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Fan-like fungi sprout from a mossy, damp forest floor.

Travel and Outdoors

Mushroom foraging 101 in Portland

Discover the fabulous world of fungi in your neighborhood forest.

October 17, 2024

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Cambrie Juarez

Sponsored by Couples Clinic of Portland

A woman jumps in the air with arms and legs outstretched, casting a shadow on a slope made of red earth at the Painted Cove hiking trail.

Play

Hit the Road: a Central Oregon road trip that rocks

For people who love geology — or anyone who just appreciates striking scenery — there should be no reluctance hopping in the car for a few hours to travel to the other side of the Cascades.

October 16, 2024

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Ben McBee

Two moms push two kids on the ice skating rink. The children are sitting on blue seal chair skates.

City

Portland Winter Ice Rink skates back to the waterfront for an encore

Prosper Portland will also bring back the Winter Village for the holiday season.

October 16, 2024

A trolley painted red and cream with wood paneled siding stops for pedestrians in downtown Portland on a sunny day.

City

Portland decades: the 1990s

Less traffic, no cellphones, and a thriving counter-culture contributed to an era many longtime Portlanders consider the city’s golden age.

October 15, 2024

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Cambrie Juarez

Two elephants stomp on giant pumpkins at Oregon Zoo

Events

Oregon Zoo elephants will let the gourd times roll ahead of Halloween

Elephants demolishing giant pumpkins — what’s not to love?

October 15, 2024

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Mark Worley

Trains sit on the tracks alongside Portland's Union Station.

Travel and Outdoors

All aboard: How to ride Amtrak in Portland

Taking the train isn’t just for commuters — it’s also a method of leisure travel that’s growing in popularity.

October 14, 2024

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Brianna Williams

Keller Auditorium in downtown Portland, a three-story building with large windows along its west-facing side.

City

Portland City Council approves plan to renovate Keller Auditorium, build new PSU venue

When the Keller Auditorium renovations are all said and done, downtown Portland will have not one but two performing arts centers capable of hosting Broadway shows.

October 11, 2024

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Cambrie Juarez