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Summer Guide 2016

Maybe it’s the specter of a Trump regime, or the upward creep of Portland housing prices, or the city’s struggles to help our homeless—but Portland has seemed especially peevish in the past six months. Well, summer is finally here. Let it go.

Summer Guide 2016

Maybe it’s the specter of a Trump regime, or the upward creep of Portland housing prices, or the city’s struggles to help our homeless—but Portland has seemed especially peevish in the past six months. Well, summer is finally here. Let it go.

Here's What It's Like To Experience a Lakota Sweat Lodge Ceremony

The tradition of the sweat lodge is thousands of years old and was practiced by many tribes, including the Inipi ritual of the Lakotas.

Here's What It's Like To Experience a Lakota Sweat Lodge Ceremony

The tradition of the sweat lodge is thousands of years old and was practiced by many tribes, including the Inipi ritual of the Lakotas.

One Man Bikes Boldly Through the Smog Of Summer

I immersed myself in car culture by bike, riding over 100 miles to six spots designed specifically for customers in cars.

A Brief History of Mexican Cocktails

There are many stories about how the margarita was invented, but most center on a casino bartender attempting to dazzle an American socialite.

A Brief History of Mexican Cocktails

There are many stories about how the margarita was invented, but most center on a casino bartender attempting to dazzle an American socialite.

Every Mexican Beer We Could Find in Portland, Ranked

We gathered a bunch of gringos to drink 17 beers—every Mexican lager we could find at Fred Meyer, Safeway and East Portland’s Supermercado Mexico. We ran all of them through a blind taste test, without any limes to hide behind. The results may surprise you.

Every Mexican Beer We Could Find in Portland, Ranked

We gathered a bunch of gringos to drink 17 beers—every Mexican lager we could find at Fred Meyer, Safeway and East Portland’s Supermercado Mexico. We ran all of them through a blind taste test, without any limes to hide behind. The results may surprise you.

We Ate at 27 Taquerias in East Portland and Gresham. These Are the Best.

I spent the past month trying to eat at all the taco trucks, carts, tiendas, shacks, supermercados, carnicerias and flea markets at the edges of Portland and Gresham.

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