Cheapskate Got a great deal? Email it to us at deals@wweek.com. APPLAUD: JAW, Portland Center Stage’s annual festival of new plays in progress, features readings of works by national writers, including ...   More

Q & A Need to know what liquor store is open late? There’s an app for that. Dude, where’s my car? Use the app that retraces your steps. Got to train your dog? There’s a whistle app. The w ...   More

News Before the performers hit the stage or music filled the tiers of the Keller Auditorium, I knew I was in trouble. Rent, a Broadway classic, hit movie, and the biggest stage production to hit town this summer opened with a bang last night—just ask the 2,291 hardcore fans in attendance (The Keller seats 2,292).

I was seated near the front, in Row G (or row gay, as the men next to...   More

Q & A Ron Jeremy and his legendary appendage are reaching out to touch Portland. The 56-year-old porno king recently announced he’s teamed up with established local swingers club operator Paul Smith, ...   More

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A brutal assault at a MAX stop in March left skateboarder Taylor Appelo beaten, bloodied, and broke—both physically and financially.

According to the O, four men attacked Appelo and his ...   More

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The last time I heard a war story it came from my Grandfather. He is kind of a "uphill to school both ways" kind of story teller, so it was easy to assume some of the gory details had been inflated. The Telling Project, a play performed by eight veterans,...   More

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If you've had your hair cut at one of the six Bishops Barber Shop locations throughout Portland in the last few weeks, chances are your leftover hair may be taking a ride downtown as Tahoe Jackson and members of the Rose City Soft...   More

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As if you needed another reason to welcome summer, Cascadia Pedicabs is rolling out their fleet of frozen treats on trikes. Instead of offering transportation, the pedal-powered freezers bring you natural fruit bars (made fresh locally), and old favorites such as ...   More

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Ron “the hedgehog” Jeremy is putting a hold on his porno productions to become a Portland businessman in the apparently recession-proof business of swinging. Ron...   More

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Got ink? The Portland Art Museum wants to see it. Beginning mid-June, Marking Portland: the Art of Tattoo will showcase your mom hearts, '90s tribal bands and tramp stamps as a way to present tattoos as ...   More