SCOOP FEST-ERING: A new Portland-centric music festival is making its debut this summer—and it’s happening the same weekend as PDX Pop Now! The 8 Track Relay—a 24-hour event meshing music with runni   More

SCOOP REO-PENING: Controversy-plagued barbecue eatery Reo’s Ribs has reopened in a building on outer Southeast Powell Boulevard. Owned by Reo Varnado, Snoop Lion’s uncle, Reo’s originally opened as a    More

SCOOP CAPPING LAST THURSDAY: Last week, Scoop reported that the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is cracking down on Portland farmers markets, forcing them to pay licensing fees if they   More

SCOOP BUSTIN’ CAPS: Local farmers markets may be a lot quieter this season: Market organizers have been told they can’t have live music unless they pay licensing fees. The American Society of Composer   More

SCOOP BAGELGATE FALLOUT CONTINUES: Proving that Portlanders simply will not tolerate non-boiled bagels, Denver-based Einstein Bros. pulled the plug on three local stores last week, only a year and a hal   More

SCOOP GRIMM DEPARTURE: A funny moment occurred at Funhouse Lounge on April 6, when writer-director Steve Coker ducked out halfway through his own play, a performance of Varsity Cheerleader Werewolves From O   More

SCOOP HOOK US UP: Finally, the Portland trend that makes the most sense of any Portland trend, ever, is spreading: On April 4 at 5 pm, Green Castle Food Court (1930 NE Everett St.) gets its first hookah car   More

SCOOP LITERARY CONTROVERSY FESTERS: A fundraiser featuring JT LeRoy to benefit the youth charity P:ear at Disjecta on Thursday, March 28, promises the odd spectacle of an author who famously posed for 1   More

SCOOP A LESS JOYFUL NOISE:As first reported by WW, Beth Ditto, the 32-year-old singer for internationally renowned dance-punk band Gossip, was arrested on North Mississippi Avenue in the early hours of Satu   More

SCOOP SAD ABOUT LADD: Ladd’s Inn, the beloved 50-year-old dive on the northwest corner of the Addition from which it gets its name, will close Saturday, March 16. A bartender told Scoop the owners admit   More