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Best of Portland 2025 - Community
Oregon Coastal Crabbing & Shellfish Creates Online (and IRL) Hub for Crabbing Intel
My view is anybody can go out there. Don’t shy away from asking any questions."
Bird’s Eye Cafe Gathers Roseway Neighbors for Coffee and Rose City Bluff Restoration
The group of volunteer neighbors meet weekly to remove bramble and plant native pollinators.
Skate Oregon School Welcomes Inline and Traditional Quad Skaters for Experience Level
Located in Lloyd Center, the school is the perfect emblem of the mall’s pivot toward hyperniche pop-ups born of DIY whimsy.
High Limit Room Is Portland’s Newest Home for All-Ages Hardcore
The space welcomes DIY bookers and producers to host shows in the former Analog Cafe space.
Music Medieval on XRAY Serenades on Sunday Mornings
The hourlong program primarily celebrates the sounds of Western classical music from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Residents of Holladay Park Plaza Hold Weekly Trump Protest on the Eastside
“I’m still out here politicking.”
Rent-A-Butch Offers Handiwork Services to Queer Portlanders
“However gay you may be, your handyworkers are gayer.”
Foster Fitness Center Is the Place to Pump Iron and Snuggle Cats
Any day of the week you’ll find two to five cats lounging in the gym.
Bump, Set, Dyke Is Portland’s Inclusive Lesbian-Centered Volleyball Team
“There is just something to be said about different generations all together as a collective.”
DJ Chaach Brings His Open-Mic DJ Series to Afterlife
Chaach has been known to help anyone who shows enough potential to get stage time at White Owl Social Club.









