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Portland Stylists Head to Las Vegas for the Ultimate Hair Showdownnew

North American Hairstyling Awards is the most prestigious set of awards a U.S. or Canadian stylist can hope to win--it's the Emmys, the Oscars, perhaps even the Olympics of hairdressing.
Willamette Week |
Sara Moskovitz |
07-09-2008 |
Fashion
Did Hannah Bea's Close Because of Gentrification?new

When the restaurant does shut down, owner Anita Smith will owe taxpayers $143,000. But don't expect contrition from Smith; she's far too angry at the Portland Development Commission and gentrification for the uncertainty she says is driving the closure.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
06-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
Southern Bon Mots From Leslie Jordannew

Not only has he written books since Will & Grace wrapped, he's also appeared onstage and on TV shows (Ugly Betty) and will soon star in the Logo network's Sordid Lives with Olivia Newtown-John and The Golden Girls' Rue McClanahan.
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
06-25-2008 |
Theater
Tags: gay, homosexuality, comedy, Cowboys, theater, LOGO, My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, Will & Grace
Two Portland Bakeries Say No Eggs, No Gluten, No Problemnew

Bread ain't just bread anymore -- especially if you're part of the city's growing legion of vegans or gluten-intolerant.
Willamette Week |
Deeda Schroeder |
06-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Google's New Server Farm Comes to Oregonnew

A quiet Oregon town will host the servers crucial to Google's physical network.
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
06-04-2008 |
Tech
Portland's Bike-based Food Businesses are Picking Up Speednew

Bicycle-based food businesses are sprouting like daisies, from a bike-based "cookie CSA" to a three-wheeled, single-origin coffee cafe.
Willamette Week |
Deeda Schroeder |
05-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Why Wine Geeks Need to Tell Robert Parker to Cork itnew

In The Battle for Wine and Love: or How I Saved the World from Parkerization, Alice Feiring argues that winemaking's traditional "natural" methods have largely been replaced with flavor-altering procedures to please the palate of one man: Robert Parker.
Willamette Week |
Deeda Schroeder |
05-01-2008 |
Food+Drink
Add One More Criticism to the Beijing Olympicsnew

Oregon agricultural experts say the Games are contributing to higher food prices.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
04-30-2008 |
Sports
Goodwill Huntingnew
Welcome to Southeast Portland's Goodwill Outlet, a.k.a. "The Bins." One of the region's most unusual shopping meccas, the Bins attracts a cast of international characters all here to dig through giant mountains of what some call treasures and others consider trash.
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
04-16-2008 |
Shopping
Portland's Not a Sports Town, but it is a Sports Bar Townnew
We may not have sports teams, but we know how to cheer 'em on.
Willamette Week |
AP Kryza |
04-09-2008 |
Recreation
Crop Dropnew
Get your greens -- before it's too late for our farmers to feed Portland's growing appetite.
Willamette Week |
Deeda Schroeder |
04-02-2008 |
Food+Drink
Lean Cuisinenew
Has Portland lost its insatiable appetite for its restaurant scene?
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
03-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
Fool's Goldnew

This St. Paddy's Day, do not fear the near-beer.
Willamette Week |
Anna Hirsch |
03-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
No Jokenew
Portland is funny, whether you know it or not.
Willamette Week |
Ethan Smith |
03-05-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
It's Tough Being Zetaman, Portland's Only Superheronew
He bunks in the 'burbs and drives a minivan -- when he's not keeping the city's streets safe.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
03-05-2008 |
Culture