SCOOP LASER MOMS: For months, Menomena has been angling to give its forthcoming record, Moms, the laser treatment. However, to craft a laser...   More

SCOOP GUNS OF BRIDGETOWN: It seems like monumentally bad karma to steal from John Wayne, but one brazen thief did just that on July 24. The thief waltzed into Movie Madness—the Southeast Portland vide   More

SCOOP HUSTLIN’ SPICE: If you frequent cheapie pizza joints, you may have noticed new spices popping up like dandelions all over the east side. Wesley Milleman has really hustled his Radical Brand Co   More

SCOOP INKY GLORY: Portland graphic novelist Craig Thompson won an Eisner Award for “Best Writer/Artist” for his epic 2011 tome Habibi. Presented at San Diego...   More

SCOOP BREAKING BEARD: Last month, a deal was finally inked for the planned James Beard Public Market. The giant indoor market, named for Oregon native and foodie hero James Beard, would look something   More

SCOOP PIRATE PARTY: Yo, you partying at the Waterfront Blues Festival? Look for Finger. The “partial pirate,” whom WW interviewed for a post on wweek.com, has docked the boat he lives on just offsho   More

SCOOP ZUKIN VS. ARELLENO: Powell’s Books has confirmed a faceoff between Portland restaurateur Nick Zukin (of Mi Mero Mole) and California food critic Gustavo Arellano (of OC Weekly) for Oct. 10. The even   More

SCOOP KONE HEADS: Able Brewing—the newish name for Coava Coffee’s line of coffee-brewing products and accessories—is doing some of the most innovative work in Portland’s coffee scene. Last yea   More

SCOOP BETWEEN THE BUNS: Portland hot-dog vendors are red hot over Franz bakery’s new lighter, smaller hot-dog buns. “It came as a real surprise,” says Mark Atkinson, owner of Big Tommy’s Brooklyn Do   More

SCOOP BRITER, LITER: Strap on your L.A. Gear Catapults—Portland has its first “all-retro ’80s and ’90s dance club and diner.” Jones opened in the former McFadden’s space in Old Town last weeke   More