The Big Melt

Mount Hood’s 12 glaciers have shrunk a collective 40 percent since 1901, and according to a PSU geology professor, “Our children could see summer skiing on Hood go away.”

By Kasey Cordell

The Hood Old Days

Who was the first person to summit the mountain? Who dedicated Timberline Lodge? What’s the deal with that igloo thing? This slideshow is sure to give you all the details on the history of Mt Hood.

Edited by Brian Barker

Lore of the Mountain

Since 1896, more than 130 people have died in the process of summiting Mt. Hood. Still, more than 10,000 people attempt the feat each year. Here are five of the most unforgettable stories from Hood’s peaks.

By Ivan MillerWith contribution from Brian Barker

The Inside Track at Mt. Hood Meadows

Welcome to Mt Hood Meadows. With terrain this good, you can’t afford to stand around gaping, wondering where to go. You need a plan. So we tapped Jeremy Riss, the mountain’s ski-school manager, for some solid advice on our local volcano’s biggest ski area. Consider the following a just-between-us cheat sheet to your best day on the hill.

With contribution from Brian Barker

Parlez-Vous "Bro"?

Here’s a guide to snow slang for those upcoming days on the mountain.

With contribution from Brian Barker

Golden Girls

Dee’s Golden Door salon helps to revive a bygone era of community as a cast of regulars return week after week, month after month, year after year, and decade after decade.

By Nancy Rommelmann

Behind the Lines

Joe Sacco has gone to warzones such as Goražde, Palestine, and Sarajevo and reported what he found in a series of critically acclaimed books, inadvertently helping to create comics journalism. He takes a break from preparing his newest, Footnotes in Gaza, a book about the 1956 massacres of Palestinians by Israelis, to speak with Portland Monthly.

By Randy Gragg

The Perfect Party 2009

Here are the newsmakers from this year we’d love to sit down with.

PDX Index: Holiday Shopping

Get wrapped in the holiday spirit with our gift giving facts.

By Veronica Martin

Shop Treatment

Czech-based branding firm Eyelevel opens a Swan Island branch, and reveals some of their marketing secrets.

By Kasey Cordell

Tom Krattenmaker

Portland Monthly sits down with Tom Krattenmaker to discuss the way evangelical Christianity permeates athletics.

Mug Shots

Florida company BevShots targets Rogue’s American Amber Ale for a micropictorial.

By Kasey Cordell

Off Hours

Put on your red cap and white beard, get your copy of Footnotes in Gaza, and cheer for the Beaverducks in Off Hours, our monthly free-time to-do list.

Pickup Schtick

Dating coach Alma Rubenstein tries to teach the hapless singles of Portland how to find each other to mixed results.

By Betsy Rothstein

Unspoken Word

On the heels of Megan McMorris’ P.S. What I Didn’t Say, a Portland native scours schools, churches, and prisons for letters indicating what someone would have said.

By Rachel Ritchie

Departure

Sitting atop the Nines, Departure offers a 270-degree view of the city and an interior that recalls the Starship Enterprise.

By Mike Thelin

Pepsi Chicken

Veteran restauranteur Jay Irvin marinades his chicken in Pepsi, making for a meat that’s sweet, savory, and tender—think teriyaki chicken with a sorghum tinge.

By Rachel Ritchie

Fin City

If you’ve ever enjoyed the pasta with fresh crab at Clyde Common, the catfish clay pot at Pok Pok, or the pepper-salted squid at Jin Wah, you can thank ABC Seafood Market. This tiny storefront at SE 65th Avenue and Powell Boulevard has the largest selection of edible aquatic life in the city.

By Mike Thelin

Cellar Notes

What’s the top wine-selling store in Oregon? The answer could surprise you. Condé Cox looks at a few of the store’s top wines.

By Condé Cox

Brew Believers

Eugene-based microbrew upstart Ninkasi has sextupled its output in the last three years, and taken over 22-ounce bottle market in the state due to the success of a few of its different beers such as Oatis, Sleigh’r, and Believer.

By John Chandler

The Spice Is Right

Saucebox’s Gregory Gourdet shows how pickled fruits and vegetables such as apples can brighten up a winter meal.

By Eva Hagberg

The Expert Eye

In order to help you with your holiday shopping, we’ve called in some help from the professionals (Giovanna Parolari of Una, Jordan Sayler of Winn Perry, Liza Brennan of Manor, and Sarah Shaoul of Black Wagon) for our gift guide.

Our Mt Hood

Winged Wonders

Brighten your winter months by transforming your backyard into an avian paradise.

By Kate Bryant

Parlez-Vous "Bro"? Part Deux

More mountain lingo for the truly bro-tastic.

With contribution from Brian Barker

Regular Joe

Itching to learn more about Joe Sacco after our Q&A? Here’s our slideshow retrospective on the career of Portland’s favorite comics journalist.

By Robert Runyon