Brooke Jackson Glidden

2 months ago | pdxmonthly.com | Brooke Jackson Glidden

It is becoming abundantly clear that Beaverton—and Portland’s western suburbs, more generally—has caught the eye of developers and restaurateurs from around the globe. Just outside Beaverton city limits, Washington Square is host to a glut of chains, from LA-founded Gen Korean BBQ House to Taipei-based Din Tai Fung.

Feb 12, 2025 | pdxmonthly.com | Brooke Jackson Glidden

Well-stocked with bakeries and bubble tea cafés, Beaverton is full of places to find something sweet. And like its restaurant scene, the dessert landscape benefits from the suburb’s cultural and culinary diversity. Why settle for a basic scoop of strawberry ice cream when you could eat soursop sorbet? Below, a rapid-fire tour of the area’s best places to sate your sweet tooth.

Jan 13, 2025 | pdxmonthly.com | Brooke Jackson Glidden

A decade ago, a group of Portland artists and community members began to develop an idea for an event in the style of Lyon, France’s Fête des Lumières or Edinburgh, Scotland’s Hogmanay. In 2016, the Portland Winter Light Festival glowed for the first time along Southeast Portland’s waterfront. Some 30,000 attendees over four nights meandered through a collection of around 30 light-based art pieces and sculptures, animated lighting towers and works shaped like paper airplanes.

Dec 16, 2024 | pdxmonthly.com | Brooke Jackson Glidden

On July 13, 2024, Portland chef, business owner, and industry advocate Naomi Pomeroy drowned in a tubing accident. She was 49. Pomeroy’s name was “synonymous with Portland’s independent food scene,” in the words of Portland Monthly restaurant critic Karen Brooks. Upon her death, everyone from US Rep. Earl Blumenauer to had something to say about Pomeroy’s dedication to her craft and community, her inspirational passion and creativity, and her determination as a leader and activist.

Dec 10, 2024 | pdxmonthly.com | Brooke Jackson Glidden

In January 2024, an ice storm pummeled the city in sleet, freezing rain, and snow that left Portland roads slippery and, in many cases, unpassable. There were at least eight fatalities in Multnomah County alone, and the lengthy cold snap meant power outages, lost income, and costly home repairs, due in part to burst water pipes. Multnomah County warming shelters served more people than ever before, and locals landed in emergency rooms for cold-related illnesses and falls.