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A Long-Shuttered Portland Restaurant Is Coming Back in Its Original Building

Known as much for its kitschy decor—which included wooden totem poles and images of pilgrims carved into the walls—as its food, the restaurant was a family-friendly favorite of the Woodstock neighborhood until it closed in 1996.

Joaquin Phoenix Speaks on Embodying Portland Cartoonist John Callahan

WW spoke briefly to the famously chameleonlike performer about what drew him to Callahan, the minor controversy that followed his casting, and the Callahan cartoon that made him laugh the most.

Cartoonist John Callahan Was Offensive, Hilarious and One of Portland’s Own. Now, He’s Getting His Long-Delayed Close-Up.

The cartoonist, who was paralyzed in a car accident at age 21, made a career of pushing buttons.

Mike Heist Is One of Portland’s Last Remaining Neon Repairmen

Mike Heist is Portland’s Best Neon Repairman.

Mummy’s Is an Old Portland Bar Decorated With Egyptian Artifacts

Walking down its steps feels like entering an ancient crypt.

The Third Oldest McDonald’s in America Will Be Demolished In Portland Next Month

The original McDonald’s on Powell Boulevard was built in 1962 in the classic double-arches style designed by architect Stanley Meston, a style that was phased out by McDonald’s in 1969. Few buildings have been left standing with the original architecture, in part because McDonald’s required franchisees to update their buildings.

Beloved 35-Year-Old Northeast Portland Dive Bar Closes Suddenly After Owner’s Death

Jan DeLorme’s Hollywood dive was half well-liquor watering hole, half family room complete with an unholy and mismatched wealth of holiday decor—it always felt like a holiday in there—and half curio cabinet of Portland history, with a grab bag of artifacts piled in the back room and walls full of photos taken with famous sports figures, not least of which Michael Jordan.

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