Decreasing values on commercial properties, such as downtown office space, and the resulting compression of property taxes ...

“Medical identity theft is the new frontier for organized crime,” says Alex Johnson, a former FBI agent who investigates ...

Whether it’s on Sauvie Island or in your own backyard, our guide to urban birding will have you spotting some local wildlife ...

Wong’s viral performance on KOIN’s “AM Extra” with spirited backup dancer Blex Blalock is easily the morning show’s most-viewed Instagram video of the year.

From my perspective, unless rents go up and vacancies go down, this building slump will steepen, and it’s going to be a long ...

The Foster Theater is open for business once again. Built in 1915 and gone through many iterations since—vaudeville venue, movie house, piano showroom, abandoned property —the theater at 5444 SE ...

Here’s a pretty mind-blowing fact about tiki bars: they were invented in 1930s California, then reimported to Hawaii for ...

Oregon sued the Trump administration Wednesday, arguing that new federal guidance restricting food assistance benefits for ...

In the last decade, humans caused 7 out of 10 wildfires on state-protected land. (Lightning accounted for the rest.) In 2025, ...

Winter foraging used to be a matter of survival. Now it’s a unique way to discover seasonal eats while waiting for the bounty ...

Willamette Week's picks for the incredibly hard to shop for people in your gift-giving social circle. Stick to the basics and give them things they have no excuse not to use.

Willamette Week's annual gifting guide is curated with care, to make your shopping easy and meaningful. We hope it inspires ...