Walker MacMurdo
Willamette Week
Portland, OR, United States
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The Comfort Food of the Philippines Comes to North Killingsworth
Simmered in a tomato-based sauce and finished with what tasted like a pound of butter and cream, the shrimp adobo (&u0024;10.50) was deeply rich, a mess of dairy fat cut with sweetness from the shrimp and acid from the tomato into something almost like an alfredo sauce served over rice. → Read More
This "Ramen Western" Speaks to the Soul of Portland Hedonism Like Few Other Films
Portland has plenty of ramen. Whether it's from new kid on the block Afuri, reigning king of smoked fat Marukin, suburban outpost of melty pork Ryoma or, hell, any one of another half-dozen spots in the metro area. There are enough top-notch noodle houses across the city to put Portland neck and neck with Los Angeles—the country's traditional ramen powerhouse—in the race for the title of "best… → Read More
My Family Left the United States Because of the Bush Presidency—And It Didn’t Make Our Lives Any Better
Like many Portlanders, I don’t really know what to do. But I know what not to do: move to New Zealand. → Read More
Screen Door Is More Than Chicken and Waffles (But There Are Chicken And Waffles)
Screen Door may have blown up because of the chicken, but the depth to its menu keeps everyone coming back. → Read More
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Olympia Provisions Makes The Best Hot Dogs in The World, and Damned Fine Charcuterie
Nothing slows down Olympia Provisions. The state’s first certified dry-cure salumist has two sit-down restaurants, hot dog stands in both Pine Street Market and Oregon City, and coppa salami in stores from Japan to New York City, not to mention a sausage of the month club and a handsome new cookbook. → Read More
Pillars of Portland was Supposed to be the First Portlandia. Instead, It’s a Total Mess
The ill-fated 1983 made for TV movie returns to the big screen this Friday. → Read More
The Birth of The Birth of a Nation
Deconstructing Nate Parker’s controversial film with help from D.W. Griffith and Chris Rock. → Read More
We Talked to One of the Portland-Based Creators of The Blair Witch Project
We talked to Gregg Hale about making one of the most successful indie films in history and his impact on Blair Witch. → Read More
Kerns
Kerns is a neighborhood seemingly built for lazy weekend meals and slow walks down tree-lined avenues, not too busy, not too quiet. → Read More
Multnomah Village
Beyond the bucolic expanse of Portland’s Southwest Hills lies a tiny hamlet straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting. Multnomah Village is a place that at first glance is populated entirely by beautiful young families in peak physical shape. Cherubic toddlers giggle in tow as their parents glide from endearingly homely restaurants to small boutiques where … Continue reading Multnomah Village → Read More
West End
The West End is no longer just the less-skyscrapery, less-warehousey confluence of downtown and the Pearl. A whirlwind of development and refurbishment has rapidly transformed it from a sparse expanse of flop houses and empty office space into the epicenter of Portland’s high-end shopping. The West End is where Japanese tourists fight with fashion kids … Continue reading West End → Read More
This Portland Coffee Shop Has a LeBron James-Themed Beverage
All of you will be sipping an ice-cold glass of sweet tea, coffee and lemonade that Williams has dubbed the LeBronald Palmer, named after a particularly rare, tropical print version of James’ LeBron 9 Nike sneaker. → Read More
The D Lillard 2 Is the Best Portland Sneaker Made for a Trail Blazer
The D Lillard 2 is the first cool shoe ever made for a Portland player by a Portland shoe company—which German-born Adidas arguably now is, at least where design is concerned. → Read More
Every Mexican Beer We Could Find in Portland, Ranked
We gathered a bunch of gringos to drink 17 beers—every Mexican lager we could find at Fred Meyer, Safeway and East Portland’s Supermercado Mexico. We ran all of them through a blind taste test, without any limes to hide behind. The results may surprise you. → Read More
Portland Banking Startup Simple Is Expanding Into a Huge New Eastside Space
At least one Portland tech company is making it through spring with some good news. The city’s tech industry has had a tough quarter. Last month, Intel announced massive layoffs that will cut hundreds of jobs in Portland’s suburbs. Yesterday, Palo Alto’s Jive Software announced it will be laying off 14% of its global workforce, which could … Continue reading Portland Banking Startup Simple Is… → Read More
Six Takeaways From Phil Knight’s Memoir
Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike and the richest person in Oregon, has just released his memoir, Shoe Dog—which is coincidentally already the title of a kids’ book about a dog who likes shoes. → Read More
Is Answering Your Email Killing You?
Author and consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang speaks on the TechFestNW main stage about using information technologies in mindful ways that aren’t distracting and self-defeating, this April 25-26 at The Armory. → Read More
Schoolhouse Electric Goes Yinzer
The Northwest Industrial’s favorite boutique lighting business is expanding to Pittsburgh, PA. → Read More
Sneakertown: Portland-Area Retailer Accused of Trafficking Millions of Dollars of Stolen and Counterfeit Shoes
A Happy Valley-based online sneaker retailer is accused of trafficking millions in counterfeits. → Read More