Matthew Trueherz
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Aug 4, 2026
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- Jul 8, 2026
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Portlandâs Best Dessert Soup (opens the original)
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Berlu Bakery has a poster child. Itâs a Vietnamese cake called bánh bò nưá»ng that explodes Eurocentric ideas of what makes a pastry good by being both extraordinarily gummy and wonderfully light and airy. Itâs elastic, like an aerated sponge of pandan-scented gummy bear. Itâs also neon green. The internet loves it. But the chè at Berlu Bakery (661 SE Belmont St., berlubakery.com), a play on the classic Vietnamese sweet best described as a dessert soup, is just as worthy of praise. Th
Overlook Porchfest, the Most Wholesome Music Festival in Town (opens the original)
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You catch the drums from a few blocks away. Then, after echolocating through the neighborhood, cymbals and kicks and snares eventually deliver you to a crowd. The block is probably closed to vehiclesâwith balloons or flags strung between garbage binsâso families can post up in the middle of the road to play cornhole or shoot hoops or watch the band playing a fully amplified concert on someoneâs porch. This is generally how the Overlook Porchfest goes. The festival took over the shady resid
What Makes Portland So Gay? (opens the original)
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Portland is very gay, statistically speaking. According to census data from 2024, same-sex couples make up 3.8% of Portland households, the highest concentration of any U.S. city. The Advocate once dubbed Oregon âthe queerest state,â citing data from the Williams Institute that estimated 7.8% of Oregonians identified as LGBTQ+. Politically, Portland elected the first openly gay mayor of a major metropolitan area, Sam Adams, in 2009, and Oregon the first openly LGBTQ+ governor in U.S. history
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