#portland

#portland

The Portland Mercury is hiring a full-time news reporter with a focus on short-form reporting and breaking news, plus opportunities for in-depth culture writing.

The Portland Trail Blazers reportedly have a new owner, Tom Dundon, who wants to keep the team in Portland. This change comes after years of uncertainty.

The Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation, and Technology, now in its third year at OMSI, showcases over 170 films, VR experiences, and panel presentations.

The giant Columbia River offers a variety of swimming spots, despite challenges like industrial neighbors and complicated access. Many areas provide water lapping on sand or stones along its length.

The drinks at Trung Nguyên Legend Cafe are known for their visual appeal and unique presentations, especially the Ottoman and Roman ice milk coffee sets.

The night started with an expectation of enjoyment following a $25 donation to the Mercury, but quickly turned into disappointment as the crowd exhibited a lack of energy.

I jumped at the opportunity to move to Portland for a four-month internship, but eight years later, I feel like I've outgrown the city.

Tommy Habetz's Bunk Bar serves the refreshing iceberg, a pint of Rainier beer topped with blended margarita or dry cider, perfect for hot weather.

When the reservation-only supper club gets into full swing, the kitchen shifts from high-end Italian bar menu to full dinner service. Four pastas, including gnocchi dressed in lamb-tomato ragu and lasagna verde Bolognese composed of veal, pork, beef, and house-cured salumi will rotate through the lineup. Whole branzino and pollo al mattone are also on the table as options for these limited menus, and Dimo's Italian Specialities expects to complete two dinner services on those evenings.

Black Cat Frozen Custard is a moody new custard parlor in Old Town that taps into the city's enduring goth soul as soon as you walk through the door.

Tuesday, July 22 features a lineup of punk bands: Obedient, Gaytheist, and Conspire, with Obedient's album release party and tour sendoff defining the event.

Despite the sweltering heat today in Portland, with temperatures nearing 100, residents are advised to keep cool, as not everyone is equipped for such weather.

The I-5 Rose Quarter freeway expansion is among the most embattled infrastructure projects in recent memory. ODOT has faced hurdles from the onset, and now, state and federal leaders might have just sucked out what little oxygen the Rose Quarter project had left.

ICE agents serve as the operational backbone for enforcing immigration laws, drawing both support and criticism for their roles in controversial practices.

"Barn Radio is a 'werk-in-progress multidisciplinary space and platform for electronic music.' It is Black-led, Community-led, and Artist-led."

Throughout July, Portland features the Summer of Slushies event where over 25 venues offer boozy slushie drinks for just $10 each, combining nostalgia with creativity.

Oregon's breathtaking landscapes of waterfalls, coastlines, and greenery are reasons for my fondness of the state, yet they make Portland less appealing for revisits.

"The city of Portland’s arts sector is in a crisis, facing budget cuts from both local and federal levels, jeopardizing the survival of vital cultural organizations."

Taylor's new work seems to burst forth from the rubble with a new energy, reassembling fragments of the past into a vision of utopia-in-flux.