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Arm & Arm

Storm Tharp's portraits are at PDX Contemporary Art.

05/19/2009 By Cameron Blair

Film

Skin Flick

James Westby uses the seedy backdrop of the adult film industry to craft a love letter to Hollywood. Just don’t call it a porno.

05/19/2009 By Jason Cohen

Author

The Gospel of Paul

By writing the international sensation The Shack, Paul Young became either a heretic or a lifesaver, depending on which Christian you ask.

05/19/2009 By Zach Dundas

THE HIT LIST

Spin City

These local record stores are still rocking.

05/19/2009 By Stacey Wilson

Poochlandia

Lucky Dogs

The Dog Day of Summer dinner hosted people and pooches to benefit the DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital.

05/19/2009

Gamble On

Best Bet

A casino night benefits Portland Center Stage and the Portland Rotary Club.

05/19/2009

Good Reads

Book Smarts

So you call yourself a Portlander? Not unless you own a dog-eared copy of every one of these classic titles.

05/19/2009 By Christian DeBenedetti

Hometown Pride

Twilight Ours

Portland stars in what is expected to be one of the year’s biggest flicks.

05/19/2009 By Anna Hirsh

Cellar Notes

Wine from the Columbia Gorge

Our Critic’s Top Wine Picks

05/19/2009

Review

Cursed Kitchen?

In a Victorian on SE Hawthorne Boulevard, the chef of Belly Timber tries to transcend the building's troubled past.

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

For Sake's Sake

Taste Maker

Oregon’s only sake sommelier delivers Portlanders from the dark days of rotgut rice wine. Welcome to the age of watari bune.

05/19/2009 By Megan Callow

EAT THIS NOW

Malasadas at Oba

We're swooning over these Portuguese doughnuts.

05/19/2009 By Martha Calhoon

Mooove Over

The Good Stuff

It’s expensive and barely legal, but raw milk is a hit in Portland.

05/19/2009 By Anna Hirsh

Delectables

Smear Campaign

Chicken Liver Mousse: Just about every restaurant in town serves chicken liver pâté, but not all versions are created equal. One chef divulges his secret recipe.

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

Best of the City

Best Restaurants 2008

Best Restaurants of 2008

05/19/2009 By Camas Davis

Editor's Note

Moving Up

05/19/2009 By Paige Williams

En Garde

Call to Arms

A chance encounter with a rock ’n’ roll legend reignites one man’s yearning to learn the skill of swordsmanship.

05/19/2009 By Bart Blasengame

Habitat

Coming of Age

An out-of-date split-level becomes a brighter, whiter, den of high style.

05/19/2009 By Camela Raymond

Rip City

On the Rebound

Trail Blazers center Greg Oden dishes on karaoke, Star Wars, and fanatic fans. And (oh, yeah) basketball.

08/15/2012 By Bart Blasengame

Puff, Puff, Pass

Suck It

I hate the new smoking ban—and I don’t even smoke.

05/19/2009 By Chuck Thompson

True Crime

Scammed

The story of the biggest Ponzi scheme in Oregon history

05/19/2009 By Nancy Rommelmann

Light a Fire

The Givers

In a philanthropic city, some charities stand out. Meet the winners of our 2008 Light A Fire awards.

05/19/2009 By Martha Calhoon and Stacey Wilson

Politics

Electoral Collage

Don’t chuck that campaign sign just because the election’s over.

05/19/2009 By Nino Padova

Music

Strong Timbre

From November 6 to 8, more than 300 of the world’s best luthiers & artisans who make stringed instruments will descend on Portland for the Violin Society of America’s international competition.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Men's Apparel

Detail Man

At LOCAL 35, jeans and T-shirts on the cutting-edge.

05/19/2009 By Jill Spitznass

Beyond the Bridges

Mission Statement

Classy and cool, Santa Barbara looks like Southern California but feels a lot like home (without the rain).

05/19/2009 By Claire Martin