Yesterday was my last day at Willamette Week. I accomplished a lot to be proud of* but I'm crushed. WW was my dream job and I lived it. Losing this beyond my control or fault is hard. Taking the weekend to breathe and grieve. I will miss the team a lot. (Birthday Tuesday, job loss Thursday is rough)

Spring Arts Guide 2026 is here! @wweek.com looked at how the Portland creative world works hard by playing hard: www.wweek.com/arts/2026/02...

I adore Jamie Strickler's essay for @wweek.com's Reasons to Love Portland Issue. Trans and nonbinary folks are nearly everywhere I go around town, and I personally can't say that about recent New York or LA trips. Especially now, this is a reason to celebrate: www.wweek.com/culture/2026...

people say culture moves too fast nowadays and yes but my brain goes “morta oo gaga” almost daily still

congratulations to @durandbernarr.bsky.social on your well-deserved Grammy win! throwback to his @wonderballroom.bsky.social show last spring: www.wweek.com/performance/...

The “Rocky Road ice cream-inspired” sandwich cookie is no Thin Mint, but it went down pretty easy.

Downtown Portland has two cafes devoted to scorching bespoke campfire treats.

Marks, a “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star, could have laughed her way to the bank but treated her DJ gig’s audience with respect.

The Salem-raised comedian’s emotional banishment on “The Traitors” established him as a fan favorite.

This week's @wweek.com is a Funniest Five for the books! This year's Funniest Five might not have the solutions but they are great at telling us the problems, which they'll prove Feb. 5 at Rev Hall: www.wweek.com/arts/comedy/...

Should I be worried that so many people sent me Rachael Ivy Young's highly accurate video about crying in public in Portland

Nob Hill Bar & Grill has a Festivus Pole (also look at me trying to rejoin social media again)

Protest service journalism, from @andrewjank.bsky.social www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

"Learn to code," they said

Our very own Rachel Saslow looked at how both Trump and the pandemic are affecting the brewing industry's aluminum can supply: www.wweek.com/drink/2025/0...

Summer marks the first anniversaries of both my job with Willamette Week (June) and my mom's death (August). It's a weird season and a weird time to be here but that's how it goes. I'll look back at my favorite stories later, but I'm always here for feedback: [email protected].

A Finder for the best spots a stone’s throw from the city.

first Mother's Day without my mom, who we lost in August. this isn't as rough as her birthday and the holidays during the first 90 days without her, but today's rough all the same.

PCC math teacher Pete Haberman executive produced the film, along with actor Jesse Eisenberg.

Lind is hanging up her pointe shoes after 14 years at the company.

Robin Bacior and our creative team did a phenomenal job with this week's cover, I'm obsessed: www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

I finally saw Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) and my Tiktok is now mostly praise mimes.

Multnomah County's STI clinic, which has treated patients around Old Town since the '60s, could be eliminated due to budget cuts: www.wweek.com/news/county/...

Rachel Saslow covers the Food Court 5000 mall walkers of Lloyd Center: www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Giselle is not a girl's girl. My review of Oregon Ballet Theater: www.wweek.com/performance/...

no I haven't been to therapy but I heard Lady Gaga say "the category is" while spending all her Hot Topic reward points

A third Frank's Noodle House is coming to the Pearl District: www.wweek.com/food/2025/01...

Get it while it's hot! @willametteweek.bsky.social's Diners Issue is on stands now. We went where hot meals and friendly faces are always on the menu to see what really defines diners in Portland: www.wweek.com/food/2025/01...

I am Smaug and my browser tabs are my treasures and coins

I reviewed a basketball game 🏀🌈 www.wweek.com/culture/2024...

Ride by Lana was my #2 if you want to know how my year was

I spoke to John Waters ahead of the Portland stops on his latest holiday tour: www.wweek.com/arts/movies/...

crying to the new RHOSLC like an emotionally healthy adult

I need Drake to keep fumbling all the way into a real sale on those candles

Sunday reading: Portland's artistic orgs are reacting to the city's new Office of Arts & Culture taking over financial award distribution from RACC. More than half of all recipients got reduced awards, with no open application process for new groups: www.wweek.com/arts/2024/11...

I talked to Lady Bunny about politics and the power of offensive humor: www.wweek.com/arts/comedy/...

what happened to the twink musician who derailed Allie X's career in the Erewhon parking lot

icymi I've been recapping episodes of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula to track the progress of Portland's own Asia Consent: www.wweek.com/arts/televis...

polio and measles rn

I wrote about Portland theater companies Triangle Productions and El Centro Milagro for Willamette Week's 50th anniversary issue: www.wweek.com/culture/2024...

Tonight is the first of three stand up comedy shows Ally J Ward has organized to benefit Portland comedy staple Mx. Dahlia Belle: www.wweek.com/arts/theater...

Willamette Week's 50th Anniversary Issue is out! Among the stories I wrote this week is this one reflecting on Darcelle XV's legacy and the future of the nightclub, cabaret and public pavilion: www.wweek.com/culture/2024...

oh hey new followers! time to start using this thing more often innit.

Kaitlin Olson doesn't shake Sweet Dee Reynolds on "High Potential," but she plays to her comedic strengths while venturing into new territory on the mystery-comedy series with Judy Reyes: www.wweek.com/arts/televis...

The late artist and activist Eric Marcoux studied alongside Lucinda Parker, Michele Russo and Arlene Schnitzer. His estate will auction nearly 500 original artworks spanning disciplines and decades: www.wweek.com/arts/visual-...

While some of the immediate context around the social media post remains murky, I confirmed the underlying story: Cheerful Tortoise owner Amy Nichols withdrew her Pickles sponsorship in May after she learned of an event called “Dillon’s Drag Race.” www.wweek.com/culture/2024...

Why did Britney Spears post about this Oregon-based creamery on Instagram? www.wweek.com/music/more/2...

News You Can Use: I'm the new Asst. Arts & Culture Editor at Willamette Week! I manage the Movie, Performance and Drinks/Dining sections, but am interested in all arts & culture stories coming out of the Portland area. This has been a long time coming and I'm thrilled to put in the work here.

nobody cares but I found a 1st Edition of Bull's Blood by Imaginary Authors

Badlands, the long-awaited, California-based successor to legendary Portland gay bar Embers Avenue, opens next week: www.wweek.com/culture/2024...