Calling the Shots

So he replaced the “Jail Blazers” with a squad of do-gooders, including superstar Greg Oden. Now that Oden is benched, will Portlanders stay in Pritchard’s court?

By Jason Cohen

The Creek

The winning story from the 2008 Wordstock Short Fiction Competition will be published in our upcoming December issue.

By Joshua Michael Riedel

Progress Report

By Sally PowersResearched by Anne Brice, Maura Flaherty, Eric Gold, Joanna Kang, and Katrina Myers

Santa’s Secret

By Jonathan Fine

The Oracle

By Randy Gragg

The Perfect Party ’07

Our inaugural roundup of the year’s headline-makers with whom we’d most like to sing “Auld Lang Syne"

Meter Eaters

By Eric Gold

Spoke City

By Lucy Burningham

Cat Couture

By Katrina Myers

Heart and Sole

Edited by Rachel Ritchie

Season Ale

By John Chandler

A Great Notion

By Jill Spitznass

My News Shoes

Being a television news reporter in Portland requires fancy footwork. And sensible footwear.

By Jamie Wilson

Professor Pain

By Camela Raymond

Stumping Grounds

By Bill Donahue

On the Waterfront

By Chris Lydgate

Contemporary Craft

By Camela Raymond

Local Pearls

By David Welch

Comeback Quince

By Nancy Rommelmann

Bubble Up

By Camas Davis

Strong Brew

Traditional kombucha tea promises long life; when it’s bottled by Tazo’s co-founder, it tastes good, too.

By Kasey Cordell

On Bended Knee

By Brian Barker

Beyond Manhattan

Looking for the authentic New York City? Then get thee to Brooklyn, where neighborhoods in transition are defining the Big Apple’s future.

By Stacey Wilson

Tailored Tapas

By Camas Davis

Trial by Fire

By Camela Raymond

Debbie Stoller

By Anne Brice

Local Book Reviews December