Documentary on Psychedelics Shows Real-Deal Trips
The film βPeakingβ shows the effects of LSD, psilocybin, ibogaine, MDMA, ayahuasca and toad.
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A Retooled, Farcical βPride & Prejudiceβ Opens Season 20 at Portland Center Stage
Jane Austenβs most classic of classics critiques the patriarchy and wins slapstick laughs in Kate Hamillβs adaptation.
Read full article βMore Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stampsβ future
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food…
Read full article βOregon narrows LGBTQ+ foster youth protections after losing federal appeals case
Oregonβs prospective foster and adoptive parents do not need to commit to affirming a childβs potential LGBTQ+ identity to serve as caregivers in the wake…
Read full article βOregon regulators nix higher fees for psilocybin after industry backlash
State regulators have backed off pursuing sizable fee increases on Oregonβs magic mushroom businesses after dire warnings from the legal psilocybin industry that it would…
Read full article βPortland City Councilors Seek to Raise Taxes on Companies With Highly Paid CEOs and Exempt More Small Businesses From Business Tax
Two city councilors are seeking to increase the cityβs existing surtax on companies whose CEOs are making much more than their employees, and at the…
Read full article βA City Campaign Finance Officer Lobbied Councilors in Her Free Time Last Year
The fact that a city director was lobbying the same elected officials to whom she might later allocate public campaign finance dollars raises ethical questions…
Read full article βPacific Power to charge new Oregon data centers for all costs associated with growing energy need
The watchdog Citizensβ Utility Board called the agreement with Pacific Power βthe strongest from a for-profit electric utility yetβ under Oregonβs POWER Act.
Read full article βTwo Men Joined Forces at a Biotech Firm. One Is Being Hailed for His Work to Cure HIV. The Other Is Going to Prison.
βThis company is a gem, hidden under the rocks.β
Read full article βMurmurs: Draft Screen Policy Would Curb Use Across PPS
The Portland School Boardβs policy committee was set to discuss a districtwide screen time policy Sept. 22 that if approved would, in some cases, significantly…
Read full article ββMOREβ Escapes the Corny Pitfalls of 3D and Immersive Art Works
Trisha Bagaβs experiential audiovisual installation at PICA explodes the tourist trap form.
Read full article βCity to Demolish North Portland Pool
The city announced this week that the Columbia Pool in North Portland will be demolished later this year.
Read full article βWildfires to come
Oregonβs wildfires havenβt gotten their due this year. Theyβve made some headlines and generated some discussion, but they deserve more. The condition of Oregon may…
Read full article βSecretary of State Refers Portland Public Schools to Department of Justice for Criminal Investigation Over Procedeo Contract
The referral letter cites potential violations of two state laws that prohibit the use of a public position for financial gain.
Read full article βOver Easy Bar & Breakfast Survived βBar Rescueβ by Refusing to Change
The former Six Point Inn is a neighborhood watering hole, not a TV diner.
Read full article βGet Your Reps In: βDiabolique,β the Movie That Lit a Fire Under Hitchcock
Henri-Georges Clouzotβs masterwork of noir screens at Cinema 21 on Sept. 26.
Read full article βShows of the Week: A Stripped-Down Perfume Genius Show at the Aladdin
Also: Chat Pile comes to Rev Hall, and Igorrr stops by the Roseland.
Read full article βGet Busy: What to Do in Portland (Sept. 23β29, 2026)
Hear Orville Peck, photobomb at Pet Portrait Day and help out at the PDX Free Market.
Read full article βOregon Retreats From Massive Fee Hike Plan, Giving Psychedelic Therapy Providers Relief
Regulator says it scrapped the plans after getting feedback.
Read full article βTrump administrationβs WA voter roll lawsuit dismissed
SEATTLE β A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday tossed the Trump administrationβs lawsuit against Washington seeking the stateβs voter rolls, in line with many…
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