NOW SEE THIS…

Three Locals Leaping

White Bird Dance gives three locals some room to move.

05/19/2009 By Anna Dukehart

WE LIKED IT…

Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge, 1867-1957

Local Book Review

05/19/2009 By Lucas Bradley-Kelly

Visual Art

Uncaged

Drawing on her battle with acute ADD, artist Elise Mravunac's palimsests roam wild and free

05/19/2009 By Stacey Wilson

WINTER READING

"Calendar Girl, Arrested. Freed"

Winner of the 2008 Wordstock short fiction contest

05/19/2009 By Kurt Rheinheimer

NOW SEE THIS:

Self-Interest

Local performance-art troupe the Collective of Geniuses has fashioned its debut production by inviting fledgling playwrights to its website for some direct input.

05/19/2009 By Jenny Davis

5 MINUTES WITH...

Amanda Palmer

Arresting rock singer Amanda Palmer keeps her show on the road.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Tis the Season

Holiday How-To

Ever wondered how to make a perfect Hot Buttered Rum? Or how to beat those dreadful seasonal blues? Find out in our quick and slightly quirky guide to surviving the holidays.

05/19/2009 With Jill Davis, Stacey Wilson, Kasey Cordell, Brian Barker, John Chandler, Nino Padova, Lucas Bradley-Kelly, Jenny Davis, and Anna Dukehart

Cellar Notes

Before Dinner Drinks

Our Critic's Top Wine Picks

08/17/2012 By Condé Cox

HIGH SPIRITS

Pop the Cork

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

EAT THIS NOW…

Poutine at Potato Champion

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

INTRODUCING…

Jin Wah

05/19/2009 By Nino Padova

Introducing...

Café Nell

This neighborhood eatery may resemble an open and airy French bistro, but its menu suggests it’s more of a continental hybrid.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

FEATURED REVIEW

Patriot Games

Good old-fashioned American cuisine—with a few twists—lures the crowds to 50 Plates.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Two-Minute Critic

Strange Brew

Call it what you want, Oregon’s new state drink is a bartender’s burden.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

CHEAP DATE

Meat Cheese Bread

05/19/2009 By Nino Padova

Article

Tree Spirit

Short on bottle-buying ideas this holiday? One local distiller separates the flavor from the trees with a Douglas fir eau-de-vie.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

RECIPE

Dulce de Leche Two Ways

Sweet, creamy, and easy to make, dulce de leche deserves a spot in your dessert pantheon.

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

Editor's Note

Word From the Wise

05/19/2009 By Paige Williams

Aging

Wired Science

In one OHSU study, even the smallest actions of older Portlanders may yield critical clues about how we age.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan

Aging

The New Old

As Portland’s senior population grows, local scientists, entrepreneurs, and renegade citizens are redefining what it means to age in style.

05/19/2009 By Tom Colligan, Randy Gragg, and Camas Davis

Aging

Vital Signs

If you must grow old (and sorry, you must), you may be in the right place.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Aging

Golden Age

Country club or retirement home? At Terwilliger Plaza, sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference.

05/19/2009 By Bart Blasengame

Habitat

Prefabulous

Stylish living, straight off the factory floor

05/19/2009 By Camela Raymond

Ho Ho Ho

Self-Help Santa

Keith Hackett, a local Kriss Kringle stand-in, talks about difficult kids, the hazards of the “real beard,” and his day job as a couples counselor.

08/15/2012 By Bart Blasengame

Deck the Halls

Fir Fight

Shrubs are out. Time for an Oregon tree in the White House.

08/15/2012 By Nino Padova

Spell It Out

To Bee or Not to Bee

Beer in hand, one bad speller takes his fear to the stage.

05/19/2009 By David Wolman

Article

The Perfect Party 2008

Our second annual roundup of the year’s biggest news-makers

05/19/2009

Higher Education

The 2008 Northwest College Report

You’re the one filling out the application, but the school’s got to meet your criteria, too.

05/19/2009 Research by Martha Calhoon By Kasey Cordell

Cornershop

Roadside Attraction

The captivating collection of personal and household objects at Flutter is definitely not for the birds.

07/24/2012 By Jill Spitznass

Shopping

The West Hills Lacrosse Mom

*Yeah, we’re stereotyping a little. Roll with it.

05/19/2009 By Jill Spitznass

Shopping

The Hawthorne Indie Dude

*Yeah, we’re stereotyping a little. Roll with it.

05/19/2009 By Jill Spitznass

Shopping

The Irvington Soccer Dad

*Yeah, we’re stereotyping a little. Roll with it.

05/19/2009 By Jill Spitznass

Shopping

How to Shop for Six Types* of Portlanders

*Yeah, we’re stereotyping a little. Roll with it.

05/19/2009 By Jill Spitznass

Shopping

The South Waterfront Yuppie

*Yeah, we’re stereotyping a little. Roll with it.

05/19/2009 By Jill Spitznass

Shopping

The Pearl District Trendsetter

*Yeah, we’re stereotyping a little. Roll with it.

05/19/2009 By Jill Spitznass

Shopping

The Alberta Street Hipster

*Yeah, we’re stereotyping a little. Roll with it.

05/19/2009 By Jill Spitznass

Commerce

Safe House

As the feds rescue large banks, Oregon credit unions woo the public with a simple message: We’re not screwed up!

05/19/2009 By Jill Davis

Play

Toy Story

Four small shops that play big

05/19/2009 By Stacey Wilson

Ski Patrol

Cannonball Run

Mt Hood Meadows brings in heavy artillery to control avalanches.

05/19/2009 By Julian Smith

Article

Gold Rush

The only way you’ll ever beat an Olympic athlete? Head to Whistler, British Columbia before the 2010 Winter Olympics

05/19/2009 With Brian Barker

Jaws

Beach Bums

Salmon sharks may be swimming closer to shore. (But don't be afraid to go in the water.)

05/19/2009 With Brian Barker

Beyond the Bridges

Alpine Penthouse

In winter, a Mount Hood fire tower becomes a cozy (and affordable) vacation cabin.

05/19/2009 With Brian Barker