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Even New Yorkers Are Obsessed With Portland’s Pizza Scene

In 2018, the “international pizza consultant” and founding chef of Roberta’s in Bushwick declared Portland “the greatest pizza city in America,” and you could practically hear the chorus of getthefuckouttaheres echoing from the other side of the country.

Summer Escapes: Where to Stay This Summer

Oregon summers are made for adventures—so go find some! Visit hotels and see the nearby attractions that get you out of Portland for the weekend.

Multnomah County Jail Inmate Grabbed A Hostage And Broke A Deputy’s Ribs In Alleged Escape Attempt

John Christopher Marsh allegedly threatened to snap another inmate’s neck at the downtown Portland jail.

What to Watch This Week: Kurt Russell in an Eye Patch, Nazis on Fire and Probably the Greatest Concert Film Ever Made

There’s a long weekend coming up. Fortunately, the movie theaters around town are still hard at work giving you a way to fill all of that extra time this Labor Day. Catch an old favorite or watch something you’ve had on your list for a while now. Here are some of the best flicks revived across Portland screens right now.

A Miniature Horse Was Captured By Portland Police In Northeast Portland After Breaking Free From His Stable

Nobody keeps Giovanni in a corner.

An Inmate on Work Assignment Stole an ODOT Work Truck and Escaped Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Custody

Scott Smith, a Portland resident, is the second man to escape MCSO custody in less than a week.

Eight Great Single-Serve Pizzas and Slices in Portland

Affordable slices of heaven.

An Inmate Hid in Ceiling Ducts at Inverness Jail for Three Hours Today While Multnomah County Sheriff’s Deputies Searched for Him

The 29-year-old man accessed the space above the jail’s ceilings through a maintenance hatch.

The Best Restaurants in Northwest Portland’s Blossoming Slabtown Neighborhood and on the Twenties

More than any other Bamboo location, this one’s the heart of its ‘hood: a neutral-toned palace of refined protein that splits its menu between sustainably caught sushi and extravagant meat plates like an XO-spiced flank steak.

Why Portland Can't Have a Gayborhood

San Francisco’s got the Castro. Chicago has Boystown, and New York has Greenwich Village. Even Seattle has Capitol Hill—but where’s Portland’s gayborhood?

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