Downtown Foot Traffic Is Up but Office Workers Remain Home, Study Shows
Monthly visitors and office workers in downtown hit 3 million people for the first time since 2019. The number is higher than last summer, when…
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Documentary on Psychedelics Shows Real-Deal Trips
The film ‘Peaking’ shows the effects of LSD, psilocybin, ibogaine, MDMA, ayahuasca and toad.
Read full article →A Retooled, Farcical ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Opens Season 20 at Portland Center Stage
Jane Austen’s most classic of classics critiques the patriarchy and wins slapstick laughs in Kate Hamill’s adaptation.
Read full article →Portland 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 city’s existing surtax on companies whose CEOs are making much more than their employees, and at the…
Read full article →A 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 →Two Men Joined Forces at a Biotech Firm. One Is Being Hailed for His Work to Cure HIV. The Other Is Going to Prison.
‘This company is a gem, hidden under the rocks.’
Read full article →Murmurs: Draft Screen Policy Would Curb Use Across PPS
The Portland School Board’s policy committee was set to discuss a districtwide screen time policy Sept. 22 that if approved would, in some cases, significantly…
Read full article →‘MORE’ Escapes the Corny Pitfalls of 3D and Immersive Art Works
Trisha Baga’s experiential audiovisual installation at PICA explodes the tourist trap form.
Read full article →City 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 →Secretary 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 →Over Easy Bar & Breakfast Survived ‘Bar Rescue’ by Refusing to Change
The former Six Point Inn is a neighborhood watering hole, not a TV diner.
Read full article →Get Your Reps In: ‘Diabolique,’ the Movie That Lit a Fire Under Hitchcock
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s masterwork of noir screens at Cinema 21 on Sept. 26.
Read full article →Shows 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 →Get Busy: What to Do in Portland (Sept. 23–29, 2026)
Hear Orville Peck, photobomb at Pet Portrait Day and help out at the PDX Free Market.
Read full article →Oregon Retreats From Massive Fee Hike Plan, Giving Psychedelic Therapy Providers Relief
Regulator says it scrapped the plans after getting feedback.
Read full article →𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬’s Realtor Rolodex
If you’re looking to buy, or sell, a home in the Portland metro area, you’re in luck.
Read full article →𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬’s Real Estate Agent Rolodex
If you’re looking to buy, or sell, a home in the Portland metro area, you’re in luck.
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If you’re looking to buy, or sell, a home in the Portland metro area, you’re in luck.
Read full article →Activists to Lead a ‘Moda 500’ Bike Relay to Protest Tom Dundon Deal
Groups hosting the Sept. 26 event include Sunrise PDX, Portland Association of Teachers and Portland DSA.
Read full article →Auditor Says New Animal Services Director “Misled” Multnomah County About His Work Experience
Eli Hurley now oversees a $13.8 million budget, 74 full-time staff members and a network of more than 100 volunteers and foster households.
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