History

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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.

Music Aug 8 4:00 AM

So You Are a Star? Okay.

Why Hasn’t the Portland Music Scene Embraced Its Original Hitmakers?

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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

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History Apr 25 4:00 AM

Baptized with Fire

The Wild and True Story of Oregon’s Holy Rollers

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?)

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History Jan 10 4:00 AM

A City Scandalized

How the Vice Clique Scandal of 1912 Exposed Portland’s Gay Underground

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

History Sep 20 4:00 AM

Wildfire Diaries

Three Days in Oregon During The Eagle Creek Fire

Food and Drink Sep 13 4:00 AM

Old Stuff for New Portlanders

Or, Tricking Old Portlanders into Thinking You Aren’t New

Portland Jul 19 4:00 AM

Through the Eyes of a Tourist

How Teaching Tourists About Portland Taught Me a Lot About Portland

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

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