When Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, he ignited a worldwide firestorm that would last throughout the summer of 2020. While it was far from an isolated incident,…
Portland ballot measure offers new form of government
Portlanders will vote on a ballot measure that would dramatically alter the structure of Portland city government this November. The proposal would make three major changes to Portland’s charter. First,…
Collective power isn’t dead
Since I started paying close attention to politics over the last eight years, I have noticed time and time again calls for a general strike as a response to various…
Jodie Cavalier’s Fool’s Gold exhibit memorializes family through art
It’s clear from first glance that the Fool’s Gold exhibit transforms the gallery into something unique. As a result of the orange layer pasted over the usually clear windows at…
Seattle Sounders Fall to Timbers
The Portland Timbers shut out the Seattle Sounders 3-0 at Seattle’s home field in a game that was the latest installment of a decades-long rivalry. This rivalry has been active…
Teafest PDX returns after a two year hiatus
For years, Portland has been known for its thriving coffee culture. Hundreds of independent cafés and roasteries pepper the city, offering the drink in every form one can imagine. While…
Theater Review: Portland Shakespeare Project’s modern translation of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale
Life is complicated. Love, trust, hope, sadness, grief, betrayal—emotions and how we experience them are seldom back and white. Like many humans throughout history, Shakespeare explored the depths of emotion…
Events Calendar: July13–19
Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed July 13 Mindfulness Meditation (Online) Alano Club of Portland 7 p.m. Free Safe place to meditate led by Jeremy Grey Melao de Cuba SW…
Portland summers are getting hotter
“Extreme heat,” “record-setting high temperatures,” “high heat risk”—these are not words one would expect to hear describing a Portland summer. However, this year they are apt descriptors of the kind…
Get off our lawn: Portland’s hostile architecture betrays our city’s houseless attitudes
I first noticed it down the street from my apartment earlier this year—random planter boxes placed down on a corner where occasionally one to three houseless neighbors had tents set…
In-Person Pride Festivals return to Portland after a two-year hiatus
53 years ago, police violently charged into the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, N.Y. In the face of constant discrimination, the LGBTQ+ community rose up and…