Over A Barrel

Portland’s conquered craft winemaking and craft beer. But can it master the hard stuff?

Featured Stories The first thing Erik Martin does when I meet him is apologize for the pool of absinthe on the floor. Martin is a little harried, having just gotten off shift at his day job as a paralegal to put in so ... More

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Hannah C. Feldman

Salt, Fire, Fat

Tressa Yellig’s community-supported kitchen teaches a new way to cook.

Featured Stories Within five minutes of entering the Salt, Fire & Time kitchen, I witness owner Tressa Yellig dump 30 pounds of pork belly and pork shoulder and several cups of lard into a giant pot, pull several shee ... More

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Kate Williams

Club Dead

WW’s embedded reporter bears witness to the battle of zombie freaks vs. militiamen.

Featured Stories HEARTS OF DARKNESS: Embedded WW reporter AP Kryza takes aim; a small, flesh-craving creature gets ready to attack during NW Tactical Adventures’ Zombie Apocalypse. Photos by Matt Wong 7:45 p ... More

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Imma Let You Finish

…but this was the best MusicfestNW of all time. here’s the diary and tweets to prove it.

Featured Stories (LEFT) Monotonix, photo by jeffwalls.com (CENTER) Dirty Three, photo by vivianjohnson.com (TOP RIGHT) Girl Talk (BOTTOM RIGHT) Damien Jurado, photos by Kyle JohnsonCONTRIBUTIONS BY JENNY BOOTH, KELLY ... More

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 WW Staff

The Thing About Bing

When software and search engine gods fight, we mortals reap the internet benefits.

Featured Stories Microsoft calls its new search engine, Bing, the world’s first “decision engine.” Whatever. It’s a search engine. But love Microsoft or hate it, you should familiarize yourself ... More

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Seth Walker

Of Tees And T-Shirts

Golf that won’t cost you your savings or your sanity.

Featured Stories Golf has a reputation as the milieu of rich assholes. In sweater vests and moisture-wicking slacks, these MBAs, junior VPs, brokers and indolent heirs roam rolling oases of manicured Tennessee bluegra ... More

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Ethan Smith

Art Overdose

Our top picks for PICA’s gargantuan Time-Based Art Festival

Featured Stories For seven years now, every September has seen the arrival of an overwhelming onslaught of visual and performance art. Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s Time-Based Art Festival is like Of ... More

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 WW Arts And Culture Staff

Captain America VS. Minotauro

The tale of the tape for the fighters in MMA’s main event in Portland.

Featured Stories PHOTOS: Josh Hedges, UFCHeavyweights Antonio Nogueira and Randy Couture will headline five main fights on the card at UFC 102 this Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Rose Garden. The winner hopes for a shot at ... More

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Ryan Fleming

Community Chest

How a century-old building near the Broadway Bridge is changing the way Portland works.

Featured Stories TRADING SPACES: The Leftbank Project’s entrance on North Wheeler Avenue (top); the Leftbank space that once housed jazz club the Dude Ranch (bottom). PHOTOS/COLLAGES BY MIKE PERRAULTIf you stop ... More

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Aaron Mendelson

Jump In

The city wants to lead locals to the Willamette with Riverfest. But can it make them swim?

Featured Stories Sydney has its harbor, Venice has its canals. Even New York has Coney Island. Let’s be honest, Portlanders: Maybe we’d have more success in luring tourists to our waterfront if we stopped ... More

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Adrienne So