Books There are only two notable alumni of Ohio’s Revere High School. John “Derf” Backderf draws The City, a Crumby comic appearing in alternative weekly newspapers like (but not) this one. Jeffre More
Derf Backderf, My Friend Dahmer
The killer and the cartoonist.
Books There are only two notable alumni of Ohio’s Revere High School. John “Derf” Backderf draws The City, a Crumby comic appearing in alternative weekly newspapers like (but not) this one. Jeffre More
Run Chicken Run
Food Cart Reviews The best bird at Run Chicken Run is painted, not plated. Does any Portland food cart have better art than the man-sized rooster scurrying across this trailer’s wall? A vibration of bright colors More
Jam on Hawthorne: Deliriously Happy
Bar Reviews Sunday brunch lines at Jam on Hawthorne (2229 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 234-4790, jamonhawthorne.com) stretch a full block, but seats are plentiful at weekday happy hour. This is odd, because the bar of More
Warm and Koozie
Smokehouse 21 isn't Podnah's. But the pork is great.
Food Reviews & Stories The koozies are genius. There’s something inexplicably decadent and wonderful about a restaurant offering a cushy foam barrier to keep your beer cold and your hand warm. Sipping $2 cans of PBR f More
Drank: Kili Wit (Logsdon Farmhouse Ales)
Drank Logsdon’s white beer has a sweet spot. Made by a Hood River-based organic brewer specializing in saisons—including our favorite Oregon beer of 2011, the Logsdon Fresh Hop Seizoen—it uses O More
Almost Live: March Madness Saturday Edition
St. Patrick's Day Basketball from the Rose Garden: VCU-Indiana & New Mexico-Louisville.
News Bottom o' the evening to ya! Happy St. Patrick's Day and welcome to the WW March Madness liveblog. I'm Martin and I like beer better than basketball, but since WW basketball writer Casey Jarman is in Tejas, I'm writing about what are almost certainly the last meaningful basketball games More
Almost Live: March Madness Edition
Live from the Rose Garden, it's the NCAA tournament.
News We'll be liveblogging the NCAA Tournament at the Rose Garden all day, right here. While you wait, work out who to cheer for in our "Should I Cheer for this College Basketball Team" Decision Tree.
UPDATE 10:51 AM: Competitive basketball is being played at ... More
Spiked Shamrock
What's the best way to spike a McDonald's Shamrock Shake?
Drank Shamrock Shakes are not delicious. Please don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. The green concoctions McDonald’s rolls out about a month before St. Patrick’s Day—regular ol’ vanilla-fla More
Lake Affront
Oswego Lake’s big secret: It’s public and you can paddle it. In fact, I did.
Culture Carrying a big green kayak down the sidewalk in Lake Oswego gets attention. “You know you can’t just go in there?” “They’ll ding ya if they catch ya in there!” To hear it described by townsfolk... More
Pils Off
Pining for Oregon’s best pilsner.
Drank The Pilsner was created after the pissed-off townsfolk in the beer’s namesake village dumped their skunky suds down the gutter—or so the legend goes. The Czechs then built a new brewery and More
Top Articles from MARTIN CIZMAR
Oregon’s 10 Best Beers
2011’s finest brews from Portland and the rest of the state. Restaurant Guide 2012: Smallwares, Restaurant of the Year Runner-Up
Beer of the Future
A new era of Oregon hops will better your brew. The President of Beers
We bootlegged beer from all 50 states for the ultimate American taste-off. Lake Affront
Oswego Lake’s big secret: It’s public and you can paddle it. In fact, I did. Teff Love
Crowning Portland’s best Ethiopian restaurant. Cod Save The Queen
Giving the gold to Portland’s best fish and chips. Confessions of a Chubster
The moral crusade against fatties. Restaurant Review: Cibo
How To: Stay Warm And Dry
Coping with Oregon sunshine through trial and error.
2011’s finest brews from Portland and the rest of the state. Restaurant Guide 2012: Smallwares, Restaurant of the Year Runner-Up
Beer of the Future
A new era of Oregon hops will better your brew. The President of Beers
We bootlegged beer from all 50 states for the ultimate American taste-off. Lake Affront
Oswego Lake’s big secret: It’s public and you can paddle it. In fact, I did. Teff Love
Crowning Portland’s best Ethiopian restaurant. Cod Save The Queen
Giving the gold to Portland’s best fish and chips. Confessions of a Chubster
The moral crusade against fatties. Restaurant Review: Cibo
How To: Stay Warm And Dry
Coping with Oregon sunshine through trial and error.
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