Where the Wildflowers Are
Cherry blossoms and rhododendrons herald spring’s arrival within Portland, but if you’re really into flowers, you’ll want to feast your eyes on the many wildflower patches around the region natural...
View ArticleNo Muggles Allowed
It’s not easy to get to Hogwarts the only train to travel there departs just once a year, and it leaves from a platform that’s nearly impossible to find. Instead, it may be easier to bring the entire...
View ArticleOregon Zoo Concerts
It’s a small outdoor venue unlike any other: a grassy lawn, sloping down to a modestly-sized stage and bandshell, with an elephant yard on one side and a red ape reserve on the other. For the past 35...
View ArticleRollin’ Down the Clackamas River
When the weather heats up in the Pacific Northwest, the best way to cool down isn’t necessarily with a crisp beverage (though we do have plenty of great micro-brewed and -distilled options). The...
View ArticleWorld Environment Day: Portland Parties for the Planet
With car sharing, pedal-powered gyms and 10,000 acres of leafy and grassy parkland, it’s no secret that Portland is a big fan of all things green. In fact, with the way that locals go about composting,...
View ArticleThe Rose Festival: Portland’s Party
Every year, the City of Roses throws itself a big party, and this year the Portland Rose Festival (May 24 – June 9) has adopted ”Portland’s Party” as its theme, promising more fun and festivity than...
View ArticleTrek in the Park’s five-year mission
In 2009, Atomic Arts, a local live theater group, decided to stage a series of free productions of Star Trek: The Original Series in a Portland park. Boldly going into its fifth year, after...
View ArticleSummer concert round-up
It takes a lot of clouds to make the rain that keeps Portland’s trees green and flowers blooming, so by July, were all more than ready for a long string of warm, sunny days. Maybe that pent-up desire...
View ArticleFountains of fun
If your kids need to cool off this summer, try one of Portland’s many public fountains — and feel free to dip your toes in, too! Salmon Street Springs Controlled by an underground computer, this...
View ArticleBeaverton Farmers Market
It was already the state’s largest farmers market, but the 2013 season brings 29 more reasons to check out the Beaverton Farmers Market, open every Saturday, May – November, 8 a.m-1:30 p.m. For...
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