AltWeeklies Wire
Investment Advisor Fleeced Clients, Bought Toysnew
Portland investors trusted Wes Rhodes with millions -- the feds say he used that money instead to buy muscle cars and sports memorabilia.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
06-27-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Canadian Bakin'new
Our neighbors to the north are making Portland a hotbed for big pot grows.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
06-27-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Hot Girl-On-Grill Actionnew
It was time to end my food sexism ... time to avenge girly cooking ... time to lose my grill virginity.
Willamette Week |
Carin Moonin |
06-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Lead Charmparticle on Growing Up and Career-appropriate Eyewearnew
Learning to play without longtime collaborator Adam Wayne has taught Pamela Rooney to be a true songwriter and confident full-time frontwoman.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
06-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Charmparticles
'Sicko': Physician, Heal Thyselfnew
A kinder, gentler Michael Moore still stings a little.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
06-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
'Ratatouille': Another Incredible Movie from Brad Birdnew
It's not just the best animated film this year, it's the best animated film to come out of the U.S. since Bird's last effort, The Incredibles.
Willamette Week |
Ap Kryza |
06-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Bird, Ratatouille
Why Being Dirty is a Good Thingnew
To be blunt: without dirt, we don't eat.
Willamette Week |
Matthew Korfhage |
06-27-2007 |
Nonfiction
Screen Shotsnew
While MTV withers, Portland's music-video directors are making the genre sing again.
Willamette Week |
Michael Byrne |
06-21-2007 |
Music
Matt McCormick Gets Appropriately Atmosphericnew
The poetic visual beauty of the industrial and urban landscapes that the Portland filmmaker captures on film are as unlikely as the soundscapes he composes/documents on Very Stereo.
Willamette Week |
Michael Byrne |
06-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Matt McCormick, Very Stereo
Alaska to Portland: The Great Music Migration?new
Since 1996 (when 36 Crazyfists moved to PDX after a fruitless year in Seattle), Portland has become the primary destination for young Alaskan musicians.
Willamette Week |
Brandon Seifert |
06-21-2007 |
Music
'A Mighty Heart': Jolie Warnew
Waiting -- bored and anxious -- for Daniel Pearl's second death.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
06-21-2007 |
Reviews
Portland's Urban Indiansnew
By most measures, the Native American experience in Portland stinks.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
06-21-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Holy Alliance! Conservative Churches + Liberal Pols?new
At evangelist Luis Palau's suggestion, conservative Christian pastors at rapidly growing suburban mega-churches may join with liberal Portland Mayor Tom Potter and Commissioner Erik Sten to fight homelessness.
Willamette Week |
Don McIntosh |
06-21-2007 |
Politics
The Pros and Cons of the Superhero Lifenew
Soon I Will Be Invincible is an entertaining mash-up of superhero antics and literary ethos -- too bad the magic wears off.
Willamette Week |
Wayne Bund |
06-21-2007 |
Fiction
Portland Still Wants to Legalize Itnew
A new marijuana initiative comes a year after another ballot proposal failed.
Willamette Week |
Jake Thomas |
06-06-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
