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Local Legends

If Portland’s Thompson Elk Statue Could Talk

In 1900, the bronze monument to the Oregon Humane Society decorated a fountain. Then it watched as the city went up around it.

6:30am By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Michael Novak

Recap

Top Performances of Pickathon 2026

Including a Portland cumbia group and Sam Cooke’s granddaughters.

08/11/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Think Pink

A Coos Bay–Born Showgirl Bets on a Scrappy Corner of Old Town

Welcome to the newly christened Pink Light District.

08/11/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Getaway

Seabrook’s Study in New Urbanism

A fantasy, or the future?

08/10/2026 By Amelia Arvesen

Real Estate

Property Watch: An Italianate Home in Goose Hollow with a Basement Podcast Studio

Built in 1880, it's now a modern live-work dream.

08/07/2026 By Melissa Dalton

BBQ

Why Grasslands Barbecue Is More Than Worth the Drive

A trip to the Hood River food cart is a meaty pilgrimage.

08/06/2026 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Thomas Teal