RE: Burger Week, the Mercuryâs unrepentant celebration of all things ground beef and clogged arteries, that is, yes, technically only six days long, Gregorian calendar be damned.
I know the Gregorian calendar counts one week as seven days and much to my devastation, the Burger Week calendar considers one week as only six days! I had carefully plotted my burger exploration to culminate with the yummiest delicacy of dead cow for Sunday! I was crushed, confused, and a little salty that my aspirations for another kick-ass $5 burger were squelched!!
Lulu
RE: âOld Town Karaoke Mainstay the Boiler Room Is Being Pushed Out by New San Francisco Property Ownersâ [Blogtown, Aug 11], in which Dirk VanderHart reported on the barâs impending closure. âA new owner has decided it doesnât want the karaoke mainstay around, and is simply declining to renew the lease,â VanderHart wrote, delivering the facts, which is his job. âNot long ago, the building that houses the Boiler Room, at 228 NW Davis, was purchased by a San Francisco-based real estate group, Swift Real Estate Partners, city records show.â
SAN FRANCISCO??!? Did you say SAN FRANCISCO, Dirk? Pushed out by SAN FRANCISCO property owners? âSan Franciscoâ is the Mercâs favorite clickbait phrase these days.
Todd Mecklem
They pushed us out of the building as well. Weâd been there for three years, had negotiated new terms with the old owner who kept pushing off having us actually execute the lease (clearly while he was negotiating with Swift), and kicked us out with less than three weeksâ notice. They wouldnât negotiate the lease rate at all and told us theyâd rather keep it empty. They even told me they donât plan on holding the Merchant Hotel building for long. Itâs all about the flip for their investor pool.
Paulnptld
Yes, please tell us again how Californians arenât ruining Portland. How this new influx of money and ideas is making it better. Iâll wait. *crickets*
pollo
Thereâs no good reason why Dirk should report that the San Francisco real estate company that bought the building is from San Francisco. In the future, Dirk should withhold any and all facts that might cause offense to Todd. Offending Todd is bad journalism.
albert
The San Francisco property owners should have set up a New York-based LLC to buy the propertyâthen nobody would be complaining.
FlavioSuave
RE: âPortlandâs Most Intriguing Cat Ladies,â Megan Burbankâs piece for the Pet Issue [Feature, Aug 10] about four of the cityâs most delightful cat-owning women, whose intrigue should be obvious if you read the article.
I take umbrage as to why these specific woman were chosen (no tea to the fine ladies featured) because you didnât establish why they are the most intriguing cat ladies... What was the criteria for being âintriguingâ? Sample size?
mkbrod2
RE: âA Better Journey,â Wm. Steven Humphreyâs piece for the Pet Issue [Feature, Aug 10] on Dr. Lori Gibsonâs in-home pet euthanasia service Compassionate Care.
Dr. Gibson was so great. We had to put down a 21-year-old cat, and her assistance was very compassionate, caring, and gentle.
pdxMBÂ
RE: Nothing we wrote. Heâs just being helpful.
The best sparkling water is Kroger brand club soda, available at Fred Meyer anywhere from 69 cents to 94.
Brian A. Cobb
Though some of us are LaCroix loyalists, Brian A. Cobb makes a solid point. Kroger brand club soda is cheap and good and gets the job done in unseasonably hot summer weather. In recognition of your kindhearted reminder that we need not go far to enjoy such a cooling drink, Brian, weâre giving you two tickets to the Laurelhurst Theaterâan establishment that offers a dizzying array of fizzy beverages.
