Willamette Week

The Dialogue: What Readers Had to Say About Our Reviewer Calling Peacock Lane’s Christmas Lights “Pathetic”

“Your dismissal of Peacock Lane glaringly reveals your status as a recent arrival to Portland and a young adult with no sense of local history.”

Nope, Portland Isn’t Plowing the Roads During the Christmas Snow

Transportation officials say that’s no oversight. Instead, they say Portland isn’t getting enough snow for plowing to help.

You’re Not Dreaming—It’s a White Christmas Eve in Portland

Portland can expect between 1 and 2 inches of snow—some of it falling Christmas day.

Last-Minute Christmas Shopping For The Antifascist On Your List

Fight Nazis while shopping for gifts.

A Letter Home From The Front Lines of the War On Christmas

Rest assured, Martha, the War on Christmas is far from over. But just as I’m sure that Jesus was a white, blue-eyed baby born in December, I’m sure that my infantry will keep on fighting. I refuse to let America’s youth grow up in a country that says “happy holidays” instead of “merry Christmas.”

Part Of the Iconic Santaland Monorail is on Display at Pioneer Place

So, Pioneer Place and the Portland Business Alliance, why don’t you move the monorail car out of that office and let a couple goddamn kids sit on it.

What Are You Doing on December 25?

Our favorite looks on the streets of Portland this week.

Beer Hall: Darkest Day of the Year, Night of the Barrel-Aged Beers, and Reverend Nat’s Holiday Warm-Up

There are plenty of opportunities to celebrate the holiday weekend with a delicious fermented beverage.

For the Love of Rudolf, Can We Please Get Some New Christmas Songs?

Your new song may be great, but is Grandma willing to give it the slot previously occupied by “The Little Drummer Boy”?

This Christmas, Let All Portland Finally Admit That Peacock Lane is Garbage

There’s something that’s mostly gone unsaid: Peacock Lane is pathetic.

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