<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Willamette Week]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.wweek.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Willamette Week News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:03:43 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Rocker Patti Smith Is Coming to Portland for an Evening of Songs and Stories]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/arts/books/2026/07/14/rocker-patti-smith-coming-to-portland-for-an-evening-of-songs-and-stories/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/arts/books/2026/07/14/rocker-patti-smith-coming-to-portland-for-an-evening-of-songs-and-stories/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Saslow]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Sept. 15 Literary Arts event is tied to Smith’s newest memoir ‘Bread of Angels.’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:54:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/5-ChiQEQdWRVhOMta7KGCHxLOCg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/A4DQ6PEX4VGPNJURMLYL5B67XY.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="744" width="992"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nutmeg, the Ginger Tabby and ‘Unofficial Mayor of Sellwood,’ Has Died]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/culture/2026/07/14/nutmeg-the-ginger-tabby-and-unofficial-mayor-of-sellwood-has-died/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/culture/2026/07/14/nutmeg-the-ginger-tabby-and-unofficial-mayor-of-sellwood-has-died/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christen McCurdy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The beloved cat kept regular hours at CVS and charmed many Portlanders.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:28:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/pvYzwCAvHyMvvr3cAOdk_pDFs5E=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/VNPZ3MH5SFC2LPFGQLWGX5SGPA.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="4284" width="5712"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nutmeg the Cat]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christen McCurdy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The PacWest Center Pine Tree Has Died at Age 42]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/outdoors/2026/07/13/the-pacwest-center-pine-tree-has-died-at-age-42/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/outdoors/2026/07/13/the-pacwest-center-pine-tree-has-died-at-age-42/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Saslow]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 25th-floor evergreen was a quirky fixture of the Portland skyline.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:50:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/1NWPVo4wPG0bV65Ct4ENciwpEgE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/6ZQIXPTIBNBFLBGMAYPQESMBOU.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="4000" width="6000"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Mesh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[WW Scores Five First Prizes in National Journalism Contest]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/07/14/ww-scores-five-first-prizes-in-national-journalism-contest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/07/14/ww-scores-five-first-prizes-in-national-journalism-contest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Mesh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We were awarded nine prizes in total for our journalism. 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