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History
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Queer
Yesterday
2:00 PM
Fucking Political: Lessons From the Early AIDS Activists Who Took Matters Into Their Own Hands
It’s possible one booklet by two AIDS patients and their doctor—and another written by drag queens—saved thousands of lives.
Vivian McCall
Culture
Tue
11:45 AM
Portland’s Next Top (Architectural) Model
New installation City of Possibility offers a big picture of the city's urban planning history via tiny buildings.
Joe Streckert
News
Oct 24
9:55 AM
Commissioning Change
Why did Portland decide to adopt its unique commission form of government more than 100 years ago? You can blame a hurricane and lots of corruption.
Joe Streckert
— Advertisement —
History
Jul 2
10:00 AM
Tracing the History of Queer Spaces in Portland
Silverado was once Flossie's; Lowensdale Park was once a place to cruise—take a brief dive into a history of our city's queer spaces.
Joe Streckert
History
Jun 16
3:00 PM
Black Drag Artists Tell the History of Black Drag in Portland
For a second year, Race Talks presents a panel telling stories guaranteed to bring joy, tears, chills, and something you didn't know.
Suzette Smith
History
Sep 27
4:00 AM
Little Bits of Paper Everywhere: An Oral History of
Snipehunt
Magazine and Kathy Molloy
Joshua James Amberson
— Advertisement —
Music
Aug 8
4:00 AM
So You Are a Star? Okay.
Why Hasn’t the Portland Music Scene Embraced Its Original Hitmakers?
Morgan Troper
Politics
Jul 24
2:56 PM
Newt Gingrich Compared Trump to Abraham Lincoln and He Wasn't Even Kidding
Katie Herzog
History
Jul 18
4:00 AM
An Imaginary Oregon
Early Map Makers Had No Idea What Was in the Pacific Northwest—But That Didn’t Stop Them from Making Stuff Up
Joe Streckert
— Advertisement —
History
May 7
1:39 PM
Who's Oliver North? An Explainer for Those Born After He Was Indicted
Eli Sanders
History
Apr 25
4:00 AM
Baptized with Fire
The Wild and True Story of Oregon’s Holy Rollers
Santi Elijah Holley
History
Jan 31
4:00 AM
A Peek at Portland’s Alternative Universe
What If Portland Were Completely Different? (You’d Still Complain About It, Right?)
Joe Streckert
History
Jan 22
1:36 PM
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on #MeToo: "It's About Time"
Eli Sanders
History
Jan 10
4:00 AM
A City Scandalized
How the Vice Clique Scandal of 1912 Exposed Portland’s Gay Underground
Heather Arndt Anderson
Music
Nov 20
2:30 PM
Manson on the Brain? It Might Be Time to Revisit
You Must Remember This
Sean Nelson
History
Nov 15
4:00 AM
Echoes of the Klan
The History of the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon—and the Striking Similarities You May Recognize
Joe Streckert
Photography/Film/Production
Nov 1
4:00 AM
Oregon Field Guide
’s True Stories of Science and Adventure
In the Field with the TV Show That’s Saving Oregon
Ned Lannamann
History
Sep 20
4:00 AM
Wildfire Diaries
Three Days in Oregon During The Eagle Creek Fire
Martha Grover
Food and Drink
Sep 13
4:00 AM
Old Stuff for New Portlanders
Or, Tricking Old Portlanders into Thinking You Aren’t New
Joe Streckert
Portland
Jul 19
4:00 AM
Through the Eyes of a Tourist
How Teaching Tourists About Portland Taught Me a Lot About Portland
Joe Streckert
Food and Drink
Jun 28
4:00 AM
A History of American Beer Geekdom
Brewpubs, Beer Fests, Bourbon Barrels, and Bestsellers: Beer’s Been Through a Lot in the Past 35 Years
Dustin Guy
History
Jun 21
4:00 AM
"Burn the Town Down"
The Striking Similarities Between Portland's 1967 Race Riot and Our City's Current Relationship with People of Color
Santi Elijah Holley
History
Feb 14
11:45 AM
Happy Oregon's Birthday, Everyone!
