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Portland Private Schools, by the Numbers

Application deadlines, tuition costs, demographics, and more key info on Portland-area K–12 private schools.

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The Wildfires We're Watching Closely, and Where to Avoid

Air quality has improved around Portland, but areas in Central Oregon and the Cascade Mountains are still on fire.

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Booksellers vs. Bookstore: Powell’s Books Staff Strikes

The war between staff and management at the beloved literary landmark plunges book lovers into anxiety. We investigated.

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More Traffic Cameras—and Tickets—Come to Portland

New cameras and police traffic teams are revving up to slow you down. And that’s a good thing.

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Don't Roll These Lights (Unless You Want a Ticket): A Map

Smile! New traffic-enforcement cameras designed to slow drivers down are in place across the city, including these Portland streets and intersections.

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New Photo Book Excerpts: NBA Fashion Decoded, Blazers and All

Portland-born Mitchell S. Jackson leads a swashbuckling tour of NBA fashion.

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In Noise Hell? This Portland Sound Engineer Has Heard It All Before.

But Tobin Cooley can’t help with that earworm that’s stuck in your head.

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How One Portland Neighborhood Partnered with a Homeless Encampment

Faced with an influx of homeless neighbors, a Southeast Portland neighborhood association got creative.

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How to Actually Interact with Houseless Neighbors

Be respectful, practice kindness, and say ‘knock-knock.’

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He's Thought about This Death of a Houseless Man Since 1987

A murder during Portland's homelessness surge three decades ago tells us about the city today. A writer has wrestled with his proximity to it ever since.

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Want to Support the Arts? 7 Steps to Becoming an Arts Benefactor (Yes, You)

Prolific arts donor Ronni Lacroute tells us how to become a rookie arts benefactor.

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11 Portland Things We’d Trade to Keep Damian Lillard

The Trail Blazers phenom is off to the Milwaukee Bucks after 11 seasons in the Rose City.

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An Annular Eclipse Graces Oregon Skies October 14

“Interesting but forgettable,” this is not the ring of fire Johnny Cash sang about.

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Night Market Could Be Portland’s Biggest Ever Asian American Event

The collaboration between Portland Night Market and Asian American Town takes place November 3 and 4.

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Scientists Discover the Portland Personality

Our city is low on one critical trait, and it explains everything.

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Wanna Work at Powell’s Books? The Competition Is Steep.

5 booksellers who redefine “relevant prior experience.”

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Cocktail Banter: 5 Clever Conversation Starters

Five smart (and true) topics to chat about this season. You're welcome.

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Quiz: How Portland Is Your Thanksgiving?

Is your holiday Rose City to its core? Take the test to find out.

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What, Exactly, Will Elite Thorns Soccer Players Do All Winter?

Yes, that might have been Reyna Reyes you saw at the Hawthorne New Seasons.

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Will the Portland School Year End in July? Four Possibilities after the Strike

Students at Portland Public Schools have now missed school since November 1. What does that mean for summer break?

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