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Winter

Will It Sled?

An unscientific analysis of Portland’s best, worst, and most ridiculous toboggan alternatives.

12/16/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Dining Picks

Portland’s Best Chinese Food

Where to chow down on soup dumplings, hand-pulled noodles, roast duck, and more.

12/05/2024 By Katherine Chew Hamilton and Portland Monthly Staff

Holidays

Where to Get a Christmas Tree near Portland

Did you know that Oregon leads the US in Christmas tree production? Here are our favorite farms and stands to get your Tannenbaum on.

11/27/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Get Lit

11 Must-See Holiday Light Displays in Portland and Beyond

It's twinkle time. From Peacock Lane to Zoo Lights to dazzling shows across the state, here's how to make the season extra bright.

11/26/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Best of the City

Top Doctors, Nurses, and More 2025

Our annual list of the best health care professionals in the Portland metro area.

11/25/2024 Edited by Portland Monthly Staff

Mountain Highs

Where to Ski in Oregon and Washington

From Timberline and Meadows in Portland's backyard to road-trip getaways across the Northwest, here are the slopes to seek out.

11/22/2024 By Margaret Seiler, Sam Stites, and Portland Monthly Staff

Shopping

9 Portland-Area Malls, Ranked 

Pioneer Place, Clackamas Town Center, Washington Square, and more—which ones are retail heaven, and which should come with a sad trombone? 

11/20/2024 Edited by Margaret Seiler By Portland Monthly Staff

Travel

9 Grand Lodges of the Pacific Northwest

For every season, there’s a dream destination.

11/07/2024 Edited by Ramona DeNies By Portland Monthly Staff

Boo

Halloween Events Past the Pumpkin Patch and Haunted Houses

Philip Glass's Dracula, lasers at OMSI, and Wicked is on Broadway.

10/11/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Hit the Trail

8 Sublime Fall Hikes in and near Portland

Head to these trails in Oregon and Washington for misty waterfalls, migrating birds, and golden-needled larches.

10/10/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Get Lost

Lose Yourself in These 7 Portland-Area Corn Mazes

Work your way through the dead ends and wrong turns, then reward yourself with apple cider doughnuts.

10/07/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Leaf Peeping

Where to Check Out Fall Colors in Portland and Beyond

See changing autumnal leaves at Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland Japanese Garden, and across Oregon.

10/03/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Halloween

Visit These Portland Haunted Houses for Halloween Pregaming

Haunted manors, zombie graveyards, and spooky drive-ins to get you in the most frightful of moods.

09/26/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Get Out

What to Do in Oregon in October

Celebrate the harvest in Hood River, have fun with fungi in Yachats and Eugene, and cheer on pumpkin regatta paddlers in Tualatin.

09/24/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Best of PDX

Your Quintessential Portland Bucket List: 50 Things to Do in Town

These are our city's can't-miss activities, whether you’ve lived here all your life or are just passing through.

09/19/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Travel

6 Fun and Easy Fall Day Trips near Portland

Sip cider in Hood River, get spooked in St. Helens, and celebrate the fall harvest around Wilsonville.

09/16/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

The Game of Portland

Navigating the Great Corn Maze of Fall in Portland

Look up at the swifts, look down at the mushrooms.

09/11/2024 Illustrations by Hawk Krall By Portland Monthly Staff

Education

Portland Private Schools, by the Numbers

Application deadlines, tuition costs, demographics, and more key info on Portland-area K–12 private schools.

08/30/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Get Out

What to Do in Oregon in September

Dahlias are in bloom, Crater Lake goes car-free, the Pendleton Round-Up kicks off, and Oktoberfest has us raising our steins.

08/27/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Dining Picks

Our Restaurant Critics' Dream Meals

When asked, hypothetically, if they could order a meal of dishes cherry-picked from any menu across the city, this is how our critics filled their tables.

08/16/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff Illustrations by Rebecca Nguyen