Where there’s old buildings there’s inevitably a ghost story attached to it. Here are some of Portland’s more well-known ghosts.

‘In Search of Portland’ by local architecture writer Brian Libby recounts tales of Humphrey Bogart, Sammy Davis Jr. and The Hotel Rajneesh.

Invented in 1895 by William Corey Mapped in 2026 by Corey Williams

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On SE 11th, a 1909 building hid two years of invisible structural work — the quiet effort saving it for a century.

The Wreck of the Brother Jonathan, the West Coast’s Titanic

The Peninsula Tunnel The North Portland Peninsula railroad tunnel is located between N Columbia Blvd (north portal) and Mock's Bot...

A recent beluga whale sighting had Puget Sound agog. It wasn't the first time a whale visited a Northwest city.

Plans filed with the city show a renovated burger and soft serve stop on Northwest Skyline Boulevard.

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Oregon authorities have identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family missing since 1958.

In 2028, the Portland Bureau of Transportation will begin a project to expand the Portland Streetcar system.

Almost three-quarters of a century ago, the historic Chinese section of Lone Fir Cemetery was bulldozed to make way for a government building and parking lot. Now construction is beginning on a new me...

A weekly list of 5 strange, forgotten, or oddball things.

This intimate pocket-sized guide to the City of Roses features quirky eccentricities known only to locals, such as weather machine in Pioneer Courthouse Square, the International Rose Test Garden, and...

The nonprofit plans to use the building as its headquarters with other spaces dedicated for a grocery store and programming.

The opening date for the James Beard Public Market in downtown Portland has been pushed back six months after a discovery during construction.

Mummy’s in downtown Portland closed in 2022 but was housed in an intriguing building.

A brief look at some local Portland single-screen theaters. To be periodically updated.

The oldest homebrew shop in America is closing. FH Steinbart was not just a small business, though—it was a critical part of the connective tissue that helped make Portland Beervana. 

Pendleton City Council explores ordinance to encourage landlords to fill long-vacant downtown storefronts.

Gentrification is easy to spot if you know where to look. If homes in your neighborhood follow these trends, gentrification might be on the way.

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The historic structure off Interstate 84 is hard to miss. It's covered in graffiti, and many of the windows are smashed or boarded up.

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Clockwise from top left: the James Beard Public Market; Centennial Mills; Lloyd Event Venue; Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design. It’s been a while. Next Portland was consistently publis…