The Road to Improvement
Can the city fix East Portland’s transportation woes?
Spin Cycle: Get Up to Get Down!
Earworm audio dispatches from formidable live acts near and far.
The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Apr 10–12, 2026
Cherry Blossom Bazaar, The Ladds 500, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20
Kicked to the Curb: Substance Abuse Patients Ordered to Leave As Treatment Center Abruptly Closes
Without warning, an inpatient drug treatment facility temporarily shuttered, leaving nearly 50 women scrambling for a place to go. For some, the knee-jerk decision cost them their sobriety.
Ritz Carlton Building Owner To Finally Pay City For Affordable Housing Projects
An amendment to the building owner’s city contract requires deposits by the end of the year, or the city can collect the balance in full.
Study: Rent Assistance is the Most Requested Support Service Among Homeless Residents
Nearly every homeless person surveyed in a new PSU housing needs report said they want housing they can afford. But they don’t want to lose it again.
Join the Cult of the Shrimp Burger
Bbang’s shrimp burger, an ode to a Korean fast food classic, already has a devoted following.
Portland and Seattle Magazines Bought up by Michigan Media Company
New owners cut deep into already struggling Seattle Met and Portland Monthly editorial teams.
Business as Usual at North Portland Scrapyard, Despite Years of Environmental Violations
Auto dismantler NW Metals has amassed more than $550K in state fines over the past decade and continues to operate without proper permits. The business has tested the bounds of Oregon’s environmental enforcement.
A Portland Curler’s Fight For Her Right to Compete
By controlling the purse strings and federal oversight, the Trump administration is upending participation in sports for trans women and girls across the nation—even at amateur and club levels.
Local Homeless Service Provider Regroups After Fires
Three recent fires left Hygiene4All with major setbacks. The blazes compound recent funding losses as the nonprofit sees an uptick in need.
A Useful Ghost Is About So Much More Than Sex With a Vacuum Cleaner
THIS is how you smuggle anti-authoritarian queer romance into a heterosexual horror rom-com.
Deal Or No Deal?
If local money goes into the Moda Center renovation, labor advocates want a smooth employee unionization in return.
Fertile Ground Celebrates 17 Years with 17 Days and Nearly 100 Plays
The new works theater festival takes audiences to the furthest bounds of space.
Progressives Say Investments in People, Not Corporations, Can Jump Start City’s Struggling Economy
Despite broad agreement on the need for new revenue and jobs, ideological disagreement about how to accomplish economic growth still permeates Portland and Salem.
Tax the Rich? Oregon Voters Could Weigh In on First-of-its-Kind Wealth Tax
The Oregon effort, which focuses on those with $30 million or more in assets, comes amid a growing interest nationwide in taxing those in the highest income brackets.