table on Generative AI “Machine Nightmares”

Tired of the machine takeover? So are local artists, like Roger Peet, Lydia Kiesling, John Niekrasz, and Celeste Noche.

News Wed 6:20 PM

Raymond Lee Confirmed as Portland’s First Long-term City Administrator

City leaders celebrate a “new chapter” for Portland government, seek to rebuild damaged trust

Music Dec 5 4:00 PM

Noise & Grain Combines Two of Portland’s Loves: Film Photography and Live Music

The new exhibition adorns Franklin FOTO Gallery’s walls with shots of Michael Hurley, Ural Thomas, Sallie Ford, and more. 

News Dec 2 2:03 PM

Mayor Wilson Nominates New City Administrator

Raymond Lee previously managed Greeley, Colorado before leaving recently to ‘pursue new opportunities.’ 

Photo Essay Mon 11:30 AM

Photo Essay: Krampuslauf in Portland

Demonic goats, witches, and winter spirits gathered in Sewallcrest Park before treating SE Hawthorne to a holiday sight.

Music Dec 4 12:00 PM

Concert Review: Primitive Man Howls in the Holiday Season

The Denver doom trio brought fresh-cooked sludge to Star Theater’s black (metal) Friday crowd.

Music Wed 2:00 PM

Portland Jazz Festival: A 2026 Primer of the Best the Fest Has to Offer

Mavis Staples or Shirley Nanette? SML or Roger Eno? All of the above!

News Mon 1:51 PM

Legacy Health Staff Say They’ll Stay on Strike Until Company Offers Better Deal 

Clinicians say their pay hasn’t kept pace with wages at other local health care systems as the two sides begin mediation.  

News Tue 5:00 PM

Portland Police Officer Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges

Jimmy Pryce, a 27-year employee at Portland Police Bureau, faces a criminal trial in Clackamas County.

News Nov 25 6:30 PM

Oregon to Feds: Rein in Your Officers or We'll Prosecute

Top state attorney says his office will investigate federal officers’ criminal conduct during protests and immigration enforcement

Visual Art Dec 4 5:20 PM

Portland Art Museum Wants to Be Used

Once hidden galleries can now be found; Rothko Pavilion presents a new way to see what was already there.

Music Dec 1 2:00 PM

Concert Review: Riding the Synth Wave with Olivia Block + Pete Swanson + Seth Nehil

Compelling and confusing experimental grooves on a laid-back Sunday night at Holocene.

News Dec 3 4:30 PM

City Council Puts Financial Crackdown On Detention Facilities

Portland City Council approved a new fee to recoup costs associated with detention facilities, both for impacted Portlanders and for the city’s coffers.

Music Mon 5:20 PM

Mountain Goats Songs That Are About Portland, an Exhaustive Non-Exhaustive List

The influence of location on singer-songwriter John Darnielle can’t be overstated—and you should listen to these songs!

News Dec 4 3:39 PM

Former Housing Director Says She Was Told Not to Disclose Millions in Unspent Funds 

A memo Helmi Hisserich sent to city councilors says city administration viewed unspent funds as "a big PR problem."

News Dec 5 2:30 PM

Amid Grim Outlook for National Climate Investments, Portland’s Clean Energy Fund Doles Out Nearly $64 Million

PCEF awarded grants to 59 local nonprofits for climate projects. The news comes as the well-endowed program is at risk of being tapped for other city priorities.