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Real Estate

Property Watch: A Fixer Cabin on the River near Washougal

This almost-six-acre waterfront parcel on the Columbia River has a 1909 cabin, waterfall views, and its own sandy cove.

07/31/2026 By Melissa Dalton

seeing things

Things to Do in Portland This Week

The concerts, readings, plays, art exhibits, movies, stand-up sets, drag performances, and block parties we’re catching around town.

07/30/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson, Margaret Seiler, and Matthew Trueherz

Eat the Roses

How Bitter Radicchio Became Portland’s 21st-Century Sweetheart

A new book by Lane Selman and Margarett Waterbury tells how the vegetable became a poster child for our local food culture at its best.

07/30/2026 By Lola Milholland

Going Dutch

What Portland Can Learn from Amsterdam’s Swimming District

A former naval harbor has much to teach about public joy, civic change, and life at the water’s edge.

07/29/2026 By Willie Levenson

Month Ahead

What to Do in Oregon in August

Beach volleyball in Seaside, watermelon seed spitting competitions in Hermiston, and Pig-N-Ford races in Tillamook.

07/28/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson and Portland Monthly Staff

The Fixers

Repairing Broken Objects to Mend a Broken System

Oregon’s Right to Repair bill, and the community organizers and fix-it shops fighting planned obsolescence.

07/27/2026 By Matthew Trueherz