Courtney Campbell on
The Plague, the lessons weâve learned from this pandemic, and how philosophy will continue to play a role in our everyday lives.
By
Gabriel Granillo
6/11/2021 at 12:30am
In Oregonâs ongoing fight against the coronavirus, weâre looking pretty good. To date, more than 60 percent of eligible adult Oregonians have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Once the state reaches 70 percent, Gov. Kate Brown says much of the stateâs economy can reopen. Whatâs more, Brown and many others believe weâll be able to reach that percentage by the end of June.
LISTEN: Understanding Water Challenges Facing Oregon s Native, Black, Latinx, and Migrant Communities
We talk with Alaà Reyes-Santos from the Oregon Water Futures Project about the findings from their 2021 report.
By
Gabriel Granillo
5/28/2021 at 12:30am
Klamath Marsh
Last year the Oregon Water Futures Project, in partnership with Unite Oregon, the Chinook Indian Nation, and other organizations, conducted a series of water-focused conversations with Native, Black, Latinx, and migrant communities around the state to learn about their cultural connections to water and their concerns when it comes to water education, access, and advocacy. And
earlier this week OWF released a report of their findings from those conversations to Oregon policy- and decision-makers.
Inside one labor union s fight to help workers in a struggling live entertainment industry.
By
Gabriel Granillo
5/13/2021 at 12:30am
Header image: Inside the Moda Center on May 7, the first Trail Blazers home game with fans since March 2020. Photo by Gabriel Granillo.
At last Fridayâs game against the Los Angeles Lakers, the first Trail Blazers home game at the Moda Center with a crowd, fans posed in front of the âRip Cityâ sculpture in front of the Essential Forces Fountain. They hovered over the âIâ in âCityâ while someone else captured the moment on their cellphone. Television crews aimed their cameras at the oval building, and reporters talked about the historic nature of the night. Fans came equipped with signs, flags, and an energy thatâs been lying dormant since the NBA canceled last yearâs season, an energy that perhaps pushed the Blazers to a crucial win that overtook the Lakers for sixth seed.
Back in Front of Their Fans, Blazers Beat the Lakers
A high-stakes game, Nurkic s return, and the beautiful sound of fans helped push the Blazers to a crucial win.
By
Gabriel Granillo
5/8/2021 at 10:00am
Third quarter at Friday night s Blazers game against the Los Angeles Lakers, the first game in the Moda Center with fans since March 2020.Â
It felt like one big collective sigh. All of Portlandâs pent up pandemic energy and dread and fear just washing over into waves and cheers and applause. Before the Trail Blazers took to the court for their first home game with fans at the Moda Center since March 2020, there had been a spattering of applause. The 10 percent capacity crowdâjust under 2,000âmade themselves known with bits of nervous fandom here and there: a quick wave of a Rip City flag, a distant âBeat LAâ chant, echoed yips and yays. But by the time the lights dimmed and the Blazers starting lineupâ Norman Powell, Robert Covington, Jusuf Nur
Eden Dawn
This week has been full of ups and downs for us here at the magazine. On Wednesday,
Portland Monthly took home four City and Regional Magazine Awards. But itâs also been a very stressful close week, and weâre currently putting our upcoming summer issue to bed. And on top of all of that has been the lingering knowledge that by the end of the week, weâd have to say goodbye to
Portland Monthlyâs own senior editor Eden Dawn.
Eden has been with the magazine since 2010 as our veteran style editor. Sheâs produced thousands of articles, pulled together elaborate (and award-winning) fashion shoots, and championed the small businesses, creators, and makers that have helped put Portland on the map.