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Cobra Pose

What It’s Actually Like to Do Yoga with Snakes

At Portland reptile shop Hisss, downward dog comes with a massage from a ball python.

03/30/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Dance Dance Revolution

How a Pandemic-Era Dance Party Grew Up

Now a full-blown pop-up festival, Tabor Dance remains as vital as ever.

03/23/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Blossoms

A Flower CSA Will Keep You in Local Blooms All Season Long

Skip the grocery store bouquets by signing up for a flower subscription from a Portland-area farm.

03/18/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Long Story Short

Fat Cyclist Marley Blonsky Won’t Leave You Behind

The All Bodies on Bikes cofounder wants to create a more welcoming, inclusive cycling world, one ride at a time.

03/16/2026 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden Photography by Molly J. Smith

from the archive

The Wet: Brian Doyle’s Rain Journal

From 2007, the celebrated Oregon author’s “Waterlogged notes from rainy seasons present and past.”

03/10/2026 By Brian Doyle

Branching Out

Multnomah County Retrofits Its Libraries for the People

A $387 million bond, designs informed by hundreds of patrons, and a radical shift in what libraries are for.

03/09/2026 By Brian Libby

PDX Index

The Past 35 Years of Portland Protests, by the Numbers

In so-called ‘Little Beirut,’ civil disobedience remains a claim to fame.

03/04/2026 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Pretty in Pink

A Complete Guide to Viewing Cherry Blossoms in Portland

Peak bloom is nigh.

03/03/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Photo Essay

Welcome to the Lloyd Center’s Hangout Era

Its retail days are numbered. But for the moment, the half-empty mall is a great hang.

03/03/2026 Photography by Michael Raines By Matthew Trueherz

Local Legends

A Big Whoop-Whoop for the Portlandia Statue

Who? How the belle of 1985 fell out of favor.

03/02/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Get Together

Four Portlanders Explain Why Gathering Matters

A death doula, a priest, a union organizer, and a therapist on the importance of convening.

03/02/2026 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

IRL

22 Free Ways to Connect with Your Fellow Portlanders

Dance lessons, movie clubs, sea shanty sing-alongs, and more no-cost ways to be where the people are.

02/24/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Get Lucky

The Best First Dates, According to Portlanders in the Business of Love and Sex

Streetcar loops, emo karaoke, mini golf, and more ways to spark romance.

02/23/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

Long Story Short

At 80, Photographer Sergio Ortiz Is Still Seeking Wonder

The tour guide, raised in the South Bronx and an Oregonian since 1979, remains in awe.

02/17/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson Photography by Michael Novak

Level Up

The Rise of Public Tabletop Role-Playing Games

A once-niche hobby exits the basement and enters the bar.

02/17/2026 By Alex Frane Illustrations by Stephen Dybus

In Short

Hot Takes on Portland’s Latest News

Real news in small packages.

02/16/2026 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

The Organ Trail

How Doulas and Dog Trainers Help Find Oregon’s Dead People

Using donated placentas, local cadaver dogs train for search and rescue missions.

02/10/2026 By Rebecca Grant Photography by Kristina Barker

“America’s Game”

Chuck Klosterman’s Football Journeys into America’s Media-Addled Soul

The Portland author’s latest book unpacks football’s unique perch atop the flaming pyre of a dying monoculture.

02/06/2026 By Jordan Michelman

Sports

The Mount Hood Stunt Bag Where Olympic Snowboarders and Skiers Train

On an inflatable slope in the forest, elite athletes finesse their tricks.

02/04/2026 By Amelia Arvesen

Lace Up

A Guide to Portland Run Clubs

The scene is booming, and there's a group for every speed.

02/03/2026 By Alice Wolfe

Portland Monthly

News & City Life

Multnomah County Retrofits Its Libraries for the People

Welcome to the Lloyd Center’s Hangout Era

How a Pandemic-Era Dance Party Grew Up

Fat Cyclist Marley Blonsky Won’t Leave You Behind

How Doulas and Dog Trainers Help Find Oregon’s Dead People

The Portland Thorns 2026 Schedule Is Out

What It’s Actually Like to Do Yoga with Snakes

How a Pandemic-Era Dance Party Grew Up

A Flower CSA Will Keep You in Local Blooms All Season Long

Fat Cyclist Marley Blonsky Won’t Leave You Behind

The Wet: Brian Doyle’s Rain Journal

Multnomah County Retrofits Its Libraries for the People

The Past 35 Years of Portland Protests, by the Numbers

A Complete Guide to Viewing Cherry Blossoms in Portland

Welcome to the Lloyd Center’s Hangout Era

A Big Whoop-Whoop for the Portlandia Statue

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