(And PSST!: You can read all my past articles for the Portland Mercury—including my former music columns Sneaker Wave and Refresh Playlist, and my current weekly column Hear in Portland—on the paper’s website. )
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Travel Oregon, February 2023, Eat Your Way Through Eugene
Portland Mercury, January 2023, Food Review: The New and Improved Akadi PDX Shines
Travel Oregon, October 2022, Dog’s Guide to Dundee
Travel Oregon, September 2022, Salem Chef Serves Comfort Food and Social Justice
Portland Mercury, September 2022, Expanding the Lose yr Mind Festival
Eater PDX, August 2022, Where to Find Fantastic Fish Tacos in Portland and Beyond
Portland Mercury, August 2022, Sunbathe and Spelljams Rock a Basement Near You
Portland Mercury, August 2022, Comedian/Actress/Podcaster Amanda Seales Makes Her Portland Debut
Portland Mercury, August 2022, Wellness at Pickathon 2022: Yoga, Sound Baths, DIY Aromatherapy, and More!
Portland Mercury, July 2022, Pickathon 2022 Is Getting a Remodel, New Stages, and a Nature-Inspired Layout
Eater PDX, June 2022, 15 Restaurants Where You Can Get Married in Portland
Oregonian, May 2022, Summer concert guide: A lineup of legendary artists and epic shows is heading to Portland
Portland Mercury, April 2022, “This Is Going to Be the Best Pickathon Ever;” Behold, the Full 2022 Lineup!
Portland Mercury, April 2022, Beloved Bar Dig A Pony Is Closing; Could Its New Music-Loving Owners Make It Even Better?
Portland Monthly, March 2022, Our 10 Favorite Portland Record Stores
Portland Monthly, March 2022, These Portland-Made Shoes Marry Style with Sustainability
Eater PDX, February 2022, Primo Kid-Friendly Restaurants in Portland
Portland Mercury, February 2022, Album Review: MAITA's I Just Want to Be Wild For You Mines Disassociation
Portland Mercury, February 2022, Hear in Portland: Zyah Belle and Veana Baby Are Rightfully Showcased, a New Recording by Indie Rockers Cardioid, and Eyelids’ Upcoming EP
Portland Mercury, January 2022, Portland Rap Superstar Aminé Is Coming Home to Kick Off His "Best Tour Ever Tour"
Portland Mercury, January 2022, Portland Music Month Provides Massive Lineup of Local Shows While Raising Money for Indie Artists
Portland Mercury, December 2021, Portland Cà Phê Is Crushing the Coffee (and Sandwich) Game Right Now
Portland Mercury, December 2021, After a Long Wait, Black Pumas Return to Portland for Two-Night Stand at Roseland
Portland Mercury, November 2021, Hear in Portland: Two New Soul EPs, The Thesis Anniversary Show, and Mic Capes Fires Back at Hanif’s New Diss Track
Portland Mercury, November 2021, Hometown Hero Rapper Wynne Holds Her Own on DO MY OWN STUNTS
Portland Mercury, November 2021, The Food at Plant Based Papi Is Worth Every Bit of the Hype
Portland Mercury, October 2021, Hear in Portland: New Snugsworth Release, Maarquii Farewell Show, and More Local Music Recs
Portland Mercury, September 2021, Tuareg Guitar Hero Mdou Moctar Soars Higher On New Album Afrique Victime—See Him This Weekend at Mississippi Studios
Portland Monthly, August 2021, 10 New Portland Stores Worth a Visit
Portland Mercury, July 2021, Record Review: Portland Rapper Mic Capes Evolves on In Spite Of…
Portland Mercury, July 2021, INTERVIEW: Moorea Masa Discusses Recent "Lion" Music Video, Her New Project, and Mixed Identity
Portland Monthly, July 2021, What Happened When Two Employees Bought This Ashland Apparel Company?
