Turn onto SE 43rd in Milwaukie, and your jaw drops at the sheer scale of a graveyard growing out of a suburban home’s yard. It’s as if reality shifted to reveal a burial site that predates Portland, ...

If you’ve walked down Belmont Street lately, you might have wondered what was going on inside the big pink house. Madeline Kenney and her partner, Chris Perry, have been quietly renovating the space, ...

I would love to get your opinion here, as someone who’s married and poly and advises on all sorts of married relationships: Is the institution of marriage a scam? Context: I’ve been with my partner ...

The Portland theater adds its own unique vision to a staging of four short plays, Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.

Julia Brim-Edwards is a current Multnomah County commissioner who’s served on the board since 2023. She’s also served on the ...

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A former demolition dumping ground on Northeast 82nd Avenue is undergoing a major transformation into a nature preserve and solar farm. In 2024, the Bird Alliance purchased a 12.5-acre piece of the ...

Portland dog owners, brace yourselves: the Doggolympics are coming to town for the first time on Saturday, October 17 at Willamette Park. The event, which has so far enjoyed three years in Bend and ...

Portland City Councilor Dan Ryan gives remarks during a roundtable meeting on developer fees in 2025. Credit: Courtney Vaughn A Multnomah County judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction ...

Forget autumn, it's election season, which means the mud is slinging and the money is flowing into campaign coffers. In Portland, a series of political billboards has triggered a complaint to city, ...