Joe Streckert
History
Jan 11
4:00 AM
Days of Protest Past
Portland’s Rich History of Marches, Protests, and Political Action
Joe Streckert
Media
Dec 14
4:00 AM
The Original Portland Challenger
The Life of William A. Hilliard, Portland’s Pioneering Black Newspaperman
Santi Elijah Holley
Arts
Oct 26
4:00 AM
Shawn Levy Recounts the Sweet Life
Dolce Vita Confidential
: A Look into Postwar Italy’s Blossoming Film Industry
Robert Ham
Portland
Oct 11
10:32 AM
How Portland and Oregon Have Historically Dealt with Mental Illness
Joe Streckert
History
Oct 5
4:00 AM
Beyond the
Cuckoo’s Nest
How Portland and Oregon Have Historically Dealt with Mental Illness—and What It Means for Us Today
Joe Streckert
Movies & TV
Jul 14
1:30 PM
This is Why Talking
Ghostbusters
Is Such a Pain in the Ass: A History of How a Bunch of Dicks Tried Ruining the Reboot
Bobby Roberts
Shopping
May 25
4:00 AM
Death of the Mall Rat
Portland Is Changing—Can the Lloyd Center Mall Keep Up?
Morgan Troper
Books
May 9
9:55 AM
Reading Tonight: When Woody Guthrie Came to Portland
Josh Jardine
Music
May 6
10:29 AM
Train Re-Records Led Zeppelin Album, Improves Plight of Humankind
Ned Lannamann
Food and Drink
Apr 30
12:59 PM
Ghosts of Portland Restaurants Past
Heather Arndt Anderson
Build Out
Apr 13
4:00 AM
The Central Eastside's Vanishing Borders
Diving into the Future of One of Portland's Most Rapidly Changing Areas
Joe Streckert
Food and Drink
Mar 31
11:29 AM
Local Tofu Makers Are Masters of the Craft
Heather Arndt Anderson
History
Mar 24
2:42 PM
Everything as Fuck: Belgium
Ian Karmel
History
Mar 16
4:00 AM
The Birthplace of Homelessness
How Old Town Became Portland's Primary Homeless District
Joe Streckert
?!?!?
Nov 12
10:19 AM
Happy Exploding Whale Day!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Housing
Aug 4
1:29 PM
Low-Income Housing Gets a History Lesson
Heather Arndt Anderson
Architecture
Jul 1
10:59 AM
Old-Timey Portland: Inside the Society Hotel
Joe Streckert
History
Jun 26
9:14 AM
Obama's Remarks on Historic Marriage Equality Decision
Dan Savage
Portland
May 15
11:59 AM
Get to Know Your City, Win Tix to Sir Mix-A-Lot
Marjorie Skinner
Portland
May 3
9:59 AM
How the Waterfront Evolved from Shit-Filled Dump to a Place of Beauty
Joe Streckert
Theater & Performance
Apr 17
10:59 AM
This Sunday: Portland's History of Radical Theater
Joe Streckert
Fashion
Mar 25
12:29 PM
Win Tickets to Portland Fashion Conversation Series Part I: A Look Back
Marjorie Skinner
Architecture
Feb 20
12:14 PM
Inside the Under-Construction Pine Street Market
Marjorie Skinner
Crafty
Jan 2
2:44 PM
Calling All Oregon History Diorama-Makers! Your Time Has Come!
Megan Burbank
Portland
Sep 25
11:29 AM
Here's What Four Decades of Gentrification in North and Northeast Portland Looks Like
Denis C. Theriault
Portland
Aug 5
11:14 AM
Cargo's New Digs
Marjorie Skinner
Books
Jul 25
9:44 AM
In His Final Book, Harvey Pekar Explains Israel to You
Paul Constant
History
Jul 1
11:29 AM
Attn Local History Buffs: Tonight at PICA, A Pictorial History of Oregon: Glass Lantern Slides from the Oregon Historical Society
Alison Hallett
TV
Jun 16
2:44 PM
Time Team America
's New Season Debuts on OPB Tonight
Marjorie Skinner
History
Jun 16
10:59 AM
Glenn Beck Says President Obama Is Just About Ready to Put Conservatives in Concentration Camps Any Day Now
Paul Constant
$$$
May 1
9:44 AM
The Cost of Living in 1938
Charles Mudede
Books
Mar 20
3:59 PM
Oregon Wants to Kill You, and Other Lessons from Peter Stark's
Astoria
Joe Streckert
Fashion
Mar 14
12:44 PM
Emilio Pucci, Reed College, and
Italian Style: Fashion Since 1945
Marjorie Skinner
History
Feb 21
2:58 PM
A Former Portland Landmark is Getting Preserved. Kind Of.
Joe Streckert
Music
Feb 17
9:44 AM
The Only Presidents Day Songs Humanity Will Ever Require
David Schmader
History
Feb 14
1:14 PM
Happy Oregon's Birthday, Everyone!
Joe Streckert
Artsy
Feb 7
9:59 AM
Inside the Old Post Office/Soon-to-Be PNCA Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center for Art and Design
Marjorie Skinner
History
Nov 22
1:44 PM
Apparently, It's Time for Everyone to Argue Over Whether JFK Was a Republican or a Democrat
Paul Constant
Portland
Nov 20
3:44 PM
Know Your City's Latest Push for Its Kiosk Fund
Marjorie Skinner
History
Nov 12
10:44 AM
The Gettysburg Address: Who Recited it Better?
