Arts & Books The Washington Post has published its annual hot or not list, known simply as The List, and it seems that in 2012, our fair city is "out," with Pittsburgh slated as the new "it" city.According to a lengthier piece on the subject, one of the listmakers explains:“Portland has overextended its welcome as the destination for hipsters who want to find themselves, while frolicking in beautiful scenery ...   More

News  Next weekend there will be a "Politics of Love"  celebration in Portland to mark the seventh anniversary of when same-sex marriages enjoyed a brief window of legal approval in Multnomah County.And people attending the March 25-27 events presented by the First Unitarian Church will have some fresh news to celebrate. A new Washington Post-ABC News national poll shows a narrow majority supporting ...   More

News The Washington Post has a worthwhile read on Oregon's senior senator, Ron Wyden, in which the paper is calling the Democrat's political pairing with Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown an "odd duo." The cause of the senators' wonkish bromance is their bill that would let states opt out of health care reform three years sooner than 2017, as long as the state meets minimum coverage benchmarks. As ...   More