Portland is good at turning down-and-out neighborhoods into hot spots. If only we could keep a repair shop or two alive right next to the spa, gallery and bistro.
John Procaccino (left) as Willie Stark and Peter Dylan O'ꀙConnor as Sugar-Boy in Intiman Theatre's production of <i>All the King's Men</i>. (Chris Bennion)
Fourth in a series: The Internet is destroying the economic model that sustained the newspaper industry for generations, but it is also bringing to newspaper Web sites younger readers.