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A blue cocktail is poured out of a traditional absinthe dripper.

Food

Take a sip of secrecy at these speakeasies and underground bars

When you’re looking to avoid the heat — in every sense of the word — quench your curiosity and your thirst at these upstanding but on-the-down-low establishments.

July 5, 2024

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Ben McBee

People gather and dance in a city street in front of a small stage shaded by a white sail as musicians play and clap.

Events

Music on Main brings free outdoor concerts to downtown Portland

All ages are invited to enjoy the weekly shows near the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

July 5, 2024

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Cambrie Juarez

A newly finished rain garden shows young plants outside of a white home in Portland. .You can see a solid drainpipe that empties the downspout into the river rock French drain.

Real Estate

Q+A: How to build a rain garden in Portland

Misha Ashton, owner of Revive Gardens PDX, offers some tips on channeling excess water runoff into a vibrant natural area in your yard.

July 3, 2024

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Ben McBee

a man, a woman, a boy, and a girl look at part of an art exhibition

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Fireworks explode over a river as crowds of people look on. An orange glow lights up the city and a bridge.

Events

Fourth of July celebrations in Portland

Whether you’re more of a picnic or a rodeo person, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Independence Day in and around the City of Roses.

July 2, 2024

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Cambrie Juarez

A Portland-style hot do with blackberries, hazelnuts, kale, tater tots, goat cheese, and mustard.

Food

Take a bite out of the Portland-style hot dog

Chicago’s got one and even Seattle has their own signature recipe, so we are planting our little biodegradable flag on the hot dog map.

July 2, 2024

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Ben McBee

Police officers on brown horses ride in a parade.

City

Police officers once patrolled Portland’s streets on horseback

The Portland Police Bureau had an on-again, off-again relationship with its mounted patrol unit.

July 1, 2024

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Cambrie Juarez

People sit on the upper levels of a sprawling concrete fountain as water flows over its many ledges.

City

Portland decades: the 1970s

Activism, music, a quickly changing urban landscape, and the rise of adult stores marked Portland’s “Me Decade.”

July 1, 2024

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Cambrie Juarez

Culture

Portland’s most iconic landmarks

Consider these our Hollywood signs — though we actually have one of those too.

June 28, 2024

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Ben McBee

Culture

Creative Culture to open Splatter Studio at its Portland location

Paint the room red — or whatever color you want.

June 28, 2024