Travelers looking for a place to call their own will enjoy several new lodging options on Portland’s east side, each with its own distinctive flair and bountiful neighborhood attractions. Each has a full kitchen, though with the succulent offerings within walking distance, visitors will be excused for not cooking at home. Kuza Cottage, nestled in [...]
A few images from last week’s Keep Portland Weird festival in France. All photos by Laura Guimond. Share on Facebook Tweet about it
Cyclists with a yen for fine food and drink are gearing up now for a highlight of the summer – the Chris King Gourmet Century. On July 28, Chris King Precision Components hosts this challenging ride over Portland’s West Hills; cyclists will be amply rewarded by pastoral views and tasty vittles all along the way. A team [...]
The Portland Art Museum has just opened the Pacific Northwest’s first retrospective of celebrated abstract expressionist Mark Rothko’s work. That is a somewhat shocking fact, given that Rothko spent formative years of his childhood in Portland and this very museum was the first to host a Rothko solo show, back in the 1930s. This exhibit is [...]
When Brian Faherty discovered a set of cast-iron glass molds in 2002, he thought a new craft lighting business would be a fun side project. Lo and behold, Schoolhouse Electric’s hand-blown shades and lighting fixtures inspired by American craftsman and mid-century modern styles took off. Soon Brian was searching for a bigger production facility, and [...]
Bring on the holidays – the pop-up shops are back! Four destination shopping experiences, available only in November and December, are now open for business throughout downtown. Boys’ Fort, a fantastical venue created by two theater designers, offers everything from salvaged wood tables and reclaimed lighting to men’s wallets and women’s bangles. The nonprofit Trillium Artisans [...]
Portland is known for its fine food and drink, its natural beauty and its indie style. Now it seems it’s our musicians’ turn to take the world by storm. Blind Pilot, fresh from headlining at MusicfestNW and launching their second release, “We Are the Tide,” in Astoria, is now on a nationwide tour and will return to Portland’s Crystal Ballroom in [...]
We Portlanders relish our warm summer nights. And now we have a new – legal – option for lounging about on the street with a drink in our hands. On a one-block stretch of Southwest Ankeny Street between Second and Third avenues in Old Town, picnic tables trump pickup trucks as the cobblestone alley has [...]
That mountain is a lot closer than it looks. With Portland Bicycle Tours’ new shuttle service, you and a mountain bike can be up on Mount Hood’s west side in just 90 minutes. There the Sandy Ridge Trail System awaits with its spectacular views — and 15 miles of single track trails. Even closer to town — in fact, [...]
Portland celebrates the bicycle all year ‘round, but summer is when our spoke cards really fly. The season gets up to speed with Pedalpalooza – “2+ weeks of bikey fun” – with events throughout the city in June. Feeling adventurous? Strip down for Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride (ours was the largest in the Americas last year) on June 18. Check [...]
