“Portlandia” began its eighth and final season on IFC on Jan. 18. The sketch comedy show put Portland on the map as the capital of earnest urbanism at a time when words like “artisanal” and “locavore” ...

Portlandia has spawned yet another book. The IFC show has already sparked a sanctioned guide to the city of Portland—Portlandia: A Guide For Visitors, which was written by the show’s stars Fred ...