Hundreds of people gathered in multiple areas on July 12 across Portland to protest inhumane conditions faced by immigrants and refugees at United States immigration detention centers. The evening protests…
Outdoor date spots
As spring finally approaches in Portland, it’s time to start thinking about local spots to heat things up for a cute and memorable spring date with friends, a significant other…
Paper Cuts
When it comes to art, what’s taken as outstanding and worthy of appreciation ends up intersecting at the interests of the creator and the consumer. Though in Nathan McKee’s case,…
Events Calendar July 16–22
Tuesday, July 16 Art Ladies and Gentlemen…The Beatles! Oregon Historical Society Museum 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free, through Nov. 12 This traveling exhibit gives light to 100 new pieces of pop-culture…
Portland’s Resistance rallies for better police contract
Portland’s Resistance hosted a rally for a “fair police contract” on July 11 featuring a series of speakers who shared their experiences with police and stories of police violence against…
Hill to Hall July 8–12
July 8 Republican lawmaker threatens Oregon Senate president The senate special committee has ordered Senator Brian Boquist, a Republican from Dallas, Ore., give 12-hour notice before coming to the Capitol…
Science, sweets and sequels
Where tourists flock, locals avoid—but dismissing a spot because it’s “tourist-y” is not the Portland way. Here are a few popular tourist-y spots that are worth the visit even if…
50 Years Later
It’s still not clear exactly what happened at the Stonewall Inn that late June in 1969. Police raided the New York club and someone from the crowd fought back, inciting…
Events Calendar July 9–15
Tuesday, July 9 Art Audubon to Autobon Multnomah Arts Center 9 a.m.–9:30 p.m. Free Gene Flores’ hand-colored etchings of exotic birds and human-bird hybrids confront mankind’s abuse of nature. …
Hill to Hall July 1–July 5
July 1 Mayor Ted Wheeler responds to criticism of Portland protest Protests between the left-wing group antifa and the right-wing group Patriot Prayer made national news after becoming violent in…
Events Calendar July 2–July 8
Tuesday, July 2 Art China Then and Now Lan Su Chinese Garden 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Free Artist Ningshu Fang looks at China’s traditions through his artworks and collection of antique…