Local News
The Impact of TriMet’s Service Cuts in SE Portland
By Daniel Perez-Crouse The first round of TriMet’s service cuts to balance its major budget deficit will go into effect…
Harrison Community Village Soon to Open its Doors to Residents
By Madeleine Voth On the corner of SE 82nd Ave. in Portland’s Montavilla neighborhood, a cluster of newly installed small,…
Construction on 82nd Ave. Paves the Way For a Safer Street
By Francesca “Frankie” Silverstein As of Monday, May 18, paving is underway on 82nd Ave. between SE Clinton and SE…
Community News
Go on a StoryWalk® in June
This spring and early summer, the Bureau of Environmental Services invites Portland families to get outside and journey along a…
New PP&R Pool Rule, Outdoor Pools Open
Earlier this year Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) announced a new Oregon pool code, OAR 333-062-1000, 6.4.2.2.3(14), which requires all…
Party On, Portland!
This summer, Portland’s Safe Blocks program is helping neighbors host parties in their neighborhoods through Party On, Portland! for events…
Free Lunch + Play Returns
Free Lunch + Play, part of Portland Parks & Recreation’s (PP&R) Summer Free For All events returns for 2026. Starting…
Features
CSA Farm-Share Program in Woodstock Offers Shareholders Year-Round Bounty
By Ellen Spitaleri Laura Masterson loves growing food for people, and in 1996, when she moved to a house with…
Rose City Rec Room Offers Fitness For Real Life
By Amanda Howell Tucked at the back of the historic Ford Building against the train tracks on SE 11th Ave.,…
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Arts & Entertainment
Undercurrents Exhibit
Sidestreet Arts host the exhibit Undercurrents Monday, June 1-Sunday, June 28, including First Friday with the artists—Denise Krueger, Tamara Goldsmith,…
Bee Documentary
Portland-based filmmaker Onyx Baird is bringing her debut documentary to local audiences for the first time with Amrita: An Evening…
Curiosity Kids
Curiosity Kids programs at OMSI allow children ages 3-5 years old, along with their families, to explore early science and…
Hip Hop Invitational
Gigantic Brewing and Drenchtown present the inaugural The Elements of Hip Hop Invitational Saturday, June 13, 12-10 pm at Gigantic…
Kink Out Loud
June is Pride Month and The Marie Equi Center is presenting Kink Out Loud, an event celebrating sexual health and…
BwPCon!
BwPCon! is Books with Pictures’ minicon, a one-day free event featuring a wide range of local artists all gathered to…
Trabants Album Release
Portland-based instrumental surf-garage-psych project Trabants celebrates the release of their latest cinematic psychedelic experience Mirage at Music Millennium (3158 E…
The Big Portland Bake Show
Cheer on local amateur bakers at Pix Patisserie’s The Big Portland Bake Show this summer. Pix is recreating the celebrated…
CMNW Summer Festival
Join Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) for Confluence: Our Shared Voices, their 2026 summer festival that transcends cultural, geographical and political…
SE Based Podcast
Dave Weich, founder of Portland-based Sheepscot Creative, has launched a new podcast, Work-Shaped Life, exploring one of the defining questions…