The estimated price tag more than doubled from $6 billion to $13.6 billion, but staff told a bistate panel Dec. 15 it didn’t have new numbers.

The Portland City Council on Wednesday failed to elect a council president for 2026, after eight hours of at times heated discussion and nine rounds of voting.

“Take six of these and call me in the morning.”

The Slabtown library opens Jan. 10 at a new building more than twice the size of its previous location.

The year begins with Trump retreating from the city—and promising someday to return.

A driving force in Portland’s progressive caucus lays out her vision for 2026.

Need a reason to laugh? We’ve got one. Portland’s funniest comedians hit the stage February 5th at Revolution Hall for our annual comedy showcase (hosted by Ally J Ward!) Lineup revealed in our Funniest Five issue published on 1/28. Tickets are available now. www.etix.com/ticket/p/437...

The story of why is now the subject of a Title IX lawsuit that alleges gender discrimination, crude behavior, and retaliation against a whistleblower.

A driving force in Portland’s progressive caucus lays out her vision for 2026.

Medical center’s research chief hails a “victory for scientific inquiry.”

“Take six of these and call me in the morning.”

Many Oregon scientists are pleased with a Jan. 5 appeals court ruling that would, for now, preserve hundreds of millions of dollars in annual research funding.

Drowse and Ragna’s collaboration “Ash Souvenir” peculiarly captures a sense of one’s own geologic smallness.

Portland’s iconic roller derby season kicks off this weekend.

Maps Music’s expanded Buckman gathering space and shop are due to reopen in a new location this month.

Elisa Shua Dusapin’s fourth book asks: Can we ever go home again?

Paul Susi’s “Character Work” connects the story of Chee Gong to today’s struggles with homelessness, ID access and systemic neglect.

The former Paley’s Place chef launched Estes as a pop-up inside the nearby and recently-shuttered Dame space.

What to see and what to skip.

A staffer shares their favorite meal from December.

“Disposable Days” is an apolitical look back on the 2010s and 2020s, and honestly, we’ll take a safe break from politics where we can find it.

Lamb, baba ganoush and kajmak are the stars of Alma’s highly shareable menu.

What to see at Portland’s repertory theaters.

Whatever you do: don’t call this recipe a slaw.

Danisa McLean’s appointment comes as the universal preschool initiative grapples with finding long term success.

The development marks a major victory for Oregon and Portland officials and activists, who regarded the mobilization as illegal and who have been working for months to block the Trump administration from sending troops into the city.

The upshot? Twenty bus routes altered, another 15 eliminated, and a light-rail line that will stop at its halfway point, requiring a transfer to get from Clackamas Town Center to downtown Portland.

The Cora Center Cora will host a “closing group journey” for eight people on Jan. 24, before ceasing operations at the end of the month.

The club’s showgirls will sell personal pieces of glam to performers and the public on Jan. 11.

The Portland City Council on Wednesday will elect one of its own to serve as council president for the duration of 2026 as the council enters its second year of governance.

The incident occurred the day that her restaurant Chelo closed its doors.

Interurban's last day in business will be Jan. 18.

What started with a quirky, unassuming nonprofit leader in Rockwood led to questions about where $125 million in taxpayer funds went and what they accomplished. Those were questions no reporter had yet asked.

Councilor Green says the city can concurrently focus on economic revival and ban foie gras.

On the face of it, David William Cripps was a generous, gentle fiddler. But the former Green Beret was haunted by his past as a jungle fighter in Vietnam, and he became another unofficial casualty of the war.

“‘Narco-terrorism’ is the new ‘weapons of mass destruction,’” said a rally organizer.

Omar El Akkad’s conversation with Karen Russell will be broadcast on OPB as part of Literary Arts’ podcast series The Archive Project.

The analysis from The 74 terms a handful of Oregon’s elementary schools “bright spots” for overcoming the odds. Seven of them belong to PPS.

Although the total amount of cultivated farmland in Oregon is shrinking, filbert acreage is booming.

The sneaker-influenced coffee company will move into the Hoxton Hotel’s lobby cafe this spring.

That container of takeout rice in the back of the refrigerator is perfect to fill out this recipe.

The store that was supposed to be the anchor for the neighborhood—Fred Meyer—is a shell.

The emptying of the grave site ends long-running litigation involving the nation’s largest funeral company and a prominent Oregon family.

It’s time to pour some bubbly, kick back, and celebrate!

More than 74,000 people read about a federal agent allegedly threatening to shoot an ambulance driver.

Multnomah County plans to shut a homeless shelter run by Sunstone Way, one of the county’s largest contractors, at the end of March.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would, at least for now, call off his efforts to send the National Guard to Portland and other U.S. cities.

The Killingsworth-based wine bar with rotating restaurant concepts will end service on New Year’s Eve.

Bargaining team reached second agreement after rejecting the first one. But this time, they’ll return to work whichever way they vote.

In his story about 26-year-old Keyontay Wallace, Andrew Schwartz paints the complicated picture of a man fighting against the state.