Arts & Books Leave the kiddos at home—Girls’ Guide: Dominatrix for Dummies is not for the prudish or the faint-of-heart. Eleanor O’Brien’s solo show, which details her experiences training (well, attempting to train) to become a professional dominatrix, features semi-nudity, simulated masturbation, graphic descriptions of sordid sexual fetishes and jokes about ropes, whips and ni...   More

Food Reviews & Stories The pupusa is El Salvador’s answer to grilled cheese. A starchy outer layer—in this case, thick corn tortillas—surrounds a creamy, gooey mess of cheese. But don’t stop at queso. Pupuseria El   More

News One month ago, Powell’s Books announced it was laying off 31 workers, 7.5 percent of its workforce. But now some of those workers will be getting something back—in fact, 7.5 percent of your next online Powell’...   More

Food Reviews & Stories Though the Hawaii-inspired decor might not transport you to the Alps, this tiny establishment’s menu is firmly rooted in Switzerland. The year-old cafe, whose owner was raised by a Swiss father a   More

Food Reviews & Stories What Gandhi’s lacks in ambience (wood-paneled walls, plastic plants) it makes up for in portion size. The East Indian lunchtime spot, housed in the shell of a former Burger King, dishes up tummy-   More

Food Reviews & Stories Le Happy hits an ideal balance of sassy and sweet with red light bulbs and busted eyeglasses tacked to the walls, as well as a cheerful patchwork jumble of plastic flowers above the bar and votive c   More

News Members of Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights and other activists will gather this Sunday, March 6,    More

News It was a uniquely Portland crime—sometime between the evening of Saturday, Feb. 26 and the morning of Monday, Feb. 28, someone stole Chris Stauffer’s bike. Off the top of Stauffer’s food cart. Stauffer, who owns Stevie’s Chicken N’ Waffles, located on Northeast Martin Luther King Boulevard off Northeast Lombard Street, arrived at work Monday morning, Feb. 28 to discover that the 400-p...   More

News Co-sponsors of an Oregon House bill designed to limit funeral protests say today’s Supreme Court ruling protecting the free speech rights of the Westboro Baptist Church will in fact help the legislation pass in the state Legislature.    More

News To mark the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, the Oregon Historical Society will open an exhibit this week commemorating the organization's volunteers.
With 246 Oregonians currently serving, the state ...   More