Willamette Week

Kachka Spinoff Restaurant Kachinka Is Temporarily Closing Due to Rain Damage

The restaurant, located at 720 SE Grand Ave., initially closed September 8, but repair assessments made this week indicate the establishment may remain closed until November or December.

With Another 2.5 Inches, Portland Could Break Rainfall Records For the Month of September

Summer is dead. It’s time to welcome the rain.

Good Boys, Mike Wallace Is Here, Where’d You Go, Bernadette: Here is Your Weekly Roundup of New Movies

A Designer Says His Blazer Shirts Were Copied by Portland Gear

Evan McCarthy drew attention to the shirts’ similarities May 12 on Twitter—where outrage against Portland Gear went viral.

What to Watch This Week: A Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Neo Dodging Bullets in a Stylish Trench Coat and Trippy Nature Dreams on 4/20

Heavy Rains Cause Landslides on Highways Across Oregon

Heavy rain in the Northwest part of the state has caused the Columbia and Willamette Rivers to swell, and in some places the downpour has led to destructive landslides that shut down highways.

Boaters Advised to Avoid Willamette River as High Water Dislodges Logs and Debris

WW’s news partner KATU floated the river today with Portland Fire and Rescue, capturing on video the mess that has accrued as water levels swell.

Swelling Willamette and Columbia Rivers Could Flood Parts of Portland This Weekend

It’s unusual for Portland to get flood warnings this time of year, but the National Weather Service says heavy rain from Northeast Oregon is overwhelming local watersheds.

What to Watch This Week: Low-Budget Occult Creatures, A Cartoon About the Perils of Technology and Prince Tribute

It Has Rained More Often in the San Francisco Bay Area This Year Than in Portland

So far this year, the city’s rainy day record has been surpassed by San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Rosa. The Bay Area’s ABC7 News reports that San Francisco and San Jose have both seen 46 days of rain so far, whereas Seattle has seen 39 and Portland’s received 42.

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