News While we'd be hard pressed to argue the oppressive heat of the last three days has actually been good for anyone, some Portland businesses are doing better than others. Here are the winners and losers. LOSERS: Concert-goers. The two Willamette Week employees who attended Tuesday night's Sonic Youth concert at the Roseland swear it was 110 degrees inside the (non air-conditioned) theater, moving ...   More

News UPDATE: Scroll down for photos mid-Fat Boy melt. UPDATE #2: Scroll down for photos Fat Boy's final meltdown. It's 100-and-3-freakin' degrees out there! In honor of what we've come to dub SUMMERGEDDON '09, we've decided that our most pressing journalistic assignment today is to play "WILL IT MELT." The object of the game? Tell us how long you think it will take for this Fat Boy chocolate ...   More

News What goes best with face-melting 100+ degree temperatures? Deep fried grub and off-key tunes, of course. Tonight marks the inaugural session of the Hawthorne Cart Village's "Foodkartaroke." Which is exactly what it sounds like. Fried pie man and Twitter addict Gregg Abbott over at Whiffie's Fried Pies has been tweeting about the song-party all week—begging for a PA (he found one) ...   More