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Portland doesn’t play host to anything like Coachella or Primavera or Glastonbury, and thank god for that. Those dark carnivals are so blown out—they’re more for being seen and “influencing” instead ...

My girlfriend and I started to do butt play (her butt) about two months ago. It was a once-per-week thing, first with butt ...

Hiyeeeeee! Welcome back to the Trash Report. I'm Elinor Jones. How are you? Some people may say that they are "too blessed to be stressed" and I am living evidence that it's possible to be both ...

With more than 120 proposed budget amendments and nearly 12 hours of deliberations, Portland City Council worked until ...

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Multnomah County voters chose new school board leaders and decided the fate of a massive bond for Portland Public Schools on ...

Sitting on the back patio at the new 82 Acres on a lovely warm evening, I couldn’t help but think of the four delightful ...

Evelyn Trent saw a bronze and silver object floating in the sky over her Bellevue, Oregon, farm house. The object was quiet, ...

Following public outcry over leasing rates from tenants at Everett Station Lofts, Portland City Councilors Mitch Green and ...

Just like a sourdough starter under a cloth, some of the best baked goods in Portland are bubbling away behind the scenes, ...