Bar Reviews Unless you work at a powder-coating warehouse or metal fabricator, this industrial stretch of Southeast 26th Avenue is no destination. It’s a peculiar location for cheekily named Gigantic Brewin   More

Featured Stories It is nearly midnight on a clear Friday. We are parked on East Burnside Street outside Rontoms, our hazard lights flashing and our windows down. The moon is full.    More

News Supporters of more than 50 groups plan to turn out this Saturday, March 19 at Pioneer Courthouse Square to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The date marks the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Saturday’s rally of labor, faith-based, peace and environmental justice organizations will highlight the link between the economic downturn and the ongoing wars in the Middle Ea...   More

News Despite the cancellation of today’s City Council hearing on whether Portland should rejoin the federal Joint Terrorism Task Force, about 70 protesters still turned out at City Hall this afternoon to oppose the city’s participation in the JTTF. Chanting “No secrets...   More

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