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Portland, of late, has cultivated a reputation for being ground zero for quirk-obsessed, pickling, knitting, handlebar-mustaching hipsters of the world over. And sure, seeing a guy cruise down a bike…

Being an urban campus lends itself to an array of unique encounters. Crimes on campus are often just as unpredictable as Portland weather. Here’s a list of this year’s wildcards….

To no one’s surprise, most of these events involve drinking or biking. Or both. March: Urban Iditarod “Idiots” in costumes are tied to a decorated shopping cart and mush all…

White Eagle Saloon and Hotel Part of the McMenamins chain, White Eagle is a rock ’n’ roll–themed bar and hotel located in north Portland. It opened in 1905 and has…

When it comes to picking out your Halloween costume, you could be the type that decides the night before or the type that plans months in advance. Either way, having…

Have you ever gotten married on an ice rink? Whispered sweet dirty nothings in your lover’s ear? Left a Tupperware of your poo on the side of the highway? Who…

Whether you’re looking for a quiet spot to kick back with a book or somewhere off the beaten path to check out over the course of a night on the…

Portland is many things, especially weird. With one of the weirdest holidays around the corner, things are bound to get freaky in the City of Roses. Why, you ask? Because…

There’s more to weird food in Portland than just putting bacon on your maple bar at Voodoo. There are some other odd, unheard of and downright scary plates out there—but…

This past July, the lead singer of Modest Mouse made headlines when he made some less than flattering comments about Portland during an interview. In the interview he called Portland…

I’ll admit it, I’m not from Portland, at least not originally. I grew up in Vancouver, Washington, a whopping 20 minutes north of downtown Portland. For all intents and purposes,…