Further Adventures

Have you been to eastern Oregon?

Special Section Steens MountainAt nearly 10,000 feet, Steens, a 52-mile-long mountain that seems to have wandered away from the Cascades and decided it preferred the isolation of Harney County, rises improbably above ... More

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 CRAIG BEEBE

Ride Out

Top bike rides from top bike riders.

Special Section Rumors of sunshine glimpsed momentarily in Portland’s skies have begun circulating. Farmers markets have started blooming in all five quadrants. Recent college graduates have flooded the local j ... More

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 NATALIE BAKER

Eat Out

Our favorite places to eat and drink alfresco.

Special Section Departure:525 SW Morrison St.This hotel restaurant’s wide-open rooftop deck, 15 stories up, is breathtaking bordering on terrifying. The Gladstone Coffee and Pizza:3813 SE Gladstone St.The quiet ... More

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 BEN WATERHOUSE

Alterna-Q

Put the world on your grill this summer.

Special Section Dates of DoomI receive more requests for these little confections than anything else I’ve ever cooked. Remove the pits from 1 pound medjool dates. Fill each date with a thumb-size ball of fresh ... More

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 BEN WATERHOUSE

Rock Out

2010’s top outdoor concerts.

Special Section It rains a lot in Portland. This spring was especially bad, with a late-May stretch that featured more hailstorms than sun showers. But I know the real reason we all live here: the summer months, when ... More

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 MICHAEL MANNHEIMER

Drink Guide 2010

Where we’re drinking in 2010.

Special Section Another year, another liver. In April I asked the staff of Willamette Week, along with our freelance writers and a few hard-drinking friends of the paper, to name their favorite bars, taverns and club ... More

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 BEN WATERHOUSE

Drink Top Fives

Our Drink Guide list of lists

Special Section Top Five Bars for breakfast drinkers:Jolly Roger 1340 SE 12th Ave., 232-8060. Crow’s Nest (two eggs, hash browns, toast), $3, or $2 Monday-Friday.Florida Room 435 N Killingsworth St., 287-5658. ... More

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 WW Editorial Staff

Drinking, Driving And Cruis’n The USA

Special Section ILLUSTRATION: Lloyd Eugene Winter IVFor any person who drinks regularly, there’s one question that seems to linger at the end of every night: Am I shit-canned enough to get a DUII? As a precauti ... More

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 WHITNEY HAWKE

Devour 2010

A hungry shopper’s guide to Portland.

Special Section ANZEN. IMAGE: leahnash.comLast spring, Willamette Week’s Arts and Culture Editor, Kelly Clarke, and I took a break from reviewing restaurants and bars to create a guide to Portland’s immen ... More

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 BEN WATERHOUSE

Kitchen Outfitters

Special Section The Decorette Shop5338 SE Foster Road, 774-3760, thedecoretteshop.com.Making a wedding cake? This Foster-Powell stalwart carries all the chocolate molds, edible toppers, decorating tips, fondant and a ... More

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 WW Editorial Staff