Culture The freshest tree to emerge in Portland’s urban landscape is actually so ancient, it makes the Old Testament look like a Twitter feed. It’s not a palm or banana, persimmon or kumquat. It’s th More
The Olive Gardener
Where no man has grown before.
Culture The freshest tree to emerge in Portland’s urban landscape is actually so ancient, it makes the Old Testament look like a Twitter feed. It’s not a palm or banana, persimmon or kumquat. It’s th More
Thingmakers’ Mark
The branding boys at OMFG make Portland look cool, one Pop-A-Shot at a time.
Culture It’s 5 pm Friday, and the area around Southwest Stark Street and 10th Avenue is heaving. Pretty young things crowd the bar at Clyde Common, drifter hipsters lounge in the lobby of the Ace Hotel, a More
The Portland That Wasn’t
With Craigslist’s Missed Connections, locals flirt without consequences—or closure.
Culture If Mike Gutowski had said hello to the cute girl in the peacoat and Converse All-Star sneakers who boarded the No. 6 bus after him on a Friday evening, More
PDX Hearts You
Everything you could ever possibly want to do on Valentine’s Day—or not.
Culture Love may mean never having to say you’re sorry, but you’re damn sure to be apologizing if you don’t at least acknowledge this holiday of schmaltz. Luckily, Portland’s restaurants, clubs and More
Keeping It All Together
A WW reporter visits the organizers expo and decides to be a slob.
Culture In Todd Haynes’ 1995 film Safe, a housewife played by Julianne Moore finds herself suddenly all too susceptible to the byproducts and complications of modern life; power lines buzz ominously outs More
Don’t Pass Me By
WW ventures to four eateries we’ve always ignored that are always inexplicably busy.
Culture Unless you’ve got an XXL stomach and an equally large wallet to match, you’re never gonna make it to all of the city’s restaurants. But there’s a handful of locally owned eater ... More
Party Planner
What’s happening where this New Year’s Eve.
Culture Well, that was a miserable year. Between the earthquakes, the oil spill, the moribund Oregon economy, the rampant insanity of right-wing rhetoric and the lack of decent summer movies to break up the t ... More
Burger Love
Everywhere you turn, it’s burger time in Portland.
Culture Blame the excellent Foster Burger for kick-starting Portland’s interest in inexpensive burgers. In the past few months, a handful of meat peddlers have opened up shop, luring locals with the per ... More
Catching Crabs (On Purpose)
The latest way to catch your seafood dinner? Kayak for it.
Culture On a sunny, T-shirt day in late October, I sit in the front of a tandem kayak on Siletz Bay just south of Lincoln City, a cage of raw chicken hearts, legs and livers on my lap. I’m on my first k ... More
The Mother Lode
One woman’s therapy is another woman’s new silk blouse.
Culture In appearance, Golden Rule is an art gallery and boutique. In principle, it’s “a social experiment in creativity and commerce.” And in practice, it’s an exercise in self-help t ... More
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A little regular care can save you an expensive trip to a mechanic. Lake Affront
Oswego Lake’s big secret: It’s public and you can paddle it. In fact, I did. Confessions of a Chubster
The moral crusade against fatties. The Olive Gardener
Where no man has grown before. How To: Stay Warm And Dry
Coping with Oregon sunshine through trial and error. The Portland That Wasn’t
With Craigslist’s Missed Connections, locals flirt without consequences—or closure. Gymania
A side-by-side comparison of Portland gyms Bring On the Apocalypse
The 29 best New Year's Eve parties in Portland Thingmakers’ Mark
The branding boys at OMFG make Portland look cool, one Pop-A-Shot at a time. Singing in the Strange
Karaoke night as only Portland can do it.
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