Food Cart Reviews “The cart was an accident,” says Robb Sloan. A tall, muscular man with a gentle demeanor, Sloan grew up in San Diego and moved to Oregon two years ago to work at a nursery.   More

Music Diehard fans of that cherubic Canadian waif Justin Bieber are outraged that the singer lost the Best New Artists Grammy award to    More

Arts & Books Opera Theater Oregon has produced a novel tie-in for its latest reinterpretation of a classic opera. The company teamed up with Dan Schaefer, a local animator and comic and storyboard artist whose credits include Teen Age Mutant Ninja Turtles and Batman, to create a companion comic book for   More

Performance Jordan Harrison’s dystopic sci-fi drama takes its name from Paul Renner’s sans-serif typeface, employed by Volkswagen, HP and, until recently, IKEA, but its subject is more PMN Caecilia, the default font on the Kindle.    More

Arts & Books  Lakewood Theatre Co. is holding auditions for two musicals this month: Boeing-Boing Feb. 19 and The Secret Garden Feb. 26-27. Want to be a singing stewardess or inquisitive adolescent? Details below the cut.
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Food Reviews & Stories Maybe you’ve noticed Roost from the fogged window of the Line 15 bus—a bright white cave, gleaming in the night, a table or two of diners like animals on display. Maybe you’ve wondered what   More

Performance To call this bizarre comedy by English playwright Anthony Neilson a departure from Third Rail Rep’s usual fare is inadequate. The first act of The Wonderful World of Dissocia contains   More

Food & Drink In last week's Drink guide, I issued a challenge to our readers: name the bars where 12 photos were taken and win gift c...   More

Food & Drink There were many, many reasons to mourn when Ten 01 closed at the beginning of January. The restaurant had among the best waiters, bartenders and kitchen staff in town, an excellent happy hour and confit duck wings in hot sauce, among other delights. But the real blow, ...   More

Drink  It’s been really miserable out there, don’t you think? The rain’s a little heavier and colder than usual, and every time the clouds part the temperature drops. SAD looms.   More