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Welcome to Our 2017 Reasons to Love Portland Issue

So this is a little awkward. It feels weird to be writing anything positive about the current state of the world. Being in the United States really sucks at the moment, and it looks like it’s getting worse.

In Portland, Dive Bars Never Really Die

This is a story that repeated itself over and over this year—a far cry from the gentrification flash-point days of 2014, when it seemed no bar could keep its doors open.

Portland Has Vegan Everything. A Selected List.

We’re home to a vegan tiki bar…and two vegan strip clubs (Casa Diablo, Dusk ’Til Dawn)….and a vegan furniture maker (Branches). And a lot of other stuff.

Yes, Portland Has More Pinball Machines Than New York and Los Angeles

If you’ve got a hankering for steel smashing (or whatever), you don’t have to look far. Here’s a map of every of known pinball machine in the city, courtesy of PinballMap.com.

Portland Art Museum is Tapping into the Legacy of Arguably Oregon’s Greatest Artist

Before Mark Rothko became one of the most prominent abstract expressionists of all time, he was a student at Lincoln High School.

In Portland, You Can See Every Movie Nominated For an Oscar in the Theater

When you live in the city of NW Film Center, it’s easy to forget that there are places in America where you’d probably have to watch a bootleg copy of Elle to gear up for Oscar night.

Check Out These Photos of the Winter Light Festival

Last weekend, Portland hosted the Winter Light Festival, a massive art installation which took over the grounds of OMSI for four days.

Oregon Is the New Truffle King of the World

This year, Oregon became the only place in the world to sell both homegrown versions of Old World truffles alongside its own native truffle.

Portland Now Has a Patriarchy-Free Social Club and Workspace

In nine months, a woman can birth a baby. But Kiki Littlestar chose to spend nine months birthing something else: a dedicated women-only workspace and social club called the Perlene.

Sorry, Donald, We Won’t Help You Deport Our Neighbors

America is not a welcoming nation today. Any list of things to celebrate must grapple with this fact. Our country has elected a president who is trying to round up undocumented immigrants and bar refugees from haven. We are complicit in turning the United States into a callous, greedy bully.

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