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Lafftown PDX

Portland Has One of the Best Comedy Scenes Anywhere. Here’s Where to Jump In.

Megan BurbankSeptember 16, 2015 4:20 pmJuly 12, 2022 8:03 pm

Portland has one of the best comedy scenes anywhere. Here’s where to jump in.

Art

Beyond First Thursday

A Newcomers’ Guide to Portland’s Art Galleries

Megan BurbankSeptember 16, 2015 4:20 pmAugust 22, 2022 6:37 pm

A newcomers’ guide to Portland’s art galleries, outside the Pearl’s usual suspects.

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Bicycle Death Traps

Hey, new cyclist! Avoid these roads at all costs.

Dirk VanderHartSeptember 16, 2015 4:20 pmJuly 12, 2022 8:03 pm

Hey, new cyclist! Avoid these roads at all costs.

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Noob Food

Where to Fill Up After Emptying Your Moving Boxes

Andrea DamewoodSeptember 16, 2015 4:20 pmAugust 22, 2022 6:37 pm

Where to fill up after emptying your moving boxes.

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Portland Myth Bustin’!

What You Think You Know About Portland Is WRONG

Joe StreckertSeptember 16, 2015 4:20 pmJuly 12, 2022 8:03 pm

What you think you know about Portland is wrong.

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Winter Is Coming

A Helpful Guide to Portland’s Rainy Season!

Erik HenriksenSeptember 16, 2015 4:20 pmOctober 2, 2025 9:23 pm

A helpful guide to Portland’s rainy season!

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Travel Portland

Get the Tourist Stuff Out of the Way

Marjorie SkinnerSeptember 16, 2015 4:20 pmJuly 12, 2022 8:03 pm

Visit Portland’s tourist attractions sooner rather than later.

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A Portlander’s Pronunciation Guide

Seriously, Stop Fucking Calling It “Ore-uh-GONE”

Megan BurbankSeptember 16, 2015 4:20 pmJuly 12, 2022 8:03 pm

HI, NEW FRIEND! You live in ORE-uh-ghinn. NOT Ore-uh-GONE. NEVER Ore-uh-GONE. The first way is the only way you should ever pronounce the name of your new state. The second way is probably how your Aunt Hilda of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, pronounces the name of a state she’s never been to. Aunt Hilda has a great […]