How to Trick Someone into Letting You Live with Them
How to fake your way into making someone believe you’d make a good housemate. by Suzette Smith I’VE LIVED IN GROUP HOUSING for most of my adult life—starting as a bright-eyed teen who encouraged my...
View ArticleMeet Your POC Communities
People of color are here, and here’s where to find them. by Jenni Moore PORTLAND HAS A LOT to offer in the way of restaurants, scenery, farmers’ markets, sportswear, and art, but one of its biggest...
View ArticleKnow Your Portland Beers!
You’re a Portlander now. Drink like it. by Ned Lannamann FORGET THE FOOD, the music and arts scenes, the proximity to mountains and oceans. The actual best thing about Portland is the beer. I don’t...
View ArticleDon’t Be a Dope About Legal Weed
The newcomers’ guide to Oregon pot laws. by Josh Jardine YOU’VE JUST MOVED TO OREGON—congrats! You may get some shade thrown your way, what with the massive influx of transplants and what it’s done to...
View ArticleHey... Newbie’s Gotta Eat!
Navigating Portland’s grocery stores like a local. by Heather Arndt Anderson IN THE CITY OF ROSES, you’ll find many of the comforts of wherever you came from—just a tad different. Here’s a handy guide...
View ArticleMass Transit: Reviewed
Succinct reviews of the city’s more popular mass transit routes. by Joe Streckert YOU WILL RIDE TRANSIT in Portland, newcomer. Even if you have a car, you’ll soon grow tired of driving, of parking, of...
View ArticleWhat Is the Deal with the Portland Streetcar?
Here’s the deal with the Portland Streetcar by Joe Streckert THE BUSES are self-explanatory. They have buses where you’re from. You know how buses work. The light-rail system, the MAX (it stands for...
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These Parks Are Okay
In which we respond to Portland’s worst public park Yelp reviews. by Bri Brey NEW PORTLANDERS REJOICE! Your new home is a pantheon of public parks spanning 11,546 acres in 209 locations. But we know...
View ArticleThe Portland Music Scene Is Changing
The Portland music scene is changing (for the better, mostly). by Ciara Dolan GREETINGS, NOOBS! You’ve probably heard that Portland’s got a music scene, and it’s true—this city is somewhat notorious...
View ArticleFashion Do’s and Don’t You Dares
A newbie’s guide to dressing in Portland. by Elizabeth Mollo WELCOME TO PORTLAND! Chances are you’ve heard that Portland has become THE fashion capital of the Northwest—or at least I like to think it...
View ArticleWhere to See a Play (Without Wanting to Murder Oneself)
Shut up! It can be done, and your date will be so impressed. by Megan Burbank IF YOU’RE PLANNING on voluntarily stepping out to the theater (the kind featuring real people), I’m going to assume one of...
View ArticleA Guide to Portland Places You Should Never Go
(While I’m there.) by Erik Henriksen WELCOME TO PORTLAND! For decades, those of us who are natives and long-time residents have had Portland to ourselves—and now, you’re discovering what makes our...
View ArticleNew Portland Food for New Portland Humans
Eat these dishes to get a taste for the town. by Andrea Damewood OH HAI! You’re here because Portland is so very hip, so very now and so very tasty! You’ve seen those Insta shots of fried chicken on...
View ArticleUse Bike Share—But Don’t You Dare Mess Up!
A helpful guide to Biketown success. by Dirk VanderHart THE LAYOUT of your modest new city can be tricky at first, newbie, and we Portlanders—while still outwardly courteous—are maybe a touch more...
View ArticleA Newcomer, Helping Newcomers
Advice from a somewhat new person who doesn’t know what he’s talking about. by Doug Brown I MOVED TO PORTLAND about six months ago for this job (at least I’m not from California, amiright?). If you’re...
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City Council Just Voted to Save Downtown's Joyce Hotel. Here's Why That's...
by Dirk VanderHart The Joyce HotelMercury staffHere's one stark fact to consider about Portland's loss of housing affordability.Back in 2002, there were more than 1,000 "market-affordable" units...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Skip That White Wedding
by Dan Savage Half of my extended family are white supremacists and one of them is getting married soon. I have learned it's pointless to initiate fights about their beliefs, but they tend to start...
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TBA Review: Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble's Stealthy Mindfulness and Toxic...
by Megan Burbank Yes, that's Elliot Rodger in the middle, embodying that reddest of red flags: Adult men who call women "girls," and can't say the word without a verbal sneer.PICA via FlickrIn 2014,...
View ArticleSorry Sweetheart
by Anonymous Hey Babe... I'm sorry, but not really excited, that your recently graduated from who-gives-a-fuck university in nowhere (Wisconsin/ Illinois/ Ohio or whatever) sister and her...
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The Mother of 15-Year-Old Fallon Smart Gave Wrenching Testimony Before City...
by Dirk VanderHart The death of 15-year-old Fallon Smart has recharged calls for road safety in Portland in the last month. Smart, an incoming Franklin High sophomore, was crossing SE Hawthorne near...
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