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35 Years, 35 Songs
Our essential Portland mixtape, ’74 to ’09.
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The Covers
20 Memorable Front Pages From The Last 35 Years.
Class Pictures
Decades after desegregation, race remains a sensitive issue in Portland Public Schools.
Special Section Racial segregation in public schools was supposed to have ended in 1954 with Brown v. Board of Education. But not even the U.S. Supreme Court could change how students interacted with each other. That ... More
Magnificent 7
Seven quotes from seven mayors who’ve presided over Portland since 1974.
Special Section Neil Goldschmidt(1973-1979)“What other job pays you to fall in love with children every day of the week, knowing you left a little something behind to comfort and encourage them?” asked Go ... More
Flash Forward
When it comes to Portland grub, everything old is new again.
Special Section Organic veggies on menus, backyard gardens, the OLCC refusing to grant a liquor license to a new rock club/theater venue/dinner house in the Southeast industrial district—it could be last week&r ... More
Our Own Private Hollywood
Portland filmmaking, then and now.
Special Section At the 1976 Oscars, Jack Nicholson won Best Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a movie filmed in Oregon. At the 2009 Oscars, Sean Penn won best actor for Milk, a movie filmed by Oregon d ... More
Portland Style Then & Now
What’s gone. What’s Back. What never left.
Special Section Gone Indian jewelryBeadwork, turquoise and silver—like that sold at Quintana’s Indian Arts Crafts (139 NW 2nd Ave.) 35 years ago—were hot culture-appropriating accessories in &rsquo ... More
Restaurant Guide 2009
100 of our favorite places to brunch, lunch and dine. Including the Restaurant of the Year.
Special Section Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of a 2009 Willamette Week Restaurant Guide. We’ve spent the past two months eating all over the city to assemble this list of our 100 favorite restau ... More
Restaurant Of The Year: Beaker & Flask
Special Section PHOTOS: Matt D’AnnunzioWhen Kevin Ludwig announced plans in 2007 to leave his job as bartender and front-of-house manager at Park Kitchen and open his own place, most of Portland’s foodie ... More
Restaurant Of The Year Runner Up: Laurelhurst Market
Special Section PHOTOS: Matt D’AnnunzioWe’ve already written at length about how much we love the food at Laurelhurst Market, the heroically renovated former mini-mart that Ben Dyer, Jason Owens and Dave ... More
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Restaurant Guide 2010: A Moment, Please
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Tasty N Sons: Restaurant Of The Year 2010
John Gorham makes us hungry and happy again, and this time it’s at brunch. Devour 2010
A hungry shopper’s guide to Portland. Last Minute Gift Guide 2010
Restaurant Guide 2009
100 of our favorite places to brunch, lunch and dine. Including the Restaurant of the Year. Best of Portland: PDX SEX
SATAN'S PILGRIM
Rex Diabolos Church Restaurant Guide 2008
Our 100 Favorite Restaurants and the Restaurant of the Year.
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