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Anybody who has lived in Portland for long has undoubtedly seen one. Part mobile sculpture, part performance art, the Rose City’s collection of art cars has been adding a unique element to the city’s culture and image, not to mention its traffic, for many years. Portland’s community of car artists is an informal grouping of do-it-yourself and professional artists and pranksters, and together they have been an active more...

Immigrants entering the United States from a less developed country often have a difficult time adjusting to their new environs. This is especially true for young people, and perhaps even more arduous for those coming to North America from Africa. According to Jamal Dar, co-founder and executive director of the African Youth and Community Organization (AYCO), many of the AYCO kids from Africa grew up in refugee camps and didn't more...

Sponsored by Port of Portland As any parent will tell you, there's something special about seeing the wide-eyed and awestruck expression that comes over a child when faced with a huge piece of machinery in action. And here in the city, there's no better place to make that happen than at one of the Port of Portland's four major shipping terminals along the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. You'll get a chance to astound more...

Summer is movie season. Blockbusters, multi-million-dollar remakes, and sequels to sequels, it’s common knowledge that a good way to spend at least a portion of your summer is at the movies. But with ticket prices north of 10 dollars in many of the franchise multiplexes around the city, not to mention the extra fees tacked on for 3-D features, Portland cinephiles might need to look elsewhere to get their film fix if they have any more...

Portlanders are park people, and with good reason. We’re pretty spoiled when it comes to well-maintained, bountiful outdoor spaces here. You probably know the best parks around your neighborhood as well as you know the hotspots around town, like the Rose Garden and the Arboretum. But let’s say you’re looking to get out of your ‘hood and explore a bit, or you’re wondering where you can find the next gorgeous more...

Deadlines, computers, cell phones, commuting, work. The daily grind has made being grown-up rather … boring. A dull day lowers your mood and energy level and widens the waistline. But taking some time out of your day to play could be just the thing to lift your spirits and rock your heart rate. Word is spreading across Portland that full-grown kids are bringing back recess. On any given Wednesday evening in the summertime, the more...

Double-decker bikes, fire-spinning clowns, flying trapeze artists and death-defying acrobatic stunts. In Portland, you don’t have to wait for the circus to come to town. From concerts to parks, in studios and on the street, circus arts performers are taking over every inch of this city. For exercise, fun, a challenge and a treat, ordinary folks are realizing they don’t have to leave town to join the circus and are getting more...

For the first time in 11 years, Portland's schedule of spring and summer street fairs will not include Art on Alberta's Art Hop. The one-day annual celebration put on each year by AoA—the nonprofit founded to promote the Alberta Arts District—last year drew to the district more than 15,000 visitors, allowing artists and gallery owners to mix and mingle with vendors, neighbors, tourists, foodies, drinkers and more...