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Winston Ross is a freelance journalist based in Portland, Oregon.

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Everybody Hates Tulum—Is It Really That Awful?

‘TURNING POINT’

Some of its residents are ashamed to tell people where they live. Others lament the literal poop in the water. And yet, so many people are still in love with Tulum.

Winston Ross | Published Mar 18, 2023

Reports of Portland’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated

TUNE OUT THE NEWS

Portland is still the best city in the country. It’s still crafty, still a collection of charming neighborhoods, beautiful parks, great live music, and world-class eateries.

Winston Ross | Published Jan 10, 2023

Our Tips on Where to Eat in Portland, Oregon

EAT SHEET

For a couple of decades, Portland’s food scene was one of the best in the U.S.. Luckily, that’s still very much the case.

Winston Ross | Published Dec 09, 2022

How Hippie Couples’ Paradise Spiraled Into All-Out War

BAD NEIGHBORS

The McKerrachers felt they had found soulmates in the Neustaters but their decision to buy an off-grid property together descended into a fight in British Columbia’s Supreme Court.

Winston Ross | Published Sep 30, 2022

What if Everything You Owned Was for Rent?

NAME A PRICE

How the sharing economy forces me to travel the West, from dregs to chic.

Winston Ross | Published Jul 13, 2022

‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Author Guilty of Hubby’s Slay

STRANGER THAN FICTION

A jury took about 24 hours to decide the fate of Oregon romance novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy, who was accused of murdering her chef husband in cold blood.

Winston Ross | Published May 25, 2022

Writer Was ‘Only Person’ Who Could’ve Killed Hubby, Says DA

‘SOMETHING WE AS HUMANS WANT”

The state said only Nancy Brophy had the means and opportunity while her defense said their love story leaves lots of reasonable doubt as her trial neared its close.

Winston Ross | Published May 23, 2022

Key Witness Falls Flat at Writer’s Trial for Hubby’s Murder

‘A CERTAIN CODE OF ETHICS’

Prosecutors said Andrea Jacobs would rebut the author’s claim that she had not in fact murdered her husband. But that’s not quite what Jacobs ended up saying on the stand.

Winston Ross | Published May 18, 2022

Writer Has ‘No Memory’ of Critical Minutes Hubby Was Slayed

CAN’T REMEMBER

Nancy Crampton Brophy was grilled on the stand Tuesday, telling prosecutors she can’t remember exactly what she was up to in the minutes her chef husband was murdered.

Winston Ross | Published May 17, 2022

‘He Loved Me,’ Writer Accused of Hubby’s Murder Testifies

‘WEIRD SHIT’

Nancy Crampton Brophy, who once wrote an essay called “How to Murder Your Husband,” insisted on Monday that she was very happily married.

Winston Ross | Published May 16, 2022

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