News Just how stupid is Darius Miles?  The onetime Portland Trail Blazer, a 6'9" small forward with extraordinary athletic skill and seeming unlimited potential, has demonstrated once again that in the IQ department, he's a playgound-lot baller.Yesterday, Miles was busted for allege...   More

News Portlanders who have lived in this city for less than a decade may not know that the poster child for the infamous "Jail Blazers," the squad of hoopsters who were better known for their off-court exploits than their hardwood skills, was Isiah "J.R." Rider, a player of whose athletic talent was exceeded only by his ability to make poor judgments. Rider came to Portland from Minnesota to play for th...   More

News  The Oregonian lost one of its best reporters today with the announcement that Ryan Frank, an 11-year veteran of the daily, is leaving to move to Eugene to become the publisher of the Oregon Daily Emerald, the independent daily of the University of Oregon. 
It's a bit of a homecoming for Frank, who served as the paper's top editor when he was a student at the U of O, but it would be ...   More

News The Bus Project, the Oregon non-profit that has registered young voters, thrown great parties and acted as a springboard for a number of progressive politicians—has a new leader. 
She's Caitlin Baggott, who's worked at the Bus for a number of years, most recently as its strategic director and leader of the group's leadership training program.Given that background, her ascension isn't mu...   More

Letters to the Editor PAPAS DON'T PREACHFor the past several weeks, I have watched with morbid fascination as La Bella Napoli owner Sam Macbale barbecues any critics who dare question his kitchen. Like a wronged mobster, h ...   More