From the Archive

Dude, Where’s My Accent?

From 2013, a linguist’s take on Portland English: ‘Why the California Vowel Shift may have us all by the tongue.’

05/27/2026 By Chris Lydgate

Trash Talk

When Zombie News Goes Viral

For one old Willamette Week story, the internet was ready to party like it's 2002.

02/27/2018 By Chris Lydgate

HEALTH

A recession-era career switch takes a Portlander from showroom to emergency room.

07/14/2014 By Chris Lydgate

CULTURE

Why the California Vowel Shift may have us all by the tongue.

12/02/2013 By Chris Lydgate

Mudroom

A Portland law professor takes on Lewis and Clark (and colonialism).

04/27/2012 By Chris Lydgate

Alternative Medicine

From angioplasty to acupuncture, today everything's on the table.

05/19/2009 By Chris Lydgate

Dock Envy

Where Portland once flexed its maritime muscle, shipbuilding (of sorts) surges anew.

05/19/2009 By Chris Lydgate