Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed, Feb. 8 Cloud over the Wetlands Breeze & Branch 6 p.m. $45 Learn how to blend colors and complex methods to create depth in…
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…
Green Loop
This week’s Green Space feature presents more than just a space, but an entire six-mile loop around downtown Portland. This highly collaborative project is the city of Portland’s 2035 plan…
Rent is too damn high
For years, residents of Portland have been driven out of their homes due to rising rent costs. No one should have to live on the streets, especially if it’s just…
Events Calendar Feb. 1–7, 2023
Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed, Feb. 1 An Evening with Amor Towles Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. $21–85 Author known for his best-selling novels A Gentleman in Moscow…
Making parking and streets more green
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is on a mission to lessen urban heat over sunny seasons and to provide green stormwater management during the rainy months. Their proposed solution?…
Portland Center Stage presents Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson
The game is afoot here in Portland, Oregon, with Portland Center Stage’s newest theater production Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson. Playing at The Armory until Feb. 12, the classic story…
Missing the forest for the EVs
The electric car market is booming in Oregon. Drivers in the state have ranked number two in the United States in EV sales for two years straight, tying in 2022…
Blue Sky Galleries presents The Architecture of L’Ancien Village
Representation of West Africa within the contemporary Western world is hardly present, and what little exists is highly skewed. To this end, a celebrated professor of photography at Santa Clara…
Why is it so hard to pee in the city?
It’s easier to pee in Portland than most cities in the United States. But public restrooms still aren’t accessible to everyone—and the ones that are can hardly be considered dignified….
Greenstreet Stewards involves Portlanders in urban conservation
It’s 2023 and we’re starting off Vanguard’s Greenspace series with a story on how Portland State’s students can be a part of the greener good through a program called Greenstreet…