Mixology

Drinking isn't cold fusion... or is it?

Cover Story The science that turns a good place to drink into a GREAT place can be as simple as how many jiggers of gin go into a dry double martini or as complex as the laws of thermodynamics. It's all about che ... More

Wednesday, May 25, 2005 Byron Beck

30 Years of getting under Portland's skin.

INTRODUCTION

Cover Story 30 Years of Willamette WeekThirty years. By our count, that's 1,322 restaurant reviews, 1,134 political endorsements, 14,007 music previews-and more angry letters about Callahan than we care to think ... More

Wednesday, March 9, 2005 Richard Meeker, Mark Zusman

For Better or WORSE

Much ado about saying "I do": The state of gay marriage in Oregon.

Cover Story It was the modern-day shot heard round the world.One year ago this Thursday, Multnomah County�after secret negotiations among four of its five commissioners�abruptly started issuing marriage licenses ... More

Wednesday, March 2, 2005 WW Editorial Staff

The BUZZ That Was

The Smashes and Trashes of 2004

Cover Story Worried that you can't keep up with current events? Good news: You don't have to! After all, when Willamette Week published its first "Buzz That Was" package, it chronicled:* The bumpy year of a mayor ... More

Wednesday, December 29, 2004 WW Editorial Staff

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

From Tonya Harding to Dutch Savage to Ma Anand Sheela, we tracked down 30 of Portland's wackiest, weirdest, smartest, dumbest, sexiest, scariest and otherwise most notable characters of the past 30 years.

Cover Story Stars. Rogues. Victims. Heroes. Some burst into the headlines like meteors streaking across the sky. Some come into focus slowly, like old Polaroid prints.However they arrive on the scene, most newsma ... More

Wednesday, November 10, 2004 Chris Lydgate

Outside the Ballot Box

The 2004 election prompts artists to vote--with their pens, brushes, Life Savers and string.

Cover Story It's been a troubling season: from the smiling soldiers pointing at piles of naked Iraqis at Abu Ghraib to the predictable infomercials that were our conventions. There are a multitude of issues to wo ... More

Wednesday, October 27, 2004 Stuart Horodner

ELECTION 2004

Intro

Cover Story Presidential-election years are always a bit disorienting around here. On one hand, we can't help but be both impressed and appalled at the choreography at play in the quest for the White House. The p ... More

Wednesday, October 13, 2004 WW Editorial Staff

best OF PORTLAND 2004

Best Place to Sing in the Shower and 160 other highlights.

Cover Story Sultry singer Storm Large has been exposing herself around town for a while now, fronting her distinctive band, the Balls, and promoting its quirky blend of rock and soul music, a sound that's both ol ... More

Wednesday, August 4, 2004 Byron Beck

No-Sweat Summer

SUMMER GUIDE 2004

Cover Story Unemployment, crime and suicide rates, the number of cloudy days--those were a few of the factors that Sperling's Best Places used to create a stress index of the country's 100 largest metro areas. Sh ... More

Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Byron Beck

THE STRAIGHT ISSUE

A heterosexual's guide to the gay world you live in.

Cover Story Homosexuals are everywhere--or at least it sometimes seems that way.Particularly in Oregon, the state with the fifth-highest number of gays and lesbians per capita, according to the latest U.S. Census ... More

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 Byron Beck