Portland Monthly, July 2021, 6 Portland Thrift and Consignment Stores We Love to Shop At
Eater PDX, July 2021, 14 Portland Restaurants and Bars Where You Can See Live Music
Portland Mercury, July 2021, Record Review: Mic Capes Evolves On In Spite Of…
Portland Mercury, June 2021, Review: Tuca & Bertie Returns for More Wild and Relatable Content in Season Two
Eater PDX, June 2021, ‘Buy Black’ Was a Boon for Deadstock Coffee. It Was Also a Burden
Portland Mercury, May 2021, Pandemic Success Story: Everybody Eats PDX Brings Black-Owned Dining Back to the Pearl
Portland Mercury, May 2021, Siren and the Sea’s Cristina Cano Talks New Album For Bathing, a Soundtrack for Self Care
Portland Monthly, May 2021, 5 Black-Owned Cannabis Businesses to Support
Portland Monthly, March 2021, Eternal Optimist Jesce Horton Talks Cannabis in the New Decade
Portland Monthly, March 2021, Demetria Hester Is the Tough Black Mom the Movement Needs
Portland Mercury, March 2021, Book Review: Love Is A Revolution
Portland Mercury, March 2021, Review: If You’re Looking For a Good Reason to Stan Billie Eilish, Her New Concert Doc Shall Provide
Travel Oregon, March 2021, Oregon Wineries Go Beyond the Bottle
Portland Mercury, January 2021, Bongs On Fire: Special K Glass Owner Kris Uhlhorn Reflects on 20 Years of Glass Blowing
Eater PDX, January 2021, New Pop-Up Kumare PDX Is Twisting Up Completely Vegan Ensaymadas
Vortex Music Magazine, January 2021, My Layoff Was My Trap Door to Freedom
Portland Monthly, December 2020, 5 Local Wellness Products from BIPOC and Women-Owned Businesses
Portland Monthly, December 2020, How Cannabis Helps Me Get Through 2020
Travel Oregon, December 2020, Leading the Way: Black Girls Do Bike
Eater PDX, November 2020, Inside Mama Dút, the Buzzy Vegan Vietnamese Pop-Up-Turned-Deli
Portland Monthly, October 2020, Kee’s Loaded Kitchen Wants to Feed Everyone
Travel Oregon, September 2020, Oregon Birding for Beginners
Eater PDX, September 2020, 13 Standout Vegetarian Meals in Portland
Portland Monthly, August 2020, Sanctuary Farm Brings a Food Justice Focus to Produce
Portland Monthly, June 2020, Portland’s Black-Owned Eateries Are Giving Back
Portland Mercury, June 2020, This Pride Month, Remember that Self-Care Is Work
Portland Mercury, March 2020, Basically Bottomless: Five Brunch Spots with an Everflowing Array of Mimosas
Portland Mercury, March 2020, Music Promoter Mike Thrasher Passes Away at 48
Portland Mercury, February 2020, Plant-Based Bae: Six Yummy Vegan Burgers for Date Night
Portland Mercury, January 2020, Rap Goddess Wynne Talks New Album, Rose City Loyalty, and Touring with EarthGang
Portland Mercury, January 2020, Seattle’s ParisAlexa Is in Full Bloom and Deserves Our Attention
Portland Mercury, January 2020, Girl Fest Founder Madison Sturdevant Talks Growth, Inclusion, Bossin’ Up
Portland Mercury, December 2019, Dâm-Funk Is Bringin’ the Funk Revival
Portland Mercury, December 2019, SassyBlack’s Ancient Mahogany Gold Is Natural Therapy for the Independent Soul
Portland Mercury, November 2019, Rap Pioneer Kurtis Blow Talks The Hip-Hop Nutcracker, New Film Projects, Jesus Is King, and More
Portland Mercury, November 2019, Queen & Slim Is Thrilling, Powerful and Strikingly Black
Portland Mercury, November 2019, KEX Is Portland’s Brand-New Design-Focused Social Hotel
Portland Mercury, November 2019, Theater Review: The Hip-Hop Nutcracker Was Way Better than I Expected
Portland Mercury, September 2019, Witchy Shit and Where to Get It
Portland Mercury, July 2019, Pambiche Owner John Maribona On His Passion for Travel, Architecture, and Traditionalism
Portland Mercury, June 2019, Rad in a Can: Five Radlers for the Beer Non-Enthusiast (and Their Beer-Loving Companions)
Portland Mercury, June 2019, Record Review: Blossom, Maybe
Portland Mercury, June 2019, Genderqueer Artist Maarquii Could Be Portland’s Next Rap Star
Portland Mercury, May 2019, Red, White, and Fruit: How to Master a Simple Summer Sangria
Portland Mercury, April 2019, The Herbivore’s (Ramen) Dilemma
Portland Mercury, April 2019, I Once Quit Weed for a Relationship: Here’s Why I’ll Never Do That Again
Portland Mercury, February 2019, Eight Black Artists Worth Following (and Supporting) On Etsy
Portland Mercury, February 2019, Live Review: Justin Timberlake at Moda Center
Portland Mercury, December 2018, Updating Your Self-Care Regimen
Portland Mercury, October 2018, Dodgr Talks Going Home, Big Roseland Gig, and Forthcoming Solo Album
Portland Mercury, September 2018, Get Lifted with Portland Hip-Hop
Portland Mercury, September 2018, W. Kamau Bell’s Insightful Sociopolitical Commentary Brings Down the House
Portland Mercury, August 2018, Portland’s Hip-Hop Producers Are Taking Back the Power
Portland Mercury, June 2018, Janelle Monaé Takes Her Sex-Positive Sound to the Next Dimension
Portland Mercury, June 2018, Chanti Darling’s Light Disco for Dark Times
Portland Mercury, May 2018, It’s Time to Learn Some Nude Beach Etiquette
Portland Mercury, May 2018, Finding Purpose In the Wake of Tragedy
Portland Mercury, April 2018, Hannibal Buress Is the Truth
Portland Mercury, March 2018, I'm Talking to Josh Chan!!!
