Whether you’re rooting for France, Argentina, or you couldn’t really care less—you’re invited to Argentinos en Portland’s World Cup watch party at Nico’s Cantina this Sunday.
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When the state of Oregon wants land for a booze warehouse, it splurges for top shelf. But hey, any price is worth it for whisky and weed…right?
Critics of the OLCC's latest land purchase disagree. Some deemed it “the worst deal the state has done.”
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"Metaverse" tells the story of a dystopian future in which human interaction happens only through a computer screen. Sound familiar? Since its pre-pandemic inception, the play has only grown more relevant.
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The county’s vote serves as a rebuke to Mayor Ted Wheeler’s strategy.
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The unassuming Northeast Thai restaurant, Yui, is a mother-daughter operation that will make you feel right at home.
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This month, Portland nonprofit Brown Hope has been roiled by turmoil surrounding its founder and CEO, Cameron Whitten.
WW has learned that the basis for that strife is a 4,600-word memo called “Brown Hope Whistleblower Document.”
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A Guide to Dining on Highway 26
Our picks for memorable dining options on the way to and from Mount Hood. #ad
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This week in Portland—experience a Will Ferrell-less (but still great) "Elf" in concert, hone your gingerbread house making skills, stuff your face with housemade garlic bread, and more.
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The conclusion of the Berrydale Park project—or the lack of one—illustrates the bind the city finds itself in over infrastructure in East Portland.
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Portland City Council has decided to ban the sale of petroleum-based diesel starting in 2024, a national first. But did they speak too soon?
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“People are so confused about what is going to happen here. They’re going to go to the next Shroom House that opens up and think they’re doing something completely fine.”
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If "In Rainbows" is your favorite Radiohead album for its tight, funky, live-band feel—The Smile might just be your favorite Radiohead side project. Don't miss 'em tonight at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
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Eastmoreland, an upper-class neighborhood in Southeast Portland near Reed College, has been vying for a place on the historic register for years now.
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New Year's resolutions? Take a hike! No, seriously. On Jan. 1 2023, ranger-led First Day Hikes will expand to include more state parks.
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A Miami company had what looked like a can’t-miss idea for Portland’s fast-food and real-estate markets. But something went wrong.
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Deborah Scroggin says the Associated Press never interviewed her and that, in fact, her boss Shemia Fagan asked for her resignation.
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Brown Hope’s fundraising exploded after George Floyd’s murder in May 2020.
It had annual revenue of just $39,000 in 2018 and none in 2019. But in a little over six months in 2020, it brought in more than $3 million, some of it taxpayer dollars.
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Director Guillermo del Toro has readapted the centuries-old tale of "Pinnochio" using stop-motion animation, filling it with humanity and truth.
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Gov. Kate Brown announced today that she is commuting the sentences of all 17 people on death row in Oregon. Their sentences will become life in prison with no possibility of parole, beginning tomorrow.
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It’s the third shooting outside a Portland public school in the last two months, and the sixth in 2022.
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Anthony Hudson has—as the “somewhere between 12 and 10,000 years old” drag clown Carla Rossi—hosted Queer Horror at the Hollywood Theatre since 2015. But their artistry’s influence extends far beyond the theater.
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Grant Magazine obtained screenshots of social media conversations between high school female athletes and Eric Watkins, revealing a pattern of flirtatious conduct with minors.
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How did police identify Tah’rim Brown as the suspect from a summer spree of armed robberies? A red wig, a purple 1990s Ford Econoline van, a brown backpack, and a string of colorful bucket hats may have tipped them off.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a teen detective investigating the murder of his ex-girlfriend in "Brick."
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“I’m from Brooklyn, N.Y. This sounds like some mob shit.”
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At Gigantic Brewing’s new location, order the Flæskesteg—a Danish pork sandwich inspired by those served at Copenhagen’s Isted Grill.
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Under county rules, commissioners get to designate their own successors should they leave office prior to the end of their elected terms. Jessica Vega Pederson selected former Oregon Senate Majority Leader Diane Rosenbaum.
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Get to know Mikki Gillette, one of the city’s foremost trans artists, and one of WW’s 25 people shaping the arts in Portland.
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After three years, Buckman’s beloved dive bar, Holman’s, remains in pandemic purgatory. It hasn't bounced back yet, but the owner says, “Holman’s won’t die.”
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“My district is full of hardworking people who deserve to have effective representation in Salem,” says state Sen. Rachel Armitage. “He shouldn’t take [an] oath until these charges are resolved."
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“You probably just haven’t tried the right strain yet,” may actually be true when it comes to linalool, a terpene found in lavender and some cannabis strains.
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The main reason for our edificial inadequacy is that there’s a legal limit to how tall a building in Portland can be.
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Over a decade ago, political writer Tom Scocca exposed one of food writing’s dirty little secrets: Recipes writers all lie about caramelizing onions.
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Gov.-elect Tina Kotek announced the name of her top aide and the members of her transition team.
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“She tends the fires of those who create and imagine, which requires insight and the deepest levels of knowledge."
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After artisanal ice cream shop Salt & Straw complained about street conditions on Portland’s Central Eastside, Mayor Ted Wheeler wants to forcibly commit more people with mental illness. But where will he send them?
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Last month, Katherine Dunn’s posthumous novel about Reed College, "Toad," was published. In her honor, we’re taking a look back at the writer who saw broken and twisted things, wrapped them in her words, and made them beautiful.
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The robber fled—but allegedly left behind a piece of paper with the name “Cuddihy” written on it.
Police arrested Shane Cuddihy, 43, shortly thereafter.
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As we brainstormed our list of 25 people shaping the arts in Portland—we had to include Alyssa Ogi, who is pretty much royalty at Tin House Books.
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“He said he didn’t know anything about any illegal mushroom sales,” said Leland Berger, attorney for the shop’s alleged owner, Steven Tachie Jr.
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