News City of Portland parking manager Ellis McCoy, who has been on paid administrative leave since a raid of his office by federal investigators earlier this month, submitted his resignation today. Investigators reportedly suspect McCoy of taking kickbacks from a parking contra...   More

News E. Kimbark MacColl, an educator and school administrator who chronicled the history of Portland and its power establishment, died last night after a long illness, WW has learned. He was 86. Kim, as he was known, taught at Occidental and Reed colleges, Portland State University and Catlin Gabel School. He was a member of City Club and other prominent civic groups, and served on a number of committ...   More

News It should’ve been a gimme: a city of Portland office devoted to making sure “everyone has access to opportunities necessary to satisfy essential needs, advance their well-being, and achieve thei   More

News Today the Wall Street Journal and media blogs picked up yesterday's    More

News They came in the mail, thousands upon thousands. And Portland businesses have obediently applied them to their windows: white stickers   More

News Yesterday the Portland City Council voted 4-1 to approve a public bike share program like those gaining popularity in cities like Paris, London, Denver and Washington, D.C.
The approved proposal would seek to leverage $2 million in federal money to obtain another $2 million in...   More

City Hall Four years ago, Eileen Brady considered at launching her political career by challenging a two-term U.S. senator, Gordon Smith. At the time, some—including this newspaper—suggested she run for m   More

Cover Story Ethan Powell and Tobias Hogan, two typical restaurant workers with more than a decade’s experience between them, wanted more. Two years ago they stepped out and took a gamble that has lured—and   More

Brew Views Speaking as someone who lived, worked and went broke in Bangkok during his early 20s, the biggest problem with The Hangover Part II is not that it ignores the unique and fundamentally conservative Th   More

News This map was made with data from the Portland Office of Management and Finance on requests for car-towing and impounds in the month of July.There were 659 cars towed in the city limits last month, for what it's worth.It's interesting to browse the map for a minute or two. Although some of the trends it reveals are not surprising—most tows happen downtown and in the inner East side—the map also...   More