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Gresham's New East County Library Branch Opens to Massive Crowds
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (301+ words) Willamette Week Gresham's New East County Library Branch Opens to Massive Crowds The new building is the latest in a string of projects funded by the 2020 library bond. Hundreds gathered outside the East County Library on Saturday morning in advance…...
Pantry Companion Presents a Shopping Guide to Kitchen Tools
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (807+ words) 2637 SE Belmont St. , 503-234-6397, knifehouse. com. 10 am6 pm Monday Friday. 1233 SW 10th Ave. , 503-889-8545, canoe. design. 11 am6 pm Tuesday Saturday, noon5 pm Sunday. 10405 N Macrum Ave. , acreforge. co. Let's talk tables. You chop and saut" and bake and cook your heart out and finally the meal…...
One of Portland's Oldest Restaurants Gets a Vibrant New Mural
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (321+ words) The Republic Caf" & Ming Lounge in Old Town Chinatown has seen a lot of changes over its 100-plus years operating in Portland. This spring, the restaurant has undergone some changes of its own. Artist Derek Wu has painted a sizable…...
Portland Documentary Filmmaker Brian Lindstrom Dead at 65
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (542+ words) Portland filmmaker Brian Lindstrom has died. His documentaries told the stories of people'almost all of them in Oregon'at society's margins, many of them struggling with addiction, mental health diagnoses or other forces beyond their control. He was 65. Lindstrom's wife, the…...
The "Wildwood" Teaser Trailer Is Out, And It's Making Us Feel Things
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (171+ words) We're not crying, you're crying. Laika Entertainment dropped the teaser trailer for Wildwood, its adaptation of Colin Meloy's 2011 children's fantasy novel. Let's just say it's nice of them to have put it out right in the middle of pollen season,…...
Pantry Companion Is Your Guide to a City Ripe With Specialty Market Delights
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (358+ words) This is a market town. The home base of Fred Meyer long before it was acquired by Kroger; New Seasons before Good Food Holdings came along; Basics before recently being bought by Market of Choice. Let's go back further'Portland's produce…...
Metro Chamber Threatens Legal Action If City Council Council Makes Changes to Arts Tax
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (414+ words) The Portland Metro Chamber is threatening to sue the city if the City Council makes changes to the city's Arts Tax without voter approval. The Chamber wrote to the council in a May 13 letter that it had "serious legal concerns…...
Portland Opera Will Perform at Portland Cherry Bombs Home Soccer Games
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (282+ words) In an unexpected pairing of sports and classical music, the Portland Opera will perform at every home game of the Portland Cherry Bombs FC, the new pre-professional women's soccer club. A pianist and four Portland Opera singers will lead chants…...
We Visited the Foster Road Strip Club That Allegedly Lured Lori Chavez-De Remer
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (621+ words) Lexus to the stage! Give it up for Lexus!" the strip club DJ announces for the third time, trying gamely to keep the vibe going with no music and no performer. Lexus? Lexus to the stage, please!" the DJ implores…...
Althea Grey Potter Loves the Old Portland Vibe of St. Johns as Much as You Do
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (481+ words) A longtime resident of nearby Portsmouth, Grey Potter is one among thousands of Portlanders under St. Johns" spell, and was happy to act as WW"s guide to the neighborhood. Grey Potter says she loves downtown St. Johns in part…...