Sergio Ortiz keeps an image of the Earth taken from space as his phone wallpaper. “That’s my home,” he says. “That’s our home.” Ortiz, who turned 80 this month, grew up in the South Bronx and moved to ...

For starters, a premium seat to a Portland Opera production can cost upward of $250. But a simple lack of exposure is often more forbidding. What does one wear to the opera, and how does one act once ...

On April 12, celebrate the 110th birthday of Beverly Cleary, famed Oregon author and creator of iconic chaos agent Ramona ...

Developed in the early 1970s, D&D is widely considered the original tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG), and it remains the most popular system out of countless others. Once niche and even scorned, the ...

Schacht did, revealing six designs influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, with both Craftsman and European detailing. With 1.5 million attendees to the fair between April and October of that same ...

I become seven years old the instant my body hits the water. I flap my arms and kick to a swim ladder, pulling myself out of the Willamette and onto the dock at Sellwood Riverfront Park. It’s New Year ...

Toothsome bucatini in vibrant marinara. Clams and mussels in garlicky broth. Red sauce, white sauce. Brodo! A nice glass of vino and, of course, some dreamy focaccia to scoop up whatever’s left. Oh, ...

Using donated placentas, local cadaver dogs train for search and rescue missions.

Using donated placentas, local cadaver dogs train for search and rescue missions.

Think French Toast is squishy and cloyingly sweet? Ford has engineered the answer: a house-baked cardamom bread, toasted and topped with clouds of ricotta, nutty granola and dried cranberries, all ...