The Big Screen
Last week, Nov. 6 The Peanuts Movie 3D; Spectre; Miss You Already; Spotlight This week, Nov. 13 My All American (Clarius), PG-13, 118 minutes About An underdog on the football field...
View ArticleBits & Pieces: Veterans Day
A great support group for veterans will be honored in the Ross Hollywood Chapel Veterans Day Parade, which starts at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the Hollywood District. Team Red, White and Blue...
View ArticleA road to remember in Sandy
Veteran honors fallen soldier by sharing story behind Paul Moore Road About two miles south of downtown Sandy on Bornstedt Road, a green street sign marks the entrance to a gravel-surfaced country...
View ArticleZupan's Markets celebrate 40 years
The family-owned gourmet market has seen many changes Love Your Food. Eat Well. Put Taste First. Those are the credos of Zupans Markets, which sum up what the local grocery store has been promoting...
View ArticleLive Music
Nov. 12 Cult leader speaks Ian Astbury, lead singer of goth-metal-rockers The Cult, has a wide-ranging mind to match his wide-ranging career, which includes singing with former members of The Doors for...
View ArticleBits & Pieces: Roller derby champs!
The Wheels of Justice, The Rose City Rollers roller derby all-star team, won the Womens Flat Track Derby Association championship last weekend at St. Paul, Minn., rallying to beat dominating...
View ArticleThe Short List
MUSIC Oregon Symphony: Evans The symphony, conducted by resident conductor Paul Ghun Kim, makes its first foray into country music by playing with Sara Evans, who blends neotraditional country with the...
View ArticleThe British Inversion
Portland's RAF brings Mod music back to Liverpool Last spring, RAF, a Portland Mod band, got invited to play the International Pop Overthrow Festival in Liverpool, England. As the sharp-dressed men put...
View ArticleMark & Dave: Little wading time on TriMet Brown Line
TriMet wanted us to remind you that no one was at risk during the recent Lake Morrison incident, where those expensive MAX trains were driven through deep floodwater much to the angst of passengers...
View ArticleShoppers flock to Audubon art sale
Hilary Pfeifer brings art into her life from all directions. She writes animal-inspired childrens books, each consisting of much more than just words and pictures on a page. And from her...
View Article2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution: Requiem for a champ
2015 is the last year of the Lancer Evolution, the barely civilized rally car disguised as an economy sedan from Mitsubishi. Ironically, despite its name, the current version of the Evolution has...
View ArticleBuilding habitat for the next century
Restoration bodes well for salmon in Oneonta and Horsetail creeks A battered coho salmon swirls to safety under a root ball as Chris Collins makes his way down a rocky bank of Oneonta Creek. A spawned...
View ArticleBits & Pieces: Taking action on climate
Members of the Portland theater community plan to take part in Climate Change Theatre Action with live performances, organized by Tracy Cameron Francis, on the occasion of talks in Paris focusing on...
View ArticleWheels of Justice dazes derby world
Championship title is bittersweet after coach dies of brain cancer It was a storybook tale. The memory of their coach wouldnt allow them to quit. Remembering the bitter sting of defeat pushed them...
View ArticleThe Big Screen
Last week, Nov. 13 My All American; Love the Coopers; The 33; Spotlight; By The Sea This week, Nov. 20 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (Lionsgate), PG-13, 137 minutes About As the...
View ArticleWine thriller pairs well with book clubs
Book clubs, of course, are about books. But theyre also about the wine. If your book club resembles mine, members rarely cross the $7.99 Trader Joes boundary line, and finishing the book is mostly...
View ArticleReview: A 'Spotlight' on investigative reporting
The Boston Globes Spotlight news crew has one major luxury not afforded to most newsrooms: time. They research an idea for months just to see if it rises to story level, while the actual investigation...
View ArticleSiblings perform as Nutcracker duo
The right age difference and experience makes for a rare opportunity in ballet casting Its not unheard of for siblings to appear together in a performance and Newberg brother and sister Liam and...
View ArticleNewberger becomes a media sensation
The story of a 92-year-old fan meeting Trail Blazers player at game goes viral For someone who attended a Portland Trail Blazers game for the first time ever two weeks ago, 92-year-old Newberg resident...
View ArticleLittle books for little hands
Program provides free books to preschool students At the age of 3, Sandys Rosie Normand already has a sizable book collection. And at this rate, her shelf will only continue to get more stock. When...
View Article