Reasons to Love Portland 2026
26 Reasons to Love Portland
A French Restaurant Sends You Home With a Free, Trashy Romance Novel
These are old-school smut in the all but extinct mass-market format.
Cinemagic Celebrates the Best of the Worst of ’80s and ’90s Cinema
It takes work to find a movie that’s bad in a way that can hold an audience’s attention.
Paint Can Keith Keeps Portland Businesses Colorful
Keith’s cute, colorful creations adorn bars, antique stores and craft shops across town.
Our Libraries Are Stunning Again
Every Multnomah County Library property will be updated with, at a minimum, new furniture, paint and shelving, plus automated return and checkout technology.
1000 Acres Dog Park Is the Perfect Day Trip—With or Without a Dog
Between the whoosh of Interstate 84 and the whir of the Sandy River, a vast trail network links up ample waterfront and spacious meadows amid dense groves of cottonwood, ash and willow.
Oregon Has Its Own Croissant, and It’s Very Oregon
The Oregon Croissant has been a stalwart item almost since Ken Forkish opened his eponymous bakery on Thanksgiving Day 2001.
A Ragtag Group of Nonprofits Serves Sunnyside
The tenants at Sunnyside Community Center include everyone from a youth basketball organization to Alcoholics Anonymous to a felt and fiber artist.
We Sent a Teenager to the Olympics
Alessandro Barbieri will compete in the snowboard halfpipe at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games Feb. 11.
You Can Find Any Ingredient You Want in Portland’s Grocery Stores
You’ve got to get groceries anyway; you might as well grab something you’ve never tried before.









