{"id":25785,"date":"2025-10-01T13:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=25785"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:14:23","slug":"october-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/october-2025-2\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position: relative; padding-top: max(60%,326px); height: 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; border: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?backgroundColor=%23e5e5e5&amp;backgroundColorFullscreen=%23e5e5e5&amp;d=october_2025&amp;hideIssuuLogo=true&amp;themeMainColor=%231a1a1a&amp;themeSecondaryColor=%23ffffff&amp;u=portlandmagazine\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Exclusive<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">13 <\/span>From the Editor<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cWhich \u2018Witch Way?\u2019\u201d<br \/>\nHas the media forgotten that Bette Davis\u2019s Cape Elizabeth house was torn down?<br \/>\nBy Colin W. 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