If You Have SNAP, $5 Will Get You Into Most Major Portland Arts Institutions
A volunteer-run nonprofit coordinates discounted concert, theater and museum tickets around the city. We rounded up the best $5 shows this fall.
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Upcoming Books and Author Events Weβre Psyched About This Fall
Elliott Smith, Chuck Klosterman, RenΓ©e Watson, fairy porn and more.
Read full article βUpcoming Local Albums Weβre Stoked About This Fall
A jazzy ensemble record from Rebecca Sanborn, the first Helen album in 11 years, and more.
Read full article βThe Curry County Sheriff Faces Calls to Resign. An Early DOJ Investigation Gave Warnings.
The state investigated John Ward after a state trooper accused him of stealing from a dead man.
Read full article βFive Shows to Check Out at PICAβs Annual Time-Based Art Festival
The beautifully strange performance art festival is as strong as ever in its 24th year.
Read full article βShows of the Week: Tame Impala Gets Psychedelic at Moda
Also: DevontΓ© Hynesβ Blood Orange plays Edgefield, and AltΔ±n GΓΌn plays Rev Hall.
Read full article βGet Your Reps In: βCabaretβ Is the Dark and Anxious kind of Movie Musical
Bob Fosseβs 1972 film screens at the Moreland Theater this week.
Read full article βWhat to Do In Portland (Sept. 2-8, 2026)
See architect Tom Kundig, Hear Noname and check out the burlesque fest Burlynomicon.
Read full article βPortland School Board Will Weigh Contract Extension for Its Superintendent That Includes A Raise
The contract would, among other things, raise Dr. Kimberlee Armstrongβs base pay to $344,492.
Read full article βMany Small Health Systems Have Been Hoovered Up. Rejecting This Fate, Rural Oregon Hospitals Are Uniting.
Many independent hospitals are very wary of joining a bigger system. The newly-formed βCascades Rural High Value Networkβ is supposed to produce some of the…
Read full article βElection Complaint Alleges Sharon Meieran Broke Campaign Finance Laws
A campaign finance watchdog alleges Sharon Meieran skirted county campaign finance limits when a political action committee she directs funded her plan for county chair.
Read full article βParticipatory Budgeting Measure Faces Organized Opposition, Including From the Mayor
The only ballot measure Portlanders will decide this November is facing organized opposition, and itβs coming from the cityβs top elected official and some of…
Read full article βIan Yearsley Wins Portlandβs Funniest Person Competition at Helium Comedy Club
Yearsley beat out almost 200 fellow comics over three rounds of competition this summer.
Read full article βA Night With Usher at Slow Jam, Portlandβs Newest R&B Lounge
DJ Shoulda Booked shared his Usher-themed playlist of throwback hits with WW.
Read full article βAs I-5 Closure Looms, Portland Will Consider Paying TriMet Fare for City Employees
The passes also suggest the mayorβs office is looking for new opportunities to chip away at two stubborn realities: remote work and low transit ridership.
Read full article βWhat Weβre Cooking This Week: Roasted Eggplant, Pepper, and Tomato Salad
A dip-like salad for the height of summer inspired by Moroccan zaalouk.
Read full article βAs Blazes Raged Across Eastern Oregon, Some Schools Became Fire Camps
At Grant School District in John Day, a fire camp ran close to the first day of school.
Read full article βFive Things to Know About Oregonβs Record Wildfire Season
Fires caused by lightning are usually the biggest.
Read full article βJudge Again Blocks Trumpβs Effort to Restrict Mail Voting
A federal court on Thursday issued an order blocking key provisions of Donald Trumpβs efforts to use the U.S. Postal Service to restrict mail-in voting.
Read full article βA Megabloom of Toxic Algae Is Turning the River Bright Green, Again
Human Access Project has already cancelled two events due to the bloom.
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