Art Attack 2

Soiled panties, Chinese Shakespeare, bad moms and more cultural gems that are yours for the taking in Portland this fall.

Cover Story Vacation’s over, folks! Put the vampire novels away and get ready to start digesting Serious Works again—the fall art season is upon us, beginning with MusicfestNW and PICA’s Time-Ba ... More

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Brett Campbell, Kelly Clarke, Richard Speer, Ben Waterhouse, Heather Wisner

Best Of Portland 2010

Cover Story 25 years ago, this newspaper tried on a whim to break up the summer doldrums with an issue devoted to the best people and places our city has to offer. That first Best of Portland package gushed over ... More

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 WW Editorial Staff

Get Out

Summer’s here. Go play outside.

Cover Story By Zach Dundas, Peter Frick-Wright, Caitlin Giddings and Ben Waterhouse Illustrations by Toby Thane Neighbors WalkHIKE: Angels RestWhy go: All the delights of the western gorge in one hike, includi ... More

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 WW Editorial Staff

Cheap Eats 2010

Hungry?

Cover Story Let us help you out with that. You are holding in your hands our biggest Cheap Eats ever. Since January, we’ve eaten our way across the city, from St. Johns to Powellhurst-Gilbert and as far afi ... More

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 WW Staff

Text Appeal

On the eve of the city’s biggest literary blowout, we hounded Wordstock authors with the questions that really matter. And some that don’t.

Cover Story As if Portlanders weren’t book-obsessed enough, for the past five years the Wordstock Festival has brought authors from across the globe to town to talk, hobnob and geek out on all things wordy ... More

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 WW Editorial Staff

Art Attack

This fall is packed with new things to see, read, hear and do.

Cover Story IMAGES: Christine TaylorWe aren’t gonna lie: The recession has been a major buzzkill for Portland’s art scene, from shuttered galleries to ballerinas begging for handouts. But the tumult h ... More

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 WW Editorial Staff

Best Of Portland 2009

It’s the best time of year.

Cover Story July! We’re brown from the sun, slim from weekend hikes and slightly queasy from eating entire half-flats of blueberries. It’s the season of outdoor concerts, peach sangria and bicyclists ... More

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 WW Editorial Staff

Down and Out in the City of Roses

WW’s guide to enjoying the summer, economy be damned.

Cover Story About 12 percent of you have a lot of time on your hands this summer, but probably lack the cash for costly vacations. Don’t let that stop you from enjoying the sun. Here, and on the following p ... More

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Ryan Fleming, Matthew Korfhage, Hanna Neuschwander, Ben Waterhouse Illustrations By Kim Scafuro

Devour 2009

A hungry shopper’s guide to Portland.

Cover Story We all know Portland’s a great restaurant town. We’ve been told as much by The New York Times, Gourmet and countless spiky-haired Food Network celebrity gluttons. But what really sets Port ... More

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Ben Waterhouse, Kelly Clarke

Recession Busters

We put the city of Portland on sale.

Cover Story ILLUSTRATION BY HAWK KRALLIt’s cold, it’s wet, and you’re totally broke. But don’t let this fiscally screwed winter get you down. WW has scoured the city for the best cheap and ... More

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 WW Editorial Staff