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Colossal Claude: the Columbia River’s fish-eating sea serpent

Bigfoot steals all the cryptid limelight. It’s time to give Oregon’s own Colossal Claude the credit it’s due.

October 17, 2023

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Cambrie Juarez

The outline of the sun and trees are barely visible through thick fog

Travel and Outdoors

Waking up in a fog? In October, that’s normal

Wet ground and clear skies create perfect conditions for thick fog in the Willamette Valley.

October 18, 2023

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Mark Worley

Travel and Outdoors

Portland Japanese Garden celebrates 60 years in the Rose City

Nestled in the picturesque West Hills, the Portland Japanese Garden offers space for visitors to relax, stroll manicured paths, and learn about Japan’s ancient gardening culture.

October 19, 2023

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Cambrie Juarez

Father’s Day Gift Guide: presents for every dad

From the father who loves to relax to beautifully scented candles to the dad who likes to mix things up in the kitchen, our Father’s Day Gift Guide will help you find the perfect gift this year.

May 26, 2023

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Staff

Picnic approved ice cream | Photo via Salt & Straw

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

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

A pair of hands touches a smart egg used by Oregon Zoo to monitor California condors.

City

Oregon Zoo researchers use ‘smart egg’ to monitor endangered California condor chicks

New data will inform efforts to recreate the optimal conditions for the birds to healthily hatch and grow.

May 23, 2023

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Ben McBee

A front yard of a white house with green trim that has grasses, purple lupine and lavender.

Travel and Outdoors

Take pride in your yard

PDXtoday City Editors Ben and Cambrie put a lot of work into their yards and gardens and know that their readers do too. Share your slice of paradise with us.

May 19, 2023

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Ben McBee

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

Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square is painted with large multicolored circles. People lounge in the sun in chairs scattered across the area.

City

Making sense of Portland’s proposed city council districts

A major component of Portland’s transition to the new city charter involves mapping four districts which will each elect three city councilors.

June 30, 2023

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Ben McBee