Wm. Steven Humphrey
History
Oct 15
9:44 AM
New Book Debunks Important Piece of JFK Assassination Theory
Paul Constant
History
Oct 9
11:44 AM
Portland Noir
Screening at the Mission Theater
Alison Hallett
History
Sep 23
10:16 AM
Grand Marketplace
Marjorie Skinner
Events
Sep 20
10:59 AM
Win Tickets to This Weekend's Central Oregon Ghost Town Tour!
Marjorie Skinner
Portland
Sep 12
12:59 PM
This Is Portland in 1971
Ned Lannamann
Music
Sep 4
12:59 PM
Win Tickets to Sing a Song of Portland
Ned Lannamann
Events
Aug 29
1:29 PM
Ghosts of Times Past: Touring Central Oregon (Let's Try This Again)
Marjorie Skinner
Music
Aug 28
9:59 AM
Sing a Song of Portland
Marjorie Skinner
History
Aug 28
9:14 AM
Fifty Years Ago Today, Martin Luther King Jr. Marched on Washington to Demand a $15 an Hour Minimum Wage
Goldy
Portland
Aug 28
8:59 AM
A Brief History Lesson on the Name "Portland"
Alex Falcone
Fashion
Aug 19
10:14 AM
Happy Birthday, Coco Chanel
Marjorie Skinner
TV
Aug 5
3:14 PM
"The Game Called Life Is Really In"
David Schmader
Events
Jul 17
9:59 AM
Ghosts of Times Past: Touring Central Oregon with Know Your City
Marjorie Skinner
Fashion
Jun 25
2:44 PM
Red Wing 875 & 877: Your Heritage Boot Party of the Week
Marjorie Skinner
Movies & TV
Jun 18
10:59 AM
Why Yes, Orson Welles DID Do the Narration for the
Revenge of the Nerds
Trailer
David Schmader
Events
Jun 14
3:44 PM
Molly Ringwald's Coming to Portland... to
Sing!
Marjorie Skinner
Books
Jun 7
11:14 AM
Want to Learn About Oregon's Depressing History of Racism?
Joe Streckert
Music
May 23
12:29 PM
Peter Gabriel - "And Through the Wire"
Ned Lannamann
Events
May 10
1:14 PM
Take Your Mod Mom on a House Tour
Courtney Ferguson
History
Apr 30
9:44 AM
Frank Bruni on Jason Collins
Eli Sanders
Events
Mar 26
3:59 PM
The Portland TV Nostalgia Power Hour
Marjorie Skinner
Politics
Mar 20
9:44 AM
The Iraq War Anniversary
Eli Sanders
Music
Mar 19
1:59 PM
Mt. Tabor Theater to Reopen as Alhambra Theatre
Ned Lannamann
Artsy
Feb 25
1:29 PM
Things I Learned at the Oregon Coast
Alison Hallett
History
Feb 6
10:44 AM
Native American Protests Anti-Immigration Protest; Wins Protest
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Crafty
Jan 18
3:14 PM
Call for Oregon History Diorama Submissions
Courtney Ferguson
Portland
Dec 7
11:14 AM
The Hollywood's Marquee Fundraiser Is Preeeetty Close to Succeeding
Marjorie Skinner
History
Dec 4
3:06 PM
Behold! The Hippie-Friendly Pamphlet Portland Distributed to Discourage Protests in 1970
Sarah Mirk
Fashion
Dec 3
12:44 PM
Frida's Closet
Marjorie Skinner
Movies & TV
Nov 17
10:00 AM
Tonight at the Hollywood: D.B. Cooper Movie Night
Joe Streckert
TV
Oct 24
4:00 PM
A Grown Man Yelling at Dust and Air: My Night With Zak From Ghost Adventures
Joe Streckert
Politics
Oct 22
9:44 AM
I'm Glad Richard Nixon Will Never Call Me with Condolences
Paul Constant
History
Oct 17
3:59 PM
Four Portland Mayors Who Are Worse than Charlie Hales or Jefferson Smith
Sarah Mirk
Books
Aug 2
10:14 AM
Guns, Germs and Idiots
Goldy
History
Aug 1
10:14 AM
Happy Chik-Fil-A Day!
David Schmader
Media
Jul 9
4:14 PM
Oh, You History!: Spanking Women Questionaire
Wm. Steven Humphrey
History
Jul 6
2:44 PM
And Now a Moment to Discuss Old Rough and Ready
Sarah Mirk
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