If there’s something we all can agree on, it’s that 2016 was one hell of a tumultuous year. But all is not lost; apathy and cynicism might dull the pain,…
Events for the week of Nov. 23–27
FEATURED EVENT The Portland Ballet Lincoln Hall Theater (LH175) Fee: $5–35 The Portland Ballet has teamed up with the Portland State Orchestra to present The Enchanted Toyshop over Thanksgiving weekend….
A short history of the Vanguard
The Vanguard celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, enjoying a history as storied as the university itself. The paper emerged shortly after the inception of the Vanport Extension Center—the precursor…
Blind veteran Don Carlo lays groundwork for the Vanguard
Losing one’s sight can be a travesty; for founding Vanguard editor Don Carlo, it just meant that he needed to adapt. He used strips of Braille to label his textbooks…
Get your Halloween on and keep that ghost train rolling
Any other time of the year and your sick fascination with ghouls and gore earns the ire of your peers, but haters be damned, it’s your time now. Portland loves…
Scientific insanity in Portland proper
I, a vigorous and scientific man, disavow such mutterings of haunted superstition and mystery within these pages. Horror and terror—Ha!—signs of a fragile mind. I dare you, I say, double…
Go outside, dammit!
Oregon weather is inconsistent to say the least, which makes it doubly important to enjoy its incredible outdoors when the sun finally shows its face. Get out of that dusty…
Weed like to meet you: Jeremy Plumb
Jeremy Plumb Jeremy Plumb is the Bill Nye of pot science, and his enthusiasm bubbles over for the plant’s medical and therapeutic properties. “This is the first moment where we…
Get to know the neighborhood
Portland’s dispensaries are as varied as the city itself, with every budtrepreneur offering their own version of the ideal cannabis buying experience. For those new to the dispensary scene or…