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After Trump announced plans to deploy the National Guard in Portland, an offshoot of the World Naked Bike Ride group announced plans for an emergency naked bike ride in protest of the occupation. 

There are many smashburgers to be had around Portland but food writer Michael Zusman has named a new cart’s smashie supreme. 

Did you know you can see Oregon’s largest land animal on the Oregon Coast? Learn how to spot the regal Roosevelt Elk safely on your next vacation.

Do you feel that slight chill in the air? Fall is on the way and Portland Monthly has some day trip ideas to take advantage of the season. 

Every September, Portlanders gather to watch the Vaux’s Swifts put on an aerial show at Chapman Elementary. But it appears the birds have declined to perform there so far this year. 

It’s time to dust off your cha-cha heels. A recently installed parquet floor in Director’s Park invites Portlanders to dance the tango every other Monday night through September. 

If you’ve ever done the ‘Time Warp’, you may have the Clinton Street Theater to thank.

What do you get when you cross Batty from FernGully with a shell-less armadillo? Something approximating Petunia, a two-year old English Bulldog from Eugene, who was just crowned World’s Ugliest Dog.

Have you ever wondered what a pickle does for fun in Portland? Willamette Week asked our favorite fermented friend, Dillon T. Pickle, how he spends his day. 

A new exhibit at the Architectural Heritage Center honors Portland spaces that were safe havens for the LGBTQ+ community.