Skip to main contentNorthwest Theatre Workshop’s New Play “Detours: A Walking Theatrical Event” Livens Up Oregon’s Capitol
The Portland-based theater company’s mobile show follows—literally and figuratively—two tour guides’ takes on Salem.
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A Conversation with “The New Yorker” Writer Kathryn Schulz on the 10th Anniversary of “The Really Big One.”
“I was actually shocked by the extent to which the world received it as terrifying.”
New Albina Library Reopening July 19 As Second-Largest in the City
The library added 22,000 square feet of space to its historic 1913 Carnegie building.
Slow Bar and HOME, A Bar Announce Closures
Both inner Southeast bars cite increasing costs among the reasons for their shuttering.
Francis Ford Coppola Returns to Portland
The legendary director and vineyard owner will attend Tomorrow Theater’s screening of “Megalopolis” on Aug. 3.
Portland State University and Laika Studios Reveal Scholarship Winners
Six students will study together fostering careers in the film industry.
City Signs Off On Drop-Tower Ride at Oaks Amusement Park
The approval comes despite appeals from wildlife organizations and birders.
This LGBTQ+ Pride Season, Portland Shows Love Through Word and Deed
This year’s Pride Issue reminds us how many people are not only working to make the world a kinder and better place, but succeeding at it.
Social Organizers Unite Queer and Trans Portlanders Through Shared Interests
From the brass band to the strip club, these groups are building community all year long.
Equal Rights for All Could Protect Marriage Equality if Passed
Civil rights activists want the Oregon Constitution to guarantee reproductive and gender affirming health care. Here’s how they’re making it happen.
Love Letters to the LGBTQ+ Community
Prominent queer Portlanders share words of affirmation.
By Tim Tran
Your Guide to LGBTQ+ Pride Season Events in 2025
Whether you love dance parties or tea parties, Portland’s event producers pulled out all the stops for you.
MXPDX’s Inaugural Year Unites Beer Lovers Over Mexican and Oregonian Craft Brews
MXPDX will pour inventive brews made with Mexican ingredients like worm salt and regional fruit.
Maria Lux Champions Serpents With Carnation Contemporary Art Show “Heart and Mind, Blood and Nerves”
“HMBN” celebrates how people and animals have helped develop powerful medicine from snake venom.
