A coalition of business interests and Oregon cities are moving toward the November 2026 ballot with an initiative that would allow cities to broadly criminalize homeless camping.
Effort to Erase Homeless Camping Protections Moves Closer to the Ballot
Aaron Mesh
www.wweek.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A coalition of business interests and Oregon cities are moving toward the November 2026 ballot with an initiative that would allow cities to broadly criminalize homeless camping.
Made in Old Town, the athletic shoe startup backed by a risky loan from Prosper Portland, continues to face questions about fiscal prudence.
Records Raise More Questions About Old Town Shoe Startup
Sophie Peel
www.wweek.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Made in Old Town, the athletic shoe startup backed by a risky loan from Prosper Portland, continues to face questions about fiscal prudence.
The most common question we receive from readers is some variation of “Why is this a story?” What follows is an answer to that question.
Portland Stories of the Year
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The most common question we receive from readers is some variation of “Why is this a story?” What follows is an answer to that question.
Readers may not believe this, but it can be tough to call out government leaders.
Digging Into Documents Uncovered Wasteful Spending by the Director of Universal Preschool
Anthony Effinger
www.wweek.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Readers may not believe this, but it can be tough to call out government leaders.
Oh, plenty of people know why we’re required to open those shades on takeoff and landing—the problem is that all their answers are different.
Why Do Airlines Tell Passengers to Open the Window Shades Before Landing?
Marty Smith
www.wweek.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Oh, plenty of people know why we’re required to open those shades on takeoff and landing—the problem is that all their answers are different.
Holiday tales about a monk, drunks and a megastore flunky.
The True Meaning of Christmas
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Holiday tales about a monk, drunks and a megastore flunky.
Product-testing Christmas, one jolly, fat man at a time.
The Santa Lap Diaries
AP Kryza
www.wweek.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Product-testing Christmas, one jolly, fat man at a time.
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When the year began, we penciled into our publication calendar the idea to finish 2025 by naming a Portlander of the Year. By the end of autumn, it was clear that this figure wasn’t really a person at all. It was a concept. It was a frog.
Portlander of the Year: The Frog
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
When the year began, we penciled into our publication calendar the idea to finish 2025 by naming a Portlander of the Year. By the end of autumn, it was clear that this figure wasn’t really a person at all. It was a concept. It was a frog.
Everyone is here because they feel purpose in their work and, as a result, they lean in way beyond their job descriptions.
A Letter From Our Publisher
Anna Zusman
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Everyone is here because they feel purpose in their work and, as a result, they lean in way beyond their job descriptions.
Oregon State Parks volunteers will be at 14 locations along the Oregon Coast to help visitors spot the water spouts.
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Whale Watching Week
Andrew Jankowski
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Oregon State Parks volunteers will be at 14 locations along the Oregon Coast to help visitors spot the water spouts.
Portland Metro Chamber President Andrew Hoan sees a decade of pain coming.
Portland Term of the Year: “Doom Loop”
Anthony Effinger
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Portland Metro Chamber President Andrew Hoan sees a decade of pain coming.
Made in Old Town, the athletic shoe startup backed by a risky loan from Prosper Portland, continues to face questions about fiscal prudence.
Murmurs: Records Raise More Questions About Old Town Shoe Startup
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Made in Old Town, the athletic shoe startup backed by a risky loan from Prosper Portland, continues to face questions about fiscal prudence.
When the year began, we penciled into our publication calendar the idea to finish 2025 by naming a Portlander of the Year. By the end of autumn, it was clear that this figure wasn’t really a person at all. It was a concept. It was a frog.
Portlander of the Year: The Frog
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
When the year began, we penciled into our publication calendar the idea to finish 2025 by naming a Portlander of the Year. By the end of autumn, it was clear that this figure wasn’t really a person at all. It was a concept. It was a frog.
Plaintiffs argue recent Trump administration’s move to severely restrict gender affirming medical care nationwide is illegal in several ways.
Oregon Leads Federal Lawsuit to Preserve Transgender Care for Minors
Andrew Schwartz
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Plaintiffs argue recent Trump administration’s move to severely restrict gender affirming medical care nationwide is illegal in several ways.
High court rejects an argument the Trump administration had made in its appeal of the Portland case.
Supreme Court’s Illinois National Guard Ruling Bodes Well for Oregon’s Case
Andrew Schwartz
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
High court rejects an argument the Trump administration had made in its appeal of the Portland case.
Here, in no particular order, were our favorite sips of 2025.
Drinks We Loved in 2025
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Here, in no particular order, were our favorite sips of 2025.
What Portland arts leaders are looking forward to in 2026.
In the Mix in Twenty-Six
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
What Portland arts leaders are looking forward to in 2026.
What to see and hear this week.
Shows of the Week: Matias Aguayo Ends the Year With a Maximalist Bang
Daniel Bromfield
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
What to see and hear this week.
“A Charlie Brown Christmas Live” offers one last chance to celebrate the holidays before the New Year.
What to Do In Portland (Dec 24, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026)
Brianna Wheeler, Andrew Jankowski
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“A Charlie Brown Christmas Live” offers one last chance to celebrate the holidays before the New Year.
These are the concerts that not only got us out of the house this year, but got us out of our seats in applause.
Shows We Loved in 2025
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
These are the concerts that not only got us out of the house this year, but got us out of our seats in applause.
In no particular order, we remember performances we loved in 2025.
Performances We Loved in 2025
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
In no particular order, we remember performances we loved in 2025.
These are the movies our film critics are still talking and thinking about in 2025.
Movies We Loved in 2025
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
These are the movies our film critics are still talking and thinking about in 2025.
Pop, rap and folk rock releases defined Portland’s year in music.
Albums We Loved in 2025
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Pop, rap and folk rock releases defined Portland’s year in music.
Here are three (now-closed) shows we loved in 2025—and three you can still check out.
Art We Loved in 2025
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Here are three (now-closed) shows we loved in 2025—and three you can still check out.
Our restaurant critics’ favorite meals in Portland come from all corners of the globe.
Food We Loved in 2025
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Our restaurant critics’ favorite meals in Portland come from all corners of the globe.