Local News
Portland Green Streets Transforms City Streets in SE Portland and Beyond
By Madeleine Voth Most Portlanders pass them without a second thought, but green street planters are hard at work across…
Recovery-Focused Overnight Shelter Opens in Buckman
By Francesca “Frankie” Silverstein On Monday, January 5, a new overnight shelter opened at 614 SE Grand Ave. Located in…
Representatively Speaking – February 2026
By State Representative Rob Nosse The short session has started and we at the Oregon Legislature have a lot on…
Community News
Reporting Noise, Leaf Blower Complaints
Starting at the beginning of 2026, the equitable gas leaf blower phase-out began. In 2026 and 2027, gas leaf blowers…
Apply For a Free Fruit Tree
Portland Food Forest Initiative is giving away fruit trees to those who agree to plant, prune and care for a…
Guide to Native Plant Sales
Winter means rain, gray skies and more time inside. It’s also the time to get a jump on spring gardening…
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Winter
With colder temperatures in the winter months, households rely more on wood stoves, space heaters and other heating sources and…
Mt. Tabor Park Lost and Found
Have you visited Mt. Tabor Park recently and found that once you returned home, you were missing something? If so,…
Features
Store to Door Nourishes Body and Mind
By Kris McDowell On the surface, local nonprofit Store to Door may just appear to be an organization that brings…
Biking Buds: Bitty Bikers Learn to Keep Their Balance
By Margot Atchison, Franklin High School’s The Franklin Post On Monday, June 15, the new SE Portland summer camp Biking…
Linda Letra Bilingual Books, a Space That Celebrates Stories
By Nika Reiter Inside an unassuming storefront on NE Glisan St. and 71st Ave., Linda Letra’s pastel-pink walls buzzed with…
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Arts & Entertainment
Figure Ground by Dang
Art Design Xchange (ADX) presents Figure Ground by Dan Gay (Dang) for their February gallery show. The exhibit kicks off…
Portland Winter Light Festival
The annual citywide festival of interactive light installations will once again brighten Portland this winter as the Portland Winter Light…
21ten Amateur Production
Sam Steiner’s You Stupid Darkness! is the fourth production in 21ten Theatre’s fourth season. The amateur production by arrangement with…
Country Artists at Showdown
Brooklyn Del & The Revelators join the Pati Rojas Band and Bad Assets to present a night of country, alternative…
Rise in Love
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) is excited to present seven commissioned pieces of jazz inspired by singular Black leaders and…
Love-Filled Alberta Rose Shows
Love-filled highlights for the shows at Alberta Rose Theatre start Valentine’s weekend with Valentine—A Night of Circus, Music and Love….
Mike Barber Solo Dances
Mike Barber presents Now, an evening of three new solo dances, performed by Barber and choreographed by three massively talented…
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
The Portland FolkMusic Society (PFS) is proud to present Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light Saturday, February 28, 7:30 pm at…
Wood Window Workshop
The Architectural Heritage Center welcomes back Patty Spencer, owner of Fresh Air Sash Cord Repair, Inc., for The Basics of…
Geography of a Horse Dreamer
Geography of a Horse Dreamer by Sam Shepard opens at Imago Theatre Friday, February 13 and runs through Sunday, March…
Portland Jewish Film Festival
In a moment when the world feels sharply divided, the 2026 Portland Jewish Film Festival invites audiences to gather together…