Scoop: Presidential Playlists and Ultralocal Honey

Gossip with an inky terroir.

SCOOP AGESANDOBAMAS: President Obama is an AgesandAges fan. The Portland band’s catchy, choral folk-pop tune “No Nostalgia” showed up on a Spotify playlist posted to the president’s re-election    More

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 WW Culture Staff

Scoop: Remembering Jaime Cooley

Gossip that can both throw and catch the ball.

SCOOP R.I.P.: Former longtime KNRK radio programmer and Portland music advocate Jaime Cooley died of what her family termed “a tragic accidental drowning” Saturday, Feb. 4. She was 33. Cooley bega   More

 

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 WW Culture Staff

Scoop: Beck on KXL (No, the other one.)

Gossip that did not see that funny commercial.

SCOOP BOILED DOWN: Bagel-shaped-object-maker Einstein Bros has announced plans for re-branding the Kettleman Bagel Company stores the company acquired in November. Real bagels are boiled; Einstein Bros   More

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 WW Culture Staff

Scoop: The Dream of the '90s is Alive in Brooklyn

Gossip should have no friends.

SCOOP HELLA COOL: TrackersPDX, which runs camps on skills like wilderness survival and wildlife tracking, is collaborating with Dark Horse Comics...   More

 

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 WW Culture Staff

Scoop: The Bitter Custody Battle Over Roger the Rabbit

Gossip that’s got its snow chains on.

SCOOP WHO KIDNAPPED ROGER RABBIT?: More than a week after 18 rabbits were stolen from a Portland Meat Collective instructor’s backyard, negotiations continue...   More

 

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 WW Culture Staff

Scoop: Spot the Baldwin, More Burgers for the Pearl

Gossip straight from the invalid litter dept.

SCOOP BALDWIN WATCH: The Great Daniel Baldwin Experiment—Mr. Baldwin’s move to Portland and promise to bring a reality-TV studio with him   More

 

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 WW Culture Staff

Scoop: Engaging Grimm, Brownstein Quips and the Winter Market

Gossip that knew Iowa would let us down.

SCOOP AH, YES, WE REMEMBER THE PIGMAN WELL: The Nielsen television-ratings company   More

 

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 WW Culture Staff

Scoop: Gossip we expect to report in 2012…

SCOOP FOOD FOR FOUGHT: The Oregonian continues to troll for foodie outrage with A&E cover stories such as “The Top 10 Previously Frozen Corn Dogs in the Portland Area,” and “The Culinary Delight   More

 

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 WW Culture Staff

Scoop: Guilt-Free B&B, Theater-Pub Upgrades and a Barista Throwdown

Bon Jovi lives! (We tepidly report.)

SCOOP FEATHER FREE: Portland’s getting what is (as far as we can tell) its first vegan bed-and-breakfast.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 WW Culture Staff

Scoop: PDX on the Tube, Not Quite Trek and Old Spice’s PBJ plug.

Gossip going fareless while it can.

SCOOP WE’RE ON TELEVISION (KIND OF)!: Two of Portland’s national TV shows are finding local talent in the obvious place: the pages of this august publication. On Friday, Grimm (which is performing   More

 

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 WW Culture Staff