News Wahooo! That sound isn't a torpedo siren; it's just our annually visiting seamen signaling that they're once again ready to fire their own brand of Tomahawk missiles on willing locals. It's Portland Rose Festival Fleet Week in Puddletown, and you know what that means? Bridge closures, public transit interruptions, and last but not least: a flood of soon to be drunken, horny sailors inundating ...   More

News PARADE DAY UPDATE: Hope Slutski, I mean Seski, wasn't up to this when he was in my cubicle. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCYsjaEtZp8[/youtube] In honor of Oregon's Sesquicentennial (that's 150 years), a mascot called "Seski the Sasquatch" will be making an appearance on the Oregon 150 float in Saturday's Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade. But today he made an appearance in my ...   More

News Remember that big storm back in December? Remember how we mocked the breathless TV coverage? Our award for Scariest Weather Report went to KGW's Matt Zaffino, who said, in the heat of the moment: “Literally, we could have exploding buoys running aground on the Oregon Coast...I'm not kidding.” Oh, how we laughed then. But the joke's on us. KGW just picked up three regional Emmy Awards ...   More

News No matter which side of the issue you're on, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and its transportation have become a scorching topic here in the Northwest. Presidential candidates have been asked about it. Governor Kulongoski has been anxious over it. And communities statewide have rejected it. After a proposed pipeline for LNG produced public howls in Clatsop County and Colombia County, another, the ...   More

News Somehow, we missed this news yesterday, but it fits right in with our ongoing series on why Portland isn't as green or ambitious as it thinks it is: Which municipal decision is more bravely anti-automobile? Closing six miles of low-traffic streets in North Portland for six hours on one day this month (June 22)? Or, Closing seven miles of streets in Manhattan, including Park Avenue, for six hours ...   More

News Feel free to take a deep breath, all of you asthmatics, small children, joggers, fast walkers, and, well, anyone else who enjoys clean air. For now, at least. You also might want to thank the Olympic hopefuls who will be competing in the Olympic Trials from June 27 to July 6 at University of Oregon, in Eugene. (To read more about the Trials and what protesters are planning to highlight ...   More

News OK, adults, it's time to be a kid again. Grass Hut, a Portland art cooperative headquartered on East Burnside Street, has organized the Grass Hut Camp Scout program for people to fine-tune their rabblerousing skills while the summer weather is perfect. In the words of one WW staffer, “The next three months are Portland's best kept secret,” and Grass Hut's activities will help you enjoy ...   More

News See something wrong with this picture (beach, beer, tropical version of Haystack Rock)? No, nothing? Well, here's what's wrong with it: IT PROMISES CERTAIN DEATH. Oh, the things we learn from press releases... According to this year's city of Portland budget, The mission of the Portland Office of Emergency Management (POEM) is to effectively lead the emergency preparedness, risk reduction, ...   More

News With our handy guide to free outdoor movies, drag the kids to five showings of Bee Movie. If they still like it, pray they get stung. Who needs fireworks when you can relive the drive-in days with nary a penny spent? Big Screen on the Green at various Portland parks Flicks on the Bricks at Pioneer Courthouse Square Multnomah Outdoor Cinema at the Multnomah Arts Center Flicks by the Fountain ...   More

News Gas is expensive and I've seen festering turds that look better than the current state of the economy. But the demand for fun has not changed. Portlanders still need to have a good time on summer nights and weekends. And even though that trip to Disneyland or the Portland Opera might stretch the wallet too thin these days, there's tons-o-free shit to do in Stumptown this summer. “What could ...   More