Willamette Week

Our weekly reading of the bureaucratic tarot cards that are OLCC liquor license applications: Stumptown don Duane Sorenson has purchased the former Lauro Kitchen at 3377 SE Division St., where he will … More »Future Drinking

We don't know why there's a third Men in Black , but we reviewed it anyway, even though it screened after WW press deadlines. WW Critics Grade: C. Nobody ever gave a shit about the Men in Black . Not the … More »Men In Black III Reviewed

Videos! Some are real new, some we just missed the first time around. Either way, they are something Portland-centric for you to stare at as you wind down the final minutes before your Memorial Weekend … More »Video Roundup: Michael The Blind, Vinnie Dewayne, Serge Severe, Plankton Wat and More

We've now had 72 hours to absorb the terrible news that scenes in "mommy porn" novel 50 Shades of Grey take place in Portland's downtown Heathman Hotel , and that the Heathman has begun offering guest … More »50 Shades of Grey?

Portland police yesterday announced that they'd caught that most elusive brand of criminal, the smartphone thief . Three recent Apple-related robberies are being blamed on an unnamed 16-year-old from East … More »Portland Police Advise iPhone Users Not To Stare, Zombielike, At Their Devices

A federal judge may decide if Oswego Lake is open to the public. A lawsuit filed this morning in U.S. District Court in Portland seeks to force Lake Oswego, Oregon’s wealthiest city, to open its namesake … More »Oswego Lake Access Issue Heads to Federal Court

In another sign of the difficult financial realities for print newspapers, the New Orleans Times-Picayune , a sister paper of The Oregonian , will publish a hard-copy edition only three days a week starting … More »Oregonian's Sister Paper To Cease Daily Publication; Updated

Paul Fussell was a great writer and scholar and, in the three years before his death yesterday, an Oregonian. Obituaries are beginning to appear around the world , but the best honor one could pay to the … More »Literary Giant Dies In Oregon

The scene at the farmers market starts long before the crowds show up. On a sunny Wednesday morning, vendors at the Shemanski Park farmers market are setting up during the hour before opening, deftly arranging … More »Market Watch: Enslaved by the Bell at Shemanski Park

Today marks the beginning of the Know’s stacked Memorial Week series, which will find Portland’s punk hub hosting seven essential shows in as many days. Drafting a comprehensive rundown would have been … More »Upper Extremities #40: Memorial Week at the Know

If there's one thing I get all blustery about on a regular basis when it comes to the Portland music scene, it's that we have plenty of great singers and rappers—but very few great storytellers.  And now … More »Cut of the Day: Vinnie Dewayne, "Can't Lie," Castaway Mixtape

WW has just learned we left a couple  quite a few clues out of this week's Jonesin '. We'd like to say this puzzle is specifically for experts, and you should view this error as a challenge. But that seems … More »We're Clueless!

  The project: The Chicharones Bring It Back To Warped Tour Who's behind the project? Longtime WW favorites and the best damn pig-based hip-hop group around, The Chicharones.  Why do they want your money? … More »Kickstarted: The Chicharones Bring It Back To Warped Tour

Speaking of money in politics … U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is among those speaking on the Senate floor today in favor of a legislative effort to roll back the unlimited corporate donations permitted … More »Oregon Senators Back Bill Aimed At Citizens United

Street is WW 's weekly snapshots of Portland's sidewalk fashion. This week: Colorful pants brighten the day. Photos by Morgan Green-Hopkins, Ivan Limongan and Catherine Moye Click to enlarge: More »Street: Strutting Their Cuff

Andy Baio is one of Portland's most influential geeks. The former Chief Technology Officer of Kickstarter, he's been writing his hugely influential blog waxy.org for a decade and done a bunch of other … More »Andy Baio Announces the XOXO Festival

An audit by the State of Oregon has found school districts missed out on $40 million of potential energy savings by an ineffective use of money intended to help them save energy. The audit found that during … More »Schools Miss Out on $40 Million in Energy Savings

We're not going to record every donation to the new political action committee called Oregonians for Higher Education Excellence, but it's not often that such a concentration of powerful people piles into … More »Phil Knight Also Contributes To Higher Ed PAC

Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay … More »The It List: The Top 10 Things in Portland and the World

WW 's weekly round-up of the nerdy events happening around Portland over the next seven days: Monday, May 21 History Pub: Finding David Douglas An hour-long documentary by the Oregon Cultural Heritage … More »Willamette Geek: The Week in Geek

Suck it, hops. There's a new sheriff share of crops in town. Burnside Brewing welcomes the return of the Fruit Beer Festival , which will feature over 30 breweries and even more fruitastic beers. The website  … More »Oregon Beer News: Fresh'n'Fruity

Battleship , the gargantuan-budget sci-fi action-adventure based on a Hasbro board game and starring Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna, wasn't screened by WW' s press deadlines. Why not? It's only the end of cinema … More »Battleship Reviewed

The beloved children's author Beverly Cleary contributed $10,000 to the Libraries Yes! Committee over the weekend. That group helped renew the levy that mostly funds the Multnomah County Library in last … More »Beverly Cleary Kicks in for Libraries