Portland native Claire Willett is a playwright, novelist, arts journalist, nonprofit consultant, ex-youth minister, Catholic ...

Portland-raised author Renée Watson can now add the prestigious Newbery Medal to her list of accolades.

The name on everybody’s lips is gonna be Ron Funches.

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION to everything that’s gone wrong, you’ve come to the wrong page. The people you’re about to ...

When it comes to, like, holidays, birthdays, just general thoughtfulness, I’m competing with lesbians, and I hate it.” ...

Copp hosts a weekly open-mic night at Montavilla Station, and (with Portland comic Brandon Wayne Little) co-hosts a monthly ...

Jordan Casner opens for the Last Comic Standing Season 4 finalist. Helium Comedy Club, 1510 SE 9th Ave., 503-583-8464, ...

Figueroa keeps a comedy notebook—not uncommon—but she switches out to a new 5-by-8-inch, perfect-bound book exactly every 100 ...

I don’t know if it’s [German] humor, but their view of the world is, and when I got back, for a few weeks I had a bit in my ...

Leslee Barnes, the former director of preschool and early learning at Multnomah County, filed a notice of intent to sue her ...

The conclusion of Stranger Things has left a Demogorgon-shaped hole in many people’s hearts.

Tyler Bieber’s new biography of the gay priest and University of Portland president unfolds during a period of upheaval for ...