AltWeeklies Wire
The President of Beersnew
We bootlegged beer from all 50 states for the ultimate American taste-off.
Willamette Week |
Martin Cizmar |
10-10-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Blogfather: MetaFilter founder Matt Haughey looks to the future.new
Thirty-five miles from Portland is the home of one of Oregon’s hottest tech properties. It’s a long way from the “Silicon Forest” of local startups. It’s an even longer way from those who work in Silicon Valley, their offices bustling with Razor scooters and wunderkinds having mad, Red Bull-fueled coding parties.
Willamette Week |
Ruth Brown |
07-13-2011 |
Tech
Why Is Portland Google's Guinea Pig?new
Google has been all over Portland lately. Billboards, stickers, concerts, promos—there are more rainbow "o"s downtown than rainbow flags these days.
Willamette Week |
Ruth Brown |
06-03-2011 |
Tech
Tags: Google
Drip City: Everything Old is New Again in Portland's Coffee Scenenew
The history of coffee in Portland is one of constant, obsessive refinement, of obtaining better beans and pulling better shots. Staying on the jittery edge of the culture requires constant attention. Which is what we've been doing over the past several weeks. And what have we found?
Willamette Week |
Ben Waterhouse, Ruth Brown |
04-06-2011 |
Food+Drink
Portland's Best Bars, Pubs and Clubsnew
Willamette Week's Drink Guide.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
01-26-2011 |
Recreation
Duck Talesnew
Take a trip inside an Oregon football fan’s troubled mind.
Willamette Week |
Henry Stern |
12-08-2010 |
Sports
I Think I Was Therenew
An oral history of Satyricon, one of Portland's most iconic rock clubs
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman, Jay Horton and Michael Mannheimer |
10-27-2010 |
Recreation
Tags: Satyricon
Grow Food, Will Travelnew
How an Oregon rancher became an alternative food taxi service.
Willamette Week |
Deeda Schroeder |
10-13-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Scot Laney
Geeky Micro-Roasters Help Portland’s Coffee Industry Grow Upnew
Coffee roasting is a post-adolescent profession that has defined its responsibilities to farmers and consumers as serious ones, but is unwilling to give up the rough ethic of fun that attracted its practitioners to coffee culture to begin with.
Willamette Week |
Hanna Neuschwander |
04-07-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Coffee Roasting, Portland
50 Ways to Please Your Lover This Valentine's Daynew
We asked a wide swath of Portlanders, both well known and obscure, how they make their loved ones happy, and their answers were far better than we’d ever imagined. And so, we proudly present, 50 ways to please your lover.
Willamette Week |
Willamette Week Staff |
02-10-2010 |
Culture
A Chinese Oregonian Takes Back the Armorynew
Bruce Locke starred in such films as Black Rain, The Shadow, and especially Robocop 3, in which he played a trio of robot ninja assassins. Now Locke is starring in a production of Snow Falling on Cedars in a building that building was built in case of a Chinese immigrant uprising.
Willamette Week |
Ben Waterhouse |
01-13-2010 |
Theater
Goats are the New Chickens, Plus Other Must-Know Trends and People for 2010new
We’re undaunted by the challenge of trying to predict who and what is likely to pop around these parts next year. In fact, we embrace it as close as a fifth of Jack at 11:59 pm on Dec. 31. Check out our 14 people and trends you must know when the new decade begins.
Willamette Week |
Editorial Staff |
12-30-2009 |
Commentary
Curling? Bedbugs? Daniel Johnston? There's an App for Thatnew
Some weeks are just not great for new movies, and it makes us crazy. What the hell are we going to do tonight if we don't have a screen to stare at? That's where the ol' iPhone comes in. But which iPhone games should you buy?
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
10-21-2009 |
Tech
CouchSurfing International Offers Sofa Safe Havensnew
CouchSurfing.org is a networking forum that helps cushion the experience of finding places to stay for next to nothing. And Portland is one of the most active U.S. cities on the site, as members are drawn from all over the world to experience the friendly City of Roses.
Willamette Week |
Caitlin McCarthy |
08-05-2009 |
Travel
Matt Gone Hated His Ailing Body ... Then He Drew On Itnew
Gone says 98 percent of him is tattooed, the only exception being his palms and gums because it would be painful and difficult to tattoo both areas. So, is he just an attention whore? Decide for yourself, but realize that without his tattoos, Gone says his life would be lonely.
Willamette Week |
Katie Litvin |
06-17-2009 |
Culture
