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ISSUE #35.12 • SPECIAL SECTION • COVER STORY

Recession Busters


We put the city of Portland on sale.

BY WW EDITORIAL STAFF | 503-243-2122

[January 28th, 2009]

ILLUSTRATION BY HAWK KRALL

It’s cold, it’s wet, and you’re totally broke. But don’t let this fiscally screwed winter get you down. WW has scoured the city for the best cheap and free deals local businesses have to offer. And when they didn’t have a deal, well, we begged ’em to make one up. We were stunned by the results—two-for-one deals, cheese limericks, erotica contests, Michael Jackson impressions. Turns out, your fellow Portlanders are willing to give you free and cheap stuff, but they want a laugh in return. Now that sounds like a deal to us. Just click on the categories on the right to start saving (and embarrassing yourself).

MORE: Make sure to check out WW’s weekly “Deal Box” in print and online. Email us your own money-savers at deals@wweek.com.

Thank you to interns Samantha Herman, Dan Green, Katrina Nattress and Joshua Bolkan, who all contributed to this story.

Web Editor: Ian Gillingham
Web Production: Brian Panganiban, Rachel Wright



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Kelly Clarke  writes on Jan 28th, 2009 10:44am

One little add to today's print story:

Want more suggestions on how to save? Join WW's "Portland Recession Busters" group on Facebook.

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