Class Notes

With special features such as music program makeovers to the tune of $40,000 and tech-savvy schools’ Facebook pages, Portland-area schools go for the extra credit.

Edited by Martha Calhoon

Definitions for School Statistics

Pop quiz time: What’s the difference between a Magnet School and a Charter School? Learn more about how we graded Portland-area schools with this cheat sheet of definitions.

Edited by Martha Calhoon

Retro Grades

Portland Public Schools has a simple solution to their rich school/poor school dilemma: having kids go to their neighborhood high school. Maybe it’s not as simple as it sounds.

By Zach Dundas

Guided by Voices

The Cappella Romana is the world’s preeminent early-music vocal group, brought together by a mutual love of ancient music, shaping notes with more nuances than a fine wine.

By Randy Gragg

Call of Duty

Anna Sachse went into jury duty with visions of Law and Order, excited to be a part of the judicial system. She left with a much different vision: our system needs help.

By Anna Sachse

Upward Bound

It’s been 20 years since Barbara Roberts became Oregon’s first female governor, and five years since Vera Katz was mayor, and since then, no woman has even been a major candidate for their offices. Emerge America, a Democratic women’s boot camp, aims to rectify that.

By Rachel Ritchie

The Perfect Party

Art, journalism, crime, math, and sacks: it must be the people we want at our dinner table this month.

PDX Index: Romance

Get amorous this month with the numbers behind romance in PDX Index.

By Kelly O'Connor

Chasing the Wind

Renewable Energy Composite Solutions and Oregon Wind battle in a war for wind.

By Rachel Ritchie

Solid Grounds

Local youth mentoring program P:ear helps kids get off the street and behind the counter with a barista program.

By Martin Patail

Old Dems, New Tricks

The Democratic race heats up as Kitzhaber stays ahead in Facebook friends and Twitter followers while Bradbury gets some help from above.

By Randy Gragg

Eco-Erotica

Love yourself the Portland way: by going green with sustainable sex toys.

By Meghan Hilliard

Off Hours

Quasi

After a four year layoff from their previous album, Quasi returns with a new bassist and a more studied sound.

By Robert Runyon

Bold World Cuisine

After a tour of duty through world-renowned kitchens in Spain and France, Matt Lightner brings those European flavors back to Portland as head chef of Castagna.

By Mike Thelin

Jam Session

Take advantage of the multitude of mason jars filled with local fruit by making heritage deserts such as Julie Richardson’s jam crostata.

By Deena Prichep

Hive Minded

The ancient drink of the vikings gets reinvented as a sharp, fiery elixir.

By Hannah Feldman

Fats

The newest member of Micah Camden’s culinary empire, Fats, gives Portland the taste of a British gastropub. And poutine.

By Rachel Ritchie

Red Onion Thai Cuisine

Even as Thai joints spread across the city like Starbucks, Red Onion stands out from the pack with an adventurous menu.

By Kaitlyn Evans

Cellar Notes

The nebbiolos of the Piedmont region of Italy are some of the most food-friendly wines out there. Here are a few of our favorites.

By Condé Cox

Hybrid High

Out of Portland’s nine comprehensive high schools, only eight are likely to survive Portland Public Schools’ proposed redesign. Here, we’ve married a few of our favorite hoary mascots with a dose of modern-day swagger to create our own Dr. Moreau–style cheer squad.

Breaking the Mold

Rachel Gorenstein takes inspiration from France in her boutique, Moulé.

By Megan Udow

Best Lawyers 2010

This list is compiled from The Best Lawyers in America, the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. Best Lawyers lists attorneys in 80 specialties, representing all 50 states, who have been chosen through an exhaustive survey in which thousands of the nation’s top lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.