Portland, Oregon, isn’t a city known for extremes. Our mild-mannered climate gently swings between cool summers and damp winters, our history is rich but lacks dramatic booms of wealth and industry, and our inhabitants are so easygoing that we actually stop our cars to let pedestrians cross the street. Our architecture follows the same script.
Portland is one of the 14 most beautiful cities in U.S., according to ‘completely shoppable’ ranking
Another week, another national list that has Portland on it. With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend, Americans’ traditional road-tripping 3-day vacation time, a “completely shoppable” lifestyle website called MyDomaine decided to recommend 14 U.S. cities to visit, insisting they’re the “most beautiful” urban places in the country. And our burgh, of course, made the
Home sales in the Portland area remained at a low level in the year’s first quarter, hamstrung by a lack of houses on the market. But the slow sales belie heavy competition in some areas, particularly where homes remain relatively affordable. Using data from the Regional Multiple Listing Service, we compared how many homes were
So, the weather will be warmer, 70s and spring-like this coming week. How quickly we forget about bundling up and retreating into our thickest wool slippers for comfort. On those cold mornings, wouldn’t a heated floor have made getting out of bed more bearable? Underfloor heating in a bathroom is a luxury, but installing it during a
If you want to come to Portland and maximize your time as a tourist, you need to know which attractions are the absolute best and which are the worst. Luckily for you, we have ranked 35 of the possible things you could do during your visit. For this guide, we limited our destinations to inside
There are a ton of trails in the Pacific Northwest, but only a select few have earned the honor of being designated as national trails. From thru-hikes to road trip routes, all are part of the National Trails System, created by Congress in 1968 to “promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and
New Census numbers suggests the Portland area’s population boom could be losing steam. The metro area grew by just over 30,000 residents in the year that ended July 1, according to the Census Bureau. That’s a population increase of about 1.2 percent, or 578 people a week — the region’s slowest growth since 2013. That
Portland made a big jump this year on an annual list of the Top 25 places to live in the United States. U.S. News and World Report published the annual list, and ranked Portland sixth overall, a jump of 26 spots from its No. 32 ranking in 2017. “U.S. residents view Portland as a highly desirable
The Portland area’s housing market fell into in a familiar pattern in March, with strong demand undercut by a slim supply of homes on the market. The resulting competition drove prices higher, sales numbers from the Regional Multiple Listing Service show, even as sales slowed. The median sale price in March was $395,000, which matches
That home prices in Portland are sky high should come as a surprise to no one. The city has been dealing with an affordability crisis for years and, despite the fact that the rise in home prices has slowed, Portland still ranks in the top 20 cities for escalating home prices. But what about the rest