Seattle's Native American art reconnects with Salish tribes' traditions
The Salish tribes' art is being revived in the Pacific Northwest, which had previously taken totem poles as its symbolic imageIt's impossible to picture the Pacific Northwest without the image of a...
View ArticleTop 10 restaurants in Portland, Oregon
As you'd expect from this off-the-wall city, Portland has a huge variety of unusual independent restaurants. Here are top tips from a local writer and food expertIn Portland's Lower Burnside you can...
View ArticleTop 10 live music venues in Portland, Oregon
Portland's music scene is one of the most vibrant in the US and its gig venues and concert halls are a reflection of this. So get ready to rock, roll, pogo, mosh, sway or reclineMississippi Studios...
View ArticleFred Armisen's Portland: it's weird and it's wonderful
Portland is not out to impress, but that's just what makes this laid-back Oregon city so special for the co-creator of the TV comedy show PortlandiaOK. Portland. I think I have a pretty fair angle on...
View ArticleTop 10 budget hotels, B&Bs and hostels in Portland, Oregon
Portland's budget hotels include a former bathhouse with a rock'n'roll vibe, art-stuffed B&Bs, and a bike-friendly hostelThis mid-century motor inn has been turned into a boutique hotel in the...
View ArticleTop 10 cultural hotspots in Portland, Oregon
With comic-book stores, indie cinema, live gigs, theatre, cutting-edge galleries – and great coffee of course – Portland punches way above its weight for a city of its sizeLaurelhurst Theater is a...
View ArticlePacific Northwest: bicycles, bookshops, weirdness and coffee
Seattle is famed for its coffee and Portland its quirkiness, but this is also a region that celebrates the environment and the arts, as well as being a home for Amazon, Boeing and MicrosoftOne hundred...
View ArticlePortland playlist from Justin Ringle
Justin Ringle, lead guitarist of the American indie folk band Horse Feathers, lets us in on his Portland playlistThis tune's melancholic theme outlined with an uplifting arrangement smacks of a long...
View ArticlePacific coast TwiTrip: day two - as it happened
Relive day two of our road trip down the west coast of America as the Jacob Steinberg Experience rolled from Astoria to Portland via Cannon Beach. Your tips helped them get drunk and educated along the...
View ArticlePacific coast TwiTrip: day three – as it happened
Relive day three of Jacob Steinberg's jaunt down the west coast of America, as the gang drove 414 miles from Portland to a town called Eureka, taking in Eugene, Grants Pass and Trinidad along the...
View ArticleA local's view of Portland - in pictures
Portland, Oregon, is one of the quirkiest and most forward-thinking cities in the US – it even has its own show, Portlandia, dedicated to gently mocking the city's hipster pretensions. Award-winning...
View ArticlePortland's painted streets
Portland's vibrant road-painting projects, which aim to bring the community together and improve road safety, have become a greatly valued part of the city's landscape Continue reading...
View ArticlePortlandia spoofs fixed gear cyclists - video
Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen stars in this clip from US sketch show Portlandia, which sends up the more earnest residents of the Oregon city. The comedy is written by Armisen and co-star Carrie...
View ArticleTop 10 food trucks in Portland, Oregon
There are hundreds of gourmet food trucks in Portland, serving up some of the most exhilarating street food Marina O'Loughlin has ever eaten. Here she picks 10 carts to try• Marina's gut-busting tour...
View ArticlePortland à la cart: the city's brilliant street food scene
Portland is famous for hipster restaurants and artisan baristas, but it's the city's brilliant street food that blows away Guardian restaurant critic Marina O'Loughlin• Top 10 food trucks in Portland•...
View ArticleReading American cities: books about Portland
Known as a vegan-friendly, coffee-obsessed, bike-riding haven, the Oregon city has only recently entered popular consciousness – mostly thanks to parodies of its hipsters. Jon Raymond explores the...
View ArticleBooks about Portland: readers' picks
The Pacific Northwestern city offers a range of reads, from jazz era tales to bleak portrayals of modern American life. Here are some of our readers’ favouritesJon Raymond introduces the literature of...
View ArticleInterview with a Bookstore: Powell's Books in Portland
This huge “city of books” prides itself in hosting not just a million books – but a million of the best. The people behind Powell’s talk regulars, recommendations – and how “weird is the norm” in...
View ArticlePortland city guide: what to see plus the best hotels, bars and restaurants
It’s famous, derided even, for hipster coffee and craft beer, but there’s so much more to one of America’s coolest cities – and there are new direct flights from London, tooAll hail Portland! The...
View ArticleA local’s guide to Portland, Oregon: 10 top tips
Tech money is changing a city loved for its location amid the great outdoors but its cool offbeat feel – and famous beer and coffee scenes – remainDivision Street divides Portland in half, and a...
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