Holding Steady

Take a tour of crash-beating neighborhoods—the Northwest District, Cathedral Park, and Sabin.

Edited by Brian Barker By Randy Gragg, Rachel Ritchie, and Kasey Cordell

Up-and-Comers

The neighborhoods of Kenton, Foster-Powell, and Boise are looking forward to an increase in value.

Edited by Brian Barker By Rachel Ritchie, Randy Gragg, and Kasey Cordell

The People's Republic of Sunnyside

Southeast Portland’s Sunnyside neighborhood has a regal, district-wide energy plot.

With contribution from Brian Barker

Shrink City

Portland Alternative Dwellings offers minuscule (56 square feet!) options for hesitant homeowners.

With contribution from Brian Barker

Walking to the Future

Portland is anticipating hefty changes over three decades, according to the city’s new 30-year urban blueprint.

By Rachel Ritchie

Condo Bonding

Are condos on the comeback trail? Here are some top–notch locales in your price range.

By Randy Gragg

Where the Animals Roam

Active animal licenses are analyzed comparatively between Democrats and Republicans.

Edited by Brian Barker

The Spell of Spring

A guide to spring fashion that you should follow—to the letter

By Patrick Long

Yards Apart

Front-yard frills come in all shapes and sizes—you too can have a luxury lawn.

By Camela Raymond

Why You?

To aid you in voting for a gubernatorial candidate by May 4, four Oregonian women ask Bill Bradbury, John Kitzhaber, Chris Dudley, and Allen Alley the hard questions.

Immigrant Song

The growth of diversity in Beaverton results in the once pasty-white suburb becoming one of Oregon’s prominent melting pots.

By Randy Gragg

PDX Index: Haiti

Facts about Haiti relief efforts in the Portland metropolitan area.

By Chris Bailey

The Perfect Party

Portland Monthly’s roster of folks we’d most like to see at our dinner table. Oregon state senator Mark Hass and gallery owner Ruth Ann Brown make the guest list.

The China Connection

The business connection between China and Stumptown has many ties. From academia to green initiatives to tennie-runners, the imports, exports and collaborations are plentiful.

By Kasey Cordell

Western Wake-robin (Trillium ovatum)

The beauty of the Western wake-robin

By Kate Bryant

A Brine Time

Savor the seasoning at the Salt Grotto in the Pearl.

By Rachel Ritchie

Labracadabra

The insanely cute labradoodle has earned space in our hearts as well as our publication.

By Ted Katauskas

Perfect Pairings

Enjoy a cold one while you wait for a restaurant as we examine four ambiguously adept combos of eat and drink.

By Rachel Ritchie, Kasey Cordell, Amber Villa-Zang, and Avz

Lean on Pete

Willy Vlautin’s latest tale finds its 15-year-old protagonist searching for a family connection at Portland Meadows.

By Randy Gragg

Vox Populi

Everyday Portland food-cart passersby are queried on random topics of local interest ranging from housing to health care.

North Country

Noted Portland chef and tastemaker Chris Israel has created a taste for Danube dining at Grüner

By Mike Thelin

Foster Burger

Peruse the plentiful patties at Foster Burger.

With contribution from Brian Barker

Branch Whiskey Bar

The Branch Whiskey Bar has what it takes to be a neighborhood destination.

By Kasey Cordell

Cellar Notes

Can we interest you in the noble, thick–skinned Spanish grape varietal called tempranillo?

By Condé Cox

Cabinet Appointments

Urban Farmer’s head bartender Dan Stern calls his favorite bottles for warm-weather entertaining.

By John Chandler

Labors of Love

Evoe chef Kevin Gibson drops knowledge about his recipe for fried morel mushrooms with fava bean purée.

By Hanna Neuschwander

Branding Oregon

Dan Wieden spoke at the Bright Lights discussion series on February 8. He discussed recent work from Wieden + Kennedy, one of the nation’s top creative firms in the ad business (and one of the largest remaining independent ones), as well as philanthropy and shaping the world’s perception of Oregon.

Allen Alley

Critical Oregon issues are discussed come voting time. A sit-down with Pixelworks co-founder Allen Alley.

Bill Bradbury

Critical Oregon issues are discussed come voting time, with Bill Bradbury on the hot seat.

Chris Dudley

Read Chris Dudley’s complete interview transcript, and download the audio file.

Bright Lights on Metro

Though their politics align in many ways, the three candidates for the position of Metro president bring different backgrounds and political instincts to the job. At Bright Lights on March 8, 2010 the candidates Rex Burkholder, Bob Stacey and Tom Hughes discussed their candidacies. VIDEO of the event is included.

John Kitzhaber

Critical Oregon issues are discussed come voting time. John Kitzhaber marks a return.