For performance, Portland is considered to have some of the best audiences in the country. This may be why Portland is often the first stop for many concert tours (like Miley Ray Cyrus and American Idol) and traveling theatrical productions (like Burn The Floor) that want a good audience to start their tour off right. One of the reasons we've gotten such a good reputation is our proclivity to stand on our feet at the end of most more...

As the much-lauded birthplace of the microbrewery boom, Portland has become Mecca for fans of craft brewing. Now, Stumptown distillers are hoping to replicate that success with a craft distillation revolution. The epicenter of this movement lies in Southeast Portland’s Distillery Row, where you’ll find four key distilleries, each with its own style and line of spirits: House Spirits Distillery, New Deal Distillery, more...

The idea sounds like a good one: update the structure of the Portland Public High schools to accommodate the changing population and needs of an ever developing higher education platform. The unfortunate thing is the plan may ultimately be less about updating individual schools, meeting their needs and helping them succeed and more about trying to create an equal divide across the district of offerings and students. In representing the more...