“I’ve been a pretty vocal Kotek supporter and think she’s done well so far, which makes this all the more maddening.” wweek.com/news/dialogue/…

Alpenrausch serves as a love letter to a sausage maker’s formative years learning his craft in the Swiss Alps village of Wildhaus. wweek.com/food/2024/04/0…

Call it stagrentflation. The average vacancy rate for apartment buildings in the Portland metro area has risen to 6.2% from 5.5% in the fall. wweek.com/news/2024/04/1…

Drawing a bright line between himself and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, State Treasurer Tobias Read tells WW that his wife would not hold any policymaking role in his office. wweek.com/news/state/202…

For most artists, getting anointed as one of Portland’s Best New Bands is a big deal. But Rhododendron isn’t like most other local acts. When asked if getting the nod meant something to them, guitarist Ezra Chong was fairly blunt: “Not really.” wweek.com/music/2024/04/…

The selections on Samewave Radio aren’t from an algorithm recycling what you already know, but from a DJ helping you discover what you don’t. Hand-picked songs by real hands—that’s the way Samewave founder Jonathan Denerson likes his music. wweek.com/music/2024/04/…

As you listened, you never knew when your phone might fall silent and when it might pluckily join the chorus with a xylophonelike ping! wweek.com/arts/2024/04/0…

Portland Graffiti Removal LLC can’t get started because Gov. Tina Kotek, who pushed for the funding as part of her plan to revive Portland, hasn’t signed the bill. wweek.com/news/2024/04/1…

The plot thickens as Pho Gabo owner plans to sue the city of Portland over the closure of his restaurant. Willamette Week
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One of the most divisive issues on Capitol Hill—and in Portland—is Israel’s response to Hamas’ attacks on Oct 7, 2023. We asked three candidates for Congress to give their best advice. wweek.com/news/2024/04/1…

Nearly two decades after a cleanup was completed, the property remains off-limits to the public and under the partial control of a defunct, bankrupt company whose owner wants to partner with a nonprofit to turn it into a ticketed botanical garden. wweek.com/news/chasing-g…

Here’s our take on the best hotel bars to get a chic beverage—including a staycation at the airport Sheraton, (very) high tea at Abigail Hall, and downtown’s only 7 am watering hole. wweek.com/culture/2024/0…

The stopwatch for Portland’s January 90-day “fentanyl state of emergency” is running down and, with the problem still far from solved, leaders of the state, city and county will now have to grapple with what to do next. wweek.com/news/2024/04/1…

This week in Portland, there’s: a contemporary dance company from down under; a staged reading of a whimsical quest for Bigfoot; a fundraiser where guests sip sea otter-themed craft beers; and much more. wweek.com/arts/2024/04/0…

Talk to most commercial real estate experts and you’ll hear that downtown Portland is a smoking crater, occupancywise.

Patricia Raicht, head of research for the Western U.S. at Jones Lang LaSalle, has a contrarian take. wweek.com/news/2024/04/0…

Kendall Lujan lists Canadian indie-pop artist Feist as a major influence, as well as jazz legends Billie Holiday and Etta James. But isn’t that a little Emmylou Harris in those songs, too? She smiles. wweek.com/music/2024/04/…

Tremayne Bell rises at 4:30 am, tiptoeing downstairs so as not to wake his wife and three kids. Before dawn, Bell enters perhaps the most dangerous building the city owns. wweek.com/news/2024/04/1…

In 2016, corrections nurse Camille Valberg made national news after an inmate at the Clackamas County Jail, Bryan Perry, died on her watch. Two years later, Valberg found another job—in Multnomah County’s troubled jails. wweek.com/news/courts/20…

Hear what your city sounds like. The show is tomorrow night at Mississippi Studios. wweek.com/music/2024/04/…

Chuck French, a retired longtime Multnomah County prosecutor, filed a bar complaint April 3 against District Attorney Mike Schmidt, who is running for reelection in May. wweek.com/news/courts/20…