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Readers Offer Ideas for Saving the Rose Festival
Last week, WW reported on the Rose Fest’s dwindling financial resources and bleak outlook. Readers responded with a flotilla of ideas for saving the annual celebration.
Murmurs: Senate Rejects Unemployment Pay for Strikers
The bill has been one of the most hotly debated in the Legislature this session.
Your Roundup of New Movies: “New Wave” Remembers Vietnamese Refugees’ Impact on the Genre
What to see and what to skip.
Readers Respond to Angela Bonilla’s Use of Teachers’ Political Capital
Angela Bonilla has been racking up wins lately.
Willamette Week and Forest Fare Present: Seasons Eatings
Our new monthly “recipe” video series featuring seasonal produce from local farmers, chefs and purveyors.
Murmurs: ICE Makes First Portland Courthouse Arrest
In other news: Cracks appear in parks levy plans.
Your Roundup of New Movies: Portlander Cassandra Peterson Discusses Her Equally Larger-Than-Life Friend, “Pee-wee as Himself”
What to see and what to skip.
Best Thing I Ate All Month: Siri Indian Cuisine’s Chicken Goa Curry and Garlic Naan
A WW staffer shares their favorite meal from May.
Readers Respond to Empty Towers and Police Coffers
Lately, a lot of Portlanders have wondered whether more people would come to work in Big Pink if more police officers were working a beat in Old Town.
Murmurs: County Chair Reverses Course
She's on board with preserving the positions she tried to chop.
Readers Respond to Street Seats on a State Highway
If you get people talking about the outdoor seating at a wine bar, pretty soon they’ll say how they really feel about COVID patios.
Your Roundup of New Movies: Spend Some Time With “A Nice Indian Boy”
What to see and what to skip.
Readers Respond to Urban Honeybees and Crumbling High Schools
Plus, some kind words for our protest coverage.