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Red and Black Café co-owner John Langley, whose    More

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Some Portland high school students will honor local peace activists this month with a new “Portland Peace Prize.”

After studying Nobel Peace Prize winners for several months, students at the L...   More

Food Reviews & Stories The warehouse-turned-brewery is a great concept (and a recurring one in Portland) in theory, if not always in practice. The overall atmosphere at Amnesia seems a bit lazy, but in the end it’s all about the beers, and this brewpub has plenty of those. Outside, there are sausages and burgers on    More

Food Reviews & Stories Across the street from a gun shop, the Slingshot is a dim hideout for hipsters, rockers and neighbors alike. The kitchen has limited—but good—food; spices and silverware are delivered in cardboard PBR sixers. The bartender says the place got its name because they kill people with slingsh   More

Food Reviews & Stories With bike frames hanging overhead at the bar, the HUB is the perfect spot for your typical IPA-worshipping Portland crowd. The fireplace, bright colors and self-proclaimed urban style set a warm mood under an arching, arklike ceiling. The menu does not expand much beyond sandwiches, calzones and bur   More

Q & A Neil Heilpern is scared that one day he might end up in a retirement home surrounded by straight residents and staff who will treat him “like dirt.” Heilpern, a 67-year-old bisexual man wh ...   More

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This week marks the first Hemp History Week, as businesses and activists organize at 200 events and 32 states for the re-introduction of hemp as a legitimate agricultural crop.

Among the states hosting events is Oregon, where hemp supporters and groups will gath...   More

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Portlander Barry Biechner has put his fate in the hands of the 2010 World Cup. The 27-year-old production worker at the Crystal Ballroom vowed last week to live in the country that wins soccer's globa...   More

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A Linfield College environmental studies professor says her research in Forest Park —one of the largest urban parks in America— shows that trees are dying younger and more quickly.

Linfield prof Nancy Broshot has data showing, ...   More

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Jane Lubchenco, chief administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has cancelled her lecture that had been scheduled for tonight at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
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