“Pioneer Paper to Modern Daily: Henry Pittock’s Oregonian” is on display now at the Pittock Mansion until June 19. It illustrates how Henry Pittock turned The Oregonian into the biggest…
Dispensaries getting blunt sided by new pot tax
On Jan. 4 the new 25 percent sales tax on recreational marijuana in Oregon went into effect. Since Oct. 1, when medical dispensaries began selling recreational marijuana to those 21…
Emotionally connect through the spoken word
Activist, slam poet, and the first winner of the Women’s Poetry Slam, Andrea Gibson, is coming to the Hawthorne Theater on March 8 in Southeast Portland. Gibson was born in…
Examine history to understand the changes of culture
Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion is an informative, thought-provoking exhibit on display at the Oregon Historical Society until June 1. This is a multi-medium exhibit which includes videos, artifacts, maps, photographs and…
Photography exhibit evokes questions about true Native history and culture
Contemporary Native Photographers and the Edward Curtis Legacy is on display at the Portland Art Museum until May 8. The exhibit features Curtis’ photographic depictions of Native-Americans which are placed…
Green Roots Cafe faces challenges to stay afloat
It’s been a year since Green Roots Cafe, a student-run vegetarian and sustainably sourced restaurant, opened in the basement of the Smith Memorial Student Union. But the eat-in is already…
A win-win for PSU’s arts and culture
Three weeks ago, the Portland State student staff of the Littman Gallery in Smith Memorial Student Union didn’t know if they would have a space on campus next fall; PSU…
Authenticity of utmost importance for Portland Japanese Garden’s new expansion
The Portland Japanese Garden is holding an exhibition at the Center for Architecture to showcase their new plans for the Japanese Garden’s Cultural Crossing expansion from Feb. 4 to 29….
Ever Forward
“Ever Forward: Forty Years of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies” is on display through winter term at Portland State’s Branford Price Millar Library. Presented by the Library Special Collections and…
NW Film Center’s 39th annual festival brings film goers ‘strongest lineup in some time’
The Northwest Film Center is presenting the 39th Portland International Film Festival from February 11 through 27. With dozens of films being screened at eight theaters around town, the festival…
PSU’s own takes publishing by (red) storm
Portland State student Grant Bywaters published his first mystery novel, “The Red Storm,” in Dec. 2015 and was awarded first place at the Minotaur Books Private Eye Novel Competition, hosted…