Reasons to Love Portland 2026

Nobody else can claim to be America’s eighth-best metro area for working moms.

Ella Dean’s flagship product, a combination of pomegranate, gooseberry, mustard, rice, hibiscus, and comfrey root oils called Look, but Don’t Touch, is such a bestseller it inspired both an accompanying shampoo and conditioner.

While many flyers refer to the Portland Immigrants Rights Coalition, most were in fact produced and distributed by other community groups.

Portland’s queerness is part of what brought me here.

Yes, a baked good occasionally disappears from the cart without payment. But a far larger problem has been the Woodstock squirrels.

The Plaid has elevated its offerings, offering a mix of international and local treats.

Floyd is nearly 300 rocks long.

PSU history professor Catherine McNeur teaches us about Portland parks, one short video at a time.

These are old-school smut in the all but extinct mass-market format.

It takes work to find a movie that’s bad in a way that can hold an audience’s attention.