{"id":26550,"date":"2026-07-23T13:58:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=26550"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:58:40","slug":"july-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/july-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"July\/August 2026"},"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;\" title=\"July:August 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?backgroundColor=%23e5e5e5&amp;backgroundColorFullscreen=&amp;d=july_august_2026&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\">Openings<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><strong>11 Signal Flags<\/strong><br \/>\n<i>By Colin W. 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