Portland Mercury, March 2018, Lizzo's Big Journey
Portland Mercury, March 2018, Late-Night Royalty: Trevor Noah Is Worthy of Any Stage Out There
Portland Mercury, February 2018, Black Panther Review: Marvel's Trillest Movie Yet
Portland Mercury, February 2018, Kendrick Lamar's Black Panther Album Is Dazzling and Afrocentric
Portland Mercury, January 2018, How to Smell Better
Portland Mercury, January 2018, Overkill: Portland's Got a Problem with Taxidermy
Portland Mercury, November 2017, Pixar's Coco Tackles Mortality with Humor and Depth
Portland Mercury, November, 2017, Infinite Black Portlands
Portland Mercury, November 2017, All Hail the "Yaas Queens Yaas" Comedy Tour
Portland Mercury, October 2017, Soul Food, Redefined
Travel Portland, October 2017, Dog-friendly Patios in Portland
Portland Mercury, September 2017, Tank and the Bangas' Dynamic Sound Knows No Bounds
Portland Mercury, September 2017, Soul Food, Redefined
Portland Mercury, August 2017, Jen Kirkman Returns to Portland with New Material
Portland Mercury, August 2017, Is Goat Yoga the Greatest of All Time Yoga? Kinda!
Portland Mercury, August 2017, Live Review: BJ the Chicago Kid, Blossom and Epp
Portland Mercury, August 2017, Umii Gives Life
Portland Mercury, August 2017, Whose Streets? Is Vital to the Resistance
Portland Mercury, July 2017, Blossom is Portland's Superwoman
Portland Mercury, July 2017, Record Review: Jay-Z, 4:44
Portland Mercury, June 2017, Roxane Gay's Hunger Satisfies
Portland Mercury, June 2017, Record Review: SZA, Ctrl
Portland Mercury, May 2017, Master of None Is Anything but Niche
Portland Mercury, May 2017, Bridgetown: Minority Retort Gets the Festival Treatment, with Bri Pruette, Dulcé Sloan, and More
Portland Mercury, May 2017, Live Review: Kehlani (and Friends)
On She Goes, April 2017, Need Black Hair Care in Portland?
On She Goes, April 2017, Five Things I Miss about Portland When I'm Gone
Portland Mercury, April 2017, RECAP: Soul'd Out Festival 2017 (Solange Live Review)
Portland Mercury, April 2017, Weed Fairies Are Real
Portland Mercury, April 2017, Catching up with Big Freedia, Queen Diva
Travel Portland, April 2017, The Portland Hip-hop Scene
Portland Mercury, March 2017, Mommy Cobra: Catching Up with New Comedy Star (and mother) Ali Wong
Portland Mercury, March 2017, Geek Out and Get Woke with These Essential Podcasts
Portland Mercury, March 2017, Wedding Bashers
Portland Mercury, February 2017, Black People Being Funny
Portland Mercury, February 2017, Pam Grier—and a Whole Lot More—at the Portland Black Film Festival
Portland Mercury, February 2017, Ro James Is Ready for Liftoff
Portland Mercury, January 2017, Live Review: Lizzo's Coconut Oil Tour
Portland Mercury, January 2017, Thanks, Obama
Portland Mercury, January 2017, The History—and Relevance—of Hidden Figures
Portland Mercury, November 2016, Moana: More Feminist Than Frozen
Portland Mercury, November 2016, Scrappy and Self-Aware: Anna Kendrick's Scrappy Little Nobody Keeps it Real
Portland Mercury, November 2016, Not Marchin', Just Plottin'
Portland Mercury, November 2016, Live Review: Ms. Lauryn Hill
Portland Mercury, November 2016, Jinkx Monsoon, Homecoming Queen
Portland Mercury, October 2016, Issa Rae Will Cure Your Broken Pussy
Portland Mercury, September 2016, Record Review: Mic Capes, Concrete Dreams
Portland Mercury, September 2016, Double Record Review: Frank Ocean, Blonde and Endless
Portland Mercury, August 2016, Raz Simone's Soulful Sincerity
Travel Portland, August 2016, Support Black Restaurant Days in Portland
Portland Mercury, July 2016, BJ The Chicago Kid Is a New Star With an Old Soul
Travel Portland, July 2016, Portland's Best Soul Food Spots
Travel Portland, June 2016, Eight Great Sushi Spots Around Portland
Portland Mercury, May 2016, We Take Holocene III Celebrates the Women of Portland Hip-hop
Portland Mercury, April 2016, Record Review: Lemonade, Beyoncé
We Out Here Magazine, April 2016, On: Leaving (and Loving) Portland
We Out Here Magazine, February 2016, 10 THINGS: Perfectly Valid Reasons to Break-Up
We Out Here Magazine, September 2015, 10 THINGS: Bumbershoot Artists I Just Can't Miss
Seattle Met, August 2015, Oh Naturale: Seattle's Natural Hair Movement
Seattle Met, December 2014, (PHOTOS) Closet Visit: Costuming for the Burlesque Nutcracker
Seattle Met, July 2014, SLIDE SHOW: Capitol Hill Block Party 2014
Oregon Daily Emerald, August 2010, Hooping in the Streets