Hitched Since when does the word "contingency" find its way into a marriage proposal?A prenuptial agreement or a business deal, maybe. But a down-on-one-knee proposal? But then, who in their right mind--outsi ...   More

Featured Stories In a few weeks, stories of Oregon's homegrown gay and lesbian weddings will seem as poignant yet routine as all those Canadian and San Francisco ceremonies. To capture the energy of this particular mo ...   More

Night Avenger What the hell are dancing cages doing in a cowboy bar, you ask? We'll get back to that later. For now, I'd say the more appropriate question is, what the hell is a real cowboy bar doing downtown? Afte ...   More

Hitched On the morning Multnomah County joined the national movement to allow same-sex marriages, two "official" weddings took place in a downtown hotel suite filled with flowers, friends, gay activists and p ...   More

Night Avenger Scenesters, pool sharks, hangers-on--your new hangout has arrived. Less crusty than the now-dead Whatever Lounge and less pretentious than the "secret" nightclub Dunes, North Mississippi Avenue's Crow ...   More

Hitched Normally, the Hitched column is reserved for the stories of newlyweds, lovebirds who've only known married life for six months or less. Most couples we profile still have fresh memories of that first ...   More

Night Avenger Kester Cotton's life is all about spinning. When he's not spinning on stage with Oregon Ballet Theatre, he's spinning records as a DJ at an eastside bar.Cotton's an unusual dancer--for one thing, he's ...   More

Hitched You don't have to go to a karaoke bar and hear someone sing "Summer Lovin'" to realize that there's something exciting about romance when the sun is out. And yet, as much as Grease inspires fantasies ...   More

Night Avenger Piano bars? Stumptown's got plenty of 'em. From the 30th floor of Big Pink to the bowels of the Hollywood District, finding a spot next to the piano is hardly a difficult task. But where to start? Her ...   More

Hitched For a couple that's been together more than a decade, Kregg Arntson and Ted Fettig are beaming like teenagers in love.As they sit in their Southwest Portland home, which after months of demolition and ...   More