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The illuminated outline of a martini glass affixed to a multi-story home lights up the night.
History
Portland’s illuminated martini glass in the West Hills
The 30-ft-by-30-ft sign is turned on for the holiday season each year.
November 18, 2025 04:17 PM
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Cambrie Juarez
A dad lies in the grass with his eyes closed and a smile on his face with his son on top of him, also laughing and looking at the camera.
Culture
Tell us your best Portland-themed dad jokes
What do you call the Willamette River when it’s being stubborn? The Won’t-amette River.
June 14, 2023
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Ben McBee
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Food
Get a taste of Portland as a flavor of ice cream
From marionberry to chocolate stout, these are the ice cream flavors you said best describe our city.
June 12, 2023
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Emily Shea-Owen
Guillermo del Toro taps a scaled-down paned window from the outside looking in as a toy puppet lies on a work bench.
Culture
Peek behind the curtain of stop-motion animation at the ‘Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio’ exhibit
The 8,000-sqft exhibit at Portland Art Museum explores the creation of the Portland-made film, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.”
June 9, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
Pagodas line either side of a long walkway which ends in a massive Buddha statue at the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum.
Travel and Outdoors
Portland’s sister city: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
This bustling port on the Republic of China’s south coast is known for its cultural and religious sites, shopping, world-class cuisine, and natural beauty.
June 8, 2023
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Ben McBee
An elderly man wearing a red beret observes one of core exhibits a the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education.
Events
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education reopens with a street festival and new exhibits
The free event on Sunday, June 11, welcomes Portland to the renovated galleries and celebrates the organization’s cultural partners.
June 8, 2023
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Ben McBee
The interior of Kann in Portland shows a modern space with a long table with a wall of firewood behind it.
Culture
Kann you believe it? Gregory Gourdet’s Haitian restaurant wins big at 2023 James Beard Awards
The eatery, which blends Caribbean cuisine with Pacific Northwest ingredients, adds “Best New Restaurant” to its impressive list of accolades.
June 6, 2023
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Ben McBee
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Travel and Outdoors
Geocaching: find an exciting reason to get outside
The outdoor recreational activity officially started outside of Portland in 2000 and is still going strong today.
June 2, 2023
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Ben McBee
Colorful ceramic tile art from Portland artist Brett Stern.
Culture
Ceramics and glass artist Brett Stern to host gallery show and talk at Pioneer Place
The colorful tile arrangements will be on display until Sunday, July 2, 2023.
June 2, 2023
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Ben McBee
A basket full of crispy golden jojos.
Culture
What’s a jojo? Ask outside the PNW and prepare for confusion
Colloquialisms are tasty.
May 31, 2023
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Ben McBee
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Business
Tattoo shops in Portland ideal for first-timers
Through their own needle-to-skin research and reader suggestions, the PDXtoday team rounded up several spots to get inked in the Rose City for a variety of comfort levels.
May 26, 2023
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Ben McBee
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A booth at a Portland Sunday Parkways event has bike helmets hanging with a sign that reads "$8 each".
City
Use your head and wear a helmet during Bicycle Safety Month
Biking has a number of benefits — improving health and reducing pollution and wear and tear on our streets, to name a few — but it’s vital that public safety is not neglected.
April 29, 2024
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Ben McBee
Spectators at the PDX Adult Soapbox Derby watch with big smiles on their faces as a racer zooms by on a trike with a mounted alligator head on the front.
Play
Summer events coming in hot to Portland
Make the most of the warm weather with this list of the best local events and activities happening this summer.
April 29, 2024
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Ben McBee
Woman standing behind desk in white room with green plant in background, looking at the camera, smiling, and holding a rainbow macrame
Small Business
Gift giving made easy for mom
April 29, 2024
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Staff
An aerial view of a stretch of Willamette River shoreline owned by OMSI where the city of Portland will carry out restoration efforts and make space for a future park.
City
City of Portland will use $500K grant from Metro to restore riverbank near OMSI
The Eastbank Crescent mitigation bank project will improve natural habitat and lay the groundwork for a future waterfront park.
April 26, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
A neon sign in the outline of Oregon with the words "Portland Oregon" and "Old Town" and a leaping stag with a red nose.
City
Portland’s iconic neon signs shine light on local history
Travel through Portland’s past by learning about these historical waypoints and the purpose they serve.
April 26, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
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Culture
Reimagining ‘Fallout’ set in Portland
We think Amazon Studios missed a golden opportunity to really lean into our city’s post-apocalyptic reputation (which we all know is untrue).
April 25, 2024
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Ben McBee
The Lullaby Project
City
The Lullaby Project creates original songs for children who are experiencing homelessness
Local singer-songwriters work closely with the families to weave personal stories into the lyrics and unlock the healing power of music.
April 24, 2024
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Ben McBee
An artistic rendering of Willamette Cove shows a largely natural-looking, crescent-shaped area intersected by a railroad track and bordered by a river.
Travel and Outdoors
Help shape the future Willamette Cove nature park
Metro has started the park planning process as clean up efforts near completion.
April 24, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez
A demonstration table with small paper houses and flammable debris demonstrates how wildfires can threaten homes.
City
Learn how to protect your home during Wildfire Preparedness Weekend
The Oregon State Fire Marshal and Portland Fire and Rescue will host the educational event at the World Forestry Center on Saturday, April 27-Sunday, April 28.
April 23, 2024
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Ben McBee
The Sports Bra at night with a crowd lined up outside on the sidewalk and hanging lights illuminating the interior where sports flags hang on walls and games play on TVs.
Business
The Sports Bra plans to franchise, expand with support of Reddit co-founder
The sports bar dedicated to women’s sports opened in April 2022 in Northeast Portland.
April 22, 2024
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Cambrie Juarez