Food Reviews & Stories Ignore the off-putting exterior of this pleasant Italian eatery on busy Northwest 21st Avenue (in a previous life it was a Tastee-Freez) and step inside for its offerings of staple Italian dishes and a fine mix of wines to complement the meal. Attentive service and intimate tables are perfect for co More
Restaurant Guide 2008
Food Reviews & Stories Ignore the off-putting exterior of this pleasant Italian eatery on busy Northwest 21st Avenue (in a previous life it was a Tastee-Freez) and step inside for its offerings of staple Italian dishes and a fine mix of wines to complement the meal. Attentive service and intimate tables are perfect for co More
Dear Sam,
Ex-mayors give Adams some advice: Keep the police bureau, Don’t spend all your money, and ride a bike.
News The prospect of Mayor-elect Sam Adams asking current Mayor Tom Potter for advice before taking office in January is about as likely as Christian Bale buying his mom a Mother’s Day card. So, luck ... More
The Son Also Rises
Nikita Khrushchev’s Son Brings His “Be Patient with Russian Democracy” Message to Portland.
News The idea that Osama bin Laden’s son would become a U.S. citizen and a disciple of Western democracy is about as crazy as imagining in 1958 that Nikita Khrushchev’s son would do the same th ... More
Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes
Finally, some valuable intelligence on the agency that was supposed to have provided it for us.
Books If only the Central Intelligence Agency had ever analyzed itself as clearly as New York Times reporter Tim Weiner has done in his penetrating history of the agency’s first 60 years. Perhaps Wein ... More
Drink 2008
Food Reviews & Stories Two things make this unpretentious bar a must stop for Timbers and Beavers fans looking for a pre-game snootful or post-game nightcap: (1) It’s within easy stumbling distance of PGE Park, and (2) some of the bar stools even offer a view of the clock on the stadium façade so you can keep More
Drink 2008
Food Reviews & Stories Don’t be fooled by the name: This place isn’t a tavern in any shot-and-a-beer sense, and it has as much to do with the brewery once on this spot as "Multnomah" County has to do with the original natives. The true summary: Pearl District plus “meat market” equals one popular b More
Drink 2008
Food Reviews & Stories The definitive round-the-corner bar in Laurelhurst to have a sandwich ($5.50 for a half) and a pint (from $2.25 for a PBR to $4.25 for a micro). Dog-eared Trivial Pursuit cards and a distinctive exposed brick wall give the place a real down-in-the-basement feel that’s perfect for either a quic More
Drink 2008
Food Reviews & Stories No fern bar, this Hollywood institution oozes the wet charms of the only place darker and rainier than Portland in December—the British Isles. Seemingly every patron in this pub is smoking while they choose from the wide, wide selection of tasty beers: 16 British-style ales (ranging from $3.75 More
Wheels of Fortune
Mayoral front runner Sam Adams wants to triple bike projects’ share of spending.
News If Commissioner Sam Adams gets his way, the city will spend nearly three times as much on bike projects as it does now. Adams, the front runner in the May mayoral election, says the rationale for his ... More
Pity Hall
A little historical balm for City Council if it’s feeling like idiot council after the ChÁvez fiasco.
News After City Council gave up on the entire César Chávez street-naming Whac-a-Mole game, Commissioner Randy Leonard called the affair a divisive process with “no parallel.” Beli ... More
Top Articles from HENRY STERN
The Truth Has Set Her Free
What Oregon’s “Resident Contrarian” says about politics, race and battling depression: An excerpt from Avel Gordly’s memoir. Sum Of Sam
We ask Mayor Sam Adams about his political future, marijuana, cop shootings, leaf fees, the crappy economy, bikes and media coverage of him. We also ask whatever happened to “Mike and Jean.” He wasn’t happy about that last question. Second Life
Can public campaign finance be revived in Portland? Duck Tales
Take a trip inside an Oregon football fan’s troubled mind. The Daily Show
Can a new publisher reverse the slide at The Oregonian? Doctor gone
Doc who treated Lance Armstrong is out at OHSU. Tim Donaghy
Ex-ref says Rasheed was right and small-market teams like Portland are screwed. Prescott Cafe
Merritt Paulson
As Portland Hosts the Triple-A All-Star Game, WW gets a scouting report on the future of baseball, soccer and other “crap” from the Beavers owner . Cheap Eats 2011: Shandong
What Oregon’s “Resident Contrarian” says about politics, race and battling depression: An excerpt from Avel Gordly’s memoir. Sum Of Sam
We ask Mayor Sam Adams about his political future, marijuana, cop shootings, leaf fees, the crappy economy, bikes and media coverage of him. We also ask whatever happened to “Mike and Jean.” He wasn’t happy about that last question. Second Life
Can public campaign finance be revived in Portland? Duck Tales
Take a trip inside an Oregon football fan’s troubled mind. The Daily Show
Can a new publisher reverse the slide at The Oregonian? Doctor gone
Doc who treated Lance Armstrong is out at OHSU. Tim Donaghy
Ex-ref says Rasheed was right and small-market teams like Portland are screwed. Prescott Cafe
Merritt Paulson
As Portland Hosts the Triple-A All-Star Game, WW gets a scouting report on the future of baseball, soccer and other “crap” from the Beavers owner . Cheap Eats 2011: Shandong
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