Cover Story Anne Peterson is a problem solver. She may not look like one—her dyed maroon hair and gold-rimmed sunglasses hint at her second life as a “Burner” (one who regularly attends Burning Man)�� More
Money Bucket
Portland wants every city to have its patented toilet.
Cover Story Anne Peterson is a problem solver. She may not look like one—her dyed maroon hair and gold-rimmed sunglasses hint at her second life as a “Burner” (one who regularly attends Burning Man)�� More
You Can’t Handle the Tooth
Why the far right and left have come together to defeat fluoride.
Cover Story It’s an April evening at Dishman Community Center in Northeast Portland, and people are pissed. The occasion is a public debate between Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland, the local campaign that� More
Best New Band 2013
10 local acts that Portland’s music insiders think you should hear.
Cover Story Close your eyes and think of a typical Portland band. You’re imagining a group of sensitive lumberjacks playing sad-sack folk tunes on old-timey instruments, aren’t you? Ask those truly in More
The Enforcer
Banks send lawyer Daniel Gordon after people who don’t pay their credit-card bills. Who is watching how he operates?
Cover Story Misfortune is Daniel N. Gordon’s best friend. No Oregon lawyer files more lawsuits—or wins more—than Gordon. He doesn’t do divorces, car accidents or medical malpractice. Instead, he is th More
Spoke Addicts
Portland is America’s best bike city. Why does anyone here drive?
Cover Story Portland is hell on four wheels. Our roads are clogged with a noxious blend of light-footed Prius drivers, manic transplants in Volvos and frustrated guys in F-150s who seem convinced their ball More
Tanked
From Portland’s drunk tank to Old Town to Salem, how booze is hurting (and helping) Oregon.
Cover Story Devon is hauled into the Central City Concern Sobering Station, a Portland cop on each arm. He has a dazed, faraway look that, as he puts it, “a whole lot of Hennessy” provides. He’s quickly More
Exploding Hearts 4Ever
10 years ago, a car crash wiped out Portland’s biggest punk band. Finally, the sole survivor tells all.
Cover Story The Exploding Hearts are the biggest “what if” in the history of Portland music. Ten years ago next week, the band released its first and only album, Guitar Romantic, a record brimming with sh More
Rise of the Falcon
Can one man’s millions keep struggling Portland artists aloft?
Cover Story You won’t believe who is in Brian Wannamaker’s basement. Against one wall, Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock plays electric guitar next to a wild boar. Nearby, rock chanteuse Storm Large bel More
The Hard Truth About Oregon's Prisons: They Work
So why does Gov. John Kitzhaber want to “reform” them?
Cover Story Oregon has one of America’s best prison systems. Gov. John Kitzhaber knows that. After all, he helped build it. When Kitzhaber was governor from 1995 to 2003, he spent hundreds of millions More
Who Wants to Save a Junkie?
Oregon can, with one simple step. So far, it hasn’t.
Cover Story Dr. Gary Oxman spent his career trying to save people who don’t care whether they live or die. Oxman—who just retired as health officer for Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties—has More
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