Shame Theory

State Lawmakers Are Pushing Steeper Punishment for People Who Pay for Sex

Portlanders Desperate for Federal Housing Assistance Won’t Get It This Year

And You Can Probably Guess One Reason Why

Hall Monitor: The Rush Is On

The Mayor’s Vow to Negotiate a New Exclusion Policy Turned Out to Be Awfully Fragile

In Other News

Kenton Says “YIMBY!” ONI Director Bounces

From Slacktivism to Activism

Resistance Events for the Week of March 15–21

All-Ages Action!

This Week in All-Ages MusicAll-Ages Action!

Put Down the Green Beer and Enjoy a Quiet Pint with Clannad

The Traditional Folk Band’s Early Records Forged the River Separating Old Ireland from Popular Culture

Things to Do Music: March 15-21

Noteworthy Shows This Week

Let Jesca Hoop’s Memories Are Now Soundtrack Your Springtime

The Folksinger’s Latest Record Blooms with the Season

Five Reasons the Red Hot Chili Peppers Are Maybe Okay?

In Which I Try to Love a Band That’s Easy to Hate

Beauty and the Beast Is Like The Bachelor, But There’s Only One Rose and It’s Dying

It’s the Most Shocking Rose Ceremony Yet!

Land of Mine Is Explosive Filmmaking!

(It Is About Land Mines, You See.)

Crooks, Dicks, and Femme Fatales in Cinema 21’s Noir Series

Sixteen Black-and-White Crime Classics Come to Portland

Olivier Assayas and Kristen Stewart Reteam for Personal Shopper

The Shopping Is a Metaphor!

The Sense of an Ending Will Make You Cry if You See It on an Airplane

Starring Everyone’s Polite British Grandpa, Jim Broadbent!

Things To Do Film: March 17-23

Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark, John Waters' Pink Flamingos, and More!

My Brother, My Brother and Me IRL

The McElroy Brothers Take on Television and Portland

At Last, A Feminist Manifesto for Brocialists

Or, I Read Jessa Crispin’s New Book and I Have Regrets

This Week's Featured I, Anonymous

Crosswalk Samaritans

Cannabis in California Is About to Be a Big Deal

Legal Weed in the Golden State Will Have Impact in Oregon.

A Small Oregon Town Triumphs with Cannabis

Idaho Smokers Fuel Huntington’s Resurgence

Portland’s Pretty

Where Do the Kids Hang Out? (Also, Do They Have Any Coke?)

Chance the Rapper Is Our Real President

Letters to the Editor

“As an ‘Alternative Weekly,’ Your Paper Has Been a Sincere Disappointment"

Savage Love

Wishful Kinking

New Column!

One Hulk’s Opinion: Hulk Stand in for Puny Sean Spicer

A Dark Corner Every Performer Can Find

The Happiest Hours

Your Guide to More Than 75 of the City’s Best Happy Hours

Happy Hour Guide: North

The Happiest Hours in North Portland

Happy Hour Guide: Southeast

The Happiest Hours in Southeast Portland

Happy Hour Guide: Downtown

The Happiest Hours in Downtown Portland

Happy Hour Guide: Northeast

The Happiest Hours in Northeast Portland

Happy Hour Guide: Northwest

The Happiest Hours in Northwest Portland