Editor’s Note: After COVID-19 and all that has happened over the past few years, we have all experienced a collective trauma. The pain we have experienced as a collective community…
Portland Police haven’t changed
After their brutal mishandling of the 2020 protests held in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, the Portland Police Bureau has been under deservedly…
Inside Portland’s City Council reform process
In Nov. 2022, Portland voters approved ballot Measure 26-228. This measure represents a package of changes, including using rank-choice voting to give voters the power to rate candidates in order…
Mimi Gina: PDX alt drag icon
Mimi Gina—local drag queen and creator of Assid Queens—had a succinct description of what drag queens are like for those who don’t know any. “If you’re gonna hang out with…
Events Calendar Feb. 22–28, 2023
Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed, Feb. 22 Creative Club Sellwood Community House 10:15 a.m. Free Inclusive and welcoming art community with instruction and story sharing No Vacation Hawthorne Theatre…
Director Spotlight: Hannah May Cumming and the creation of her political horror films
Writing horror film scripts from a feminist perspective with plenty of blood and carnage is not something anyone can do, but Hannah May Cumming is doing it in ‘70s retro…
Events February 15-21, 2023
Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed, Feb. 15 Where the Sidewalk Ends Pioneer Place 5 p.m. $95 One of a kind avant garde fashion and art show Songs for My…
Preparing students for disaster management
As the frequency and severity of natural disasters, human-made crises and other emergencies continue to increase, it is important now more than ever for communities to be prepared. In response,…
Triangle Productions presents Me & Tammy
On April 6, 1998, country icon Tammy Wynette passed away in her sleep at the young age of 55. Wynette lived a complex life, with four divorces and four children….
Portland Winter Light Festival
Portland Winter Light Festival is in PDX for one last weekend. Check out tons of cool light exhibits and performances like these incredible fire dancers.
Anti-camping laws sweep housing crisis under the rug
Walking down virtually any street in the Portland metro area, one is likely to pass by several campsites belonging to members of the houseless community. Since the start of the…