Wellness

The Boom Bike is a bike with a built in platform, where two people can sit and perform music while another pedals.
Events
Portland Sunday Parkways brings the music with Boom Bike PDX
The mobile soundstage will bring live music performances to the summertime events.
April 05, 2024 12:39 PM
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Ben McBee
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Book a session with The Couples Clinic of Portland’s newest therapist
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A full class of cyclers get a sweat on at Revel Indoor Cycling. The room is dark and illuminated by a purple and teal light.
Live
Get your sweat on at gyms around Portland
From lifting weights, indoor rock climbing, personal training, dance fitness, boxing classes, and martial arts programs — we’ve rounded up 25+ gyms and fitness offerings around Portland.
March 20, 2024
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Staff
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A new way to manage treatment-resistant depression
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It’s summer camp registration season at the YMCA
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The treatment to consider adding to your wellness toolbox
Discover this treatment that could offer relief for medication-resistant depression.
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Kickstart your health goals with the YMCA’s “Pay the Day” deal
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Sneakers on pavement.
Culture
Walking trends in Portland
Average daily walking trips dropped by 36% in the US between 2019 and 2022 — see how Portland compares.
January 2, 2024
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Emily Shea-Owen
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Wellness
Seeing yellow or green-tinted tap water? Here’s why
Organic materials sometimes tint the water in streams and reservoirs, much like tea leaves.
December 18, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
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The best dentist experience of your life — no, really
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Meet The Gleamery, the stress-free dental boutique of your dreams
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Wellness
Spread holiday cheer by donating blood this November
The American Red Cross is giving donors exclusive pairs of “Elf” socks to celebrate 20 years of the holiday film.
November 10, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
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City
Gresham’s Rockwood neighborhood to breathe cleaner air with the help of nearly $1 million from EPA
Multnomah County will use the federal funding to improve climate resiliency and environmental justice in the historically underserved community.
November 6, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
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Skeptical about couples counseling? Here’s why you shouldn’t be.
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a man and a woman stand against a railing
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Depression Awareness Month: What is transcranial magnetic stimulation?
Discover how this treatment that could offer relief for medication-resistant depression.
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Vegetarian samosas sit on a shiny metal plate at The Sudra in Portland, Oregon.
Live
Eating green: Your guide to the best vegan and vegetarian restaurants
Dig into delicious and nutritious vegan and vegetarian fare in every corner of the Rose City.
September 22, 2023
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Ben McBee
A close up of a person's hands as they apply CPR to a practice dummy.
Healthcare
Classes that teach CPR and other first-aid skills around Portland
It could help you save a life someday.
September 21, 2023
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Ben McBee
Looking east across a reservoir toward billowing smoke above dense conifer forest with water treatment infrastructure in the foreground.
Wellness
Lightning-sparked fire burns near Portland’s primary source of drinking water
The Camp Creek Fire is burning in the Bull Run Watershed, a 102-square-mile temperate rainforest just 26 miles east of downtown Portland.
August 28, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
People smile and clap as they stand around a woman who is holding a handstand in an indoor fitness room with a hardwood floor and white walls.
Live
Flow at these Portland yoga studios
Check out these 14 yoga studios around the City of Roses offering sweat-fueled workouts, restorative meditation, and more.
August 22, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
Rain soaks the entrance to Legacy Good Samaritan, a hospital in Northwest Portland.
Business
OHSU and Legacy Health announce plans to merge in 2024
Together, the two Portland healthcare giants would serve more than 3 million patients a year.
August 17, 2023
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Ben McBee
A person in a striped polo shirt hits a golf ball with an iron down a tree lined fairway at Rose City Golf Club in Portland, Oregon.
Play
Tee it up at these golf courses around Portland
Whether you’re a weekend warrior or the next Tiger Woods, these golf courses in the Portland area are sure to make for a good round.
August 11, 2023
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Ben McBee
Players at Rose City Futsal
Play
Get social and stay active by signing up for a rec sports league in Portland
From futsal to pickleball, there are plenty of teams that could use your talents and camaraderie.
August 3, 2023
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Ben McBee
A room painted black with a plant wall and a neon yellow sign that says "The Jungle Room" contained a spa bed while a humidifier blows steam toward it.
Wellness
Visit a new hidden spa at this plant and wellness shop in Northeast Portland
The Jungle Room is a one-room spa tucked inside a woman-owned shop selling plants and skincare products.
July 19, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
Two researchers look and point at a small container of water next to a river on a sunny day.
Travel and Outdoors
New grant funds research to study toxic algae blooms in Oregon waterways
Scientists say the frequency, duration, and intensity of algae blooms in Northwest waterways are increasing each year.
July 17, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
A view of the trailhead at Powell Butte Nature Park with Mount Hood in the background
Travel and Outdoors
Take an accessible hike on one of these trails in Portland
These are three of our favorite local accessible trails that are wheelchair-friendly.
July 17, 2023
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Trevor Peters
A close up of a mosquito biting someone.
Travel and Outdoors
How to protect yourself during mosquito season
Portland could be on track to break last year’s record numbers of the blood-sucking pests.
June 16, 2023
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Ben McBee
A person wearing a pink sweater holds a human figurine and a felted red heart side-by-side.
Wellness
How to donate blood in Portland
Donating blood is an effective way to give back to the community. Here’s what to know to make a donation in Portland.
June 13, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
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City
Key takeaways from Portland’s 2023 Drinking Water Quality Report
The annual report outlines the state of the metro area’s water supply spanning the 2022 calendar year.
June 1, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
The front of Life Time Beaverton's building reflects a sunset sky.
Business
Life Time opens new luxury athletic club and coworking space in Beaverton
Life Time’s first Oregon location features everything from lap pools to conference rooms.
May 30, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
A sign in Southeast Portland reads Creston Park
City
Portland powerslides its way toward building a new skatepark in Creston Park
Construction is slated to start mid-2025 with a grand opening planned for spring of 2026.
May 19, 2023
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Ben McBee
Several plates of food on two blue tables pushed together with people leaning over and eating.
Wellness
Try our itinerary for a laid-back summer day in Portland
From floating in style on the Willamette River to toasting an early happy hour, this guide will help you kick back and relax while still getting out of the house.
May 18, 2023
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Cambrie Juarez
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