The lost city of Vanport: How a flood and racism changed Portland.
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An Act of God… or Racism?
The Lost City of Vanport: How a Flood and Racism Changed Portland
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Fruit Punch and Rebel Girls
The Women’s Fruit Cannery Strike of 1913 and the Birth of a Portland Radical
The women’s fruit cannery strike of 1913 and the birth of a Portland radical.
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Oregon’s First African Americans
How the Institutional Racism of Yesterday Still Reverberates Today
The history of Oregon’s first African Americans—and how it still reverberates today.
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Hack Your Leftovers (With History)
Hacking your leftovers (with a little help from your ancestors).
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Murder House
A Historic Tour of Portland’s Grisliest Murders—and the Homes Where They Took Place
A historic tour of Portland’s grisliest murders—and the homes where they took place.
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I Love Television™
This Week… in History!
Portions of this column may be historically inaccurate.
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Made in Oregon: Homophobia!
A Brief History of Hate in Our State
A brief (but not brief enough) history of homophobia in Oregon.
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I Love Television™
A Brief History of Timberlake
A brief history of Justin Timberlake. (SQUEEEE!)
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Off the Grid
The History of Portland’s Street Grid, Or “What the HELL Is Up with Ladd’s Addition?”
The history behind Portland’s sometimes baffling street grid.
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It’s Not About the Bikes
Pinning the North Williams Uproar over Bikes Misses the Point—and the History
Pinning the North Williams uproar on bikes misses the point—and the history.
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Best Badass in Oregon History
The “father of Oregon” was also the “father of BADASSES!”
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The Dead Freeway Society
The Strange History of Portland’s Unbuilt Roads
Portland’s progress comes from the roads not built.