In The Zone

Is this the year Oregon schools finally get serious about seismic safety? Earthquake expert Yumei Wang hopes so.

By Linda Baker

The Last Days of My Left Breast

I’m a stripper, rocker, bartender, and writer. I had a lot of plans last year, but none of them involved breast cancer. The disease sidetracked my livelihood, threatened my life, and forced me to reinvent my chest. So far, I’ve lived to to tell the tale.

By Viva Las Vegas

The Royal Family of Breakfast

Old-world recipes and generations of family focus keep the pancakes fresh (and the breakfast lines long) at the original Original Pancake House.

By Nino Padova

Coffee Filter

To work at this St. Johns java joint, you need mad espresso skills and a way with words.

By John Chandler

The Closer

There’s one thing Willamette Week reporter Nigel Jaquiss won’t do when he’s on a story: stop.

By Kasey Cordell

Recession-Friendly Spring Break

Kick back close to home.

By Kaitlin Johnson and Issac Darnall

Rock Locally

Bono is, like, so bourgeois. Get your groove on with new music by one of these homegrown rock stars instead.

By Randy Gragg

Easy Rider

I swapped out my skis for a powder cruiser.

By Jim Gullo

Letter Perfect

Snapshots: Celebrating the nonprofit community

Great Outdoors

Snapshots: Celebrating the nonprofit community

Starstruck

Snapshots: Celebrating the nonprofit community

Duck Blind

The University of Oregon baseball team returns to the diamond with bravado—and uniforms you can see from Kansas.

By Randy Gragg

Five Reasons … to Drink This Month

Five? That’s all?

PDX Index: Rain

By Kaitlin Johnson

How To ... 
Live the High Life for Less

Get more bang for fewer bucks

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

Perfect Party - March

People we’d most like at our dinner table this month

Stick Figure

Portland Lumber Jax defenseman Brodie Merrill talks tough about lacrosse, jet lag, and being mocked by Canadian teenagers.

By Randy Gragg

Rim Shot

Style Essential: Big, Bold Frames

By Jill Spitznass

Greenhouse Effect

Eco-friendly doesn’t have to mean ugly. Add organic panache to home and garden with a trip to Ink & Peat.

By Jill Spitznass

Town and Country

A former carriage house in the Southwest Hills gets an elegant new life for a family of four.

By Anna Sachse

Joy to the Pearl

With first-rate pasta and rustic pizza, Bella Gioia succeeds in its quest for authenticity.

By Nino Padova

Hidden Quarters

Bavette steak may be the tastiest cut of beef you never heard of.

By Camas Davis

Buenos Vinos

A Portland expat’s Buenos Aires–based wine club delivers rare Argentine finds right to your door.

By Tom Colligan

Bunk Sandwiches

Lip-smacking lunchables at Bunk Sandwiches

By John Chandler

The Agency Ultra Sport Lounge

Game-time fixes at The Agency Ultra Sport Lounge

By John Chandler

Southern Oregon Tempranillo

Tempranillo is becoming the backbone grape of the Southern Oregon winemaking territory.

Town of Plenty

Corvallis isn’t all dive bars and Beavers anymore.

By Jill Davis