If the second installment of New Seasons workers and supporters protesting the firing of long time employee Ryan Gaughan says anything about the groups’ involvement, it’s persistence. A melting pot of 40 or so New Seasons employees, union members, local activists, friends, and family of Gaughan took to the sidewalk outside the store’s SE Division […]
Alex Zielinski
Alex Zielinski is a former News Editor for the Portland Mercury. She's here to tell stories about economic inequities, cops, civil rights, and weird city politics that you should probably be paying attention to.
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Loren Parks Backs Anti-Light Rail Group
This man doles out as much cash as he does orgasms. Remember Loren Parks, the Nevadan money man behind a long list of local conservative causes? You may better remember him as the 80-something online sex hypnotist. Last we heard, Parks mysteriously cut off the cash tap, leaving Republican activist Kevin Mannix high and dry. […]
Posted inOccupy
Hanford Rally Q & A
With the Anti-Corporation F29 protests under their belt, Occupy Portlanders have set their sights elsewhere: Washington’s Hanford nuclear waste site. A handful of anti-nuke Occupiers, peeved by the speed (or lack thereof) of the nuke site’s cleanup that began in the late 80s, plan on hauling the Portland-centric rally to the eastern Washington locale on […]
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Lady Dems Demand an End to Birth Control Legislation
On the heels of the Mercury‘s “No Babies”-themed Sex Issue and coinciding nicely with International Women’s Day, Senate Democrats have asked Speaker John Boehner to pledge not to move any more birth-control-related legislation in the House. Sarah Mirk Birth control likes to be stood up for. The letter signed by 12 female Democratic Senators (PDF) […]
Posted inBuild Out
Division Street, Divided
Making way for a four-story building? Richmond neighborhood residents are peeved. Not only is a four-story, 82-unit apartment/retail building slated to pop up in the heart of their mostly two-story ‘hood, they complain, but the developers have no plan to create a neighboring parking lot. And that means nearby streets will be responsible for an […]
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Good Morning News!
In Different Area Codes: Happy International Women’s Day! On that note, here’s the Women Suffrage take on Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” No Tip for You: A Broadway taxi cab ran a red light, hit a BMW and proceeded to send two pedestrians flying through the windows of a downtown storefront last night. Yikes. Visibility: Invisible […]
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On Thin Ice
Multnomah County Takes on a Controversial Federal Immigration Program
Multnomah County takes a stand against federal immigration program
Posted inGeneral
Portland’s Favorite Condoms
According to Interviews with Savvy and Surprisingly Eager Store Clerks
Portland’s best-selling condoms, according to store clerks.
Posted inScience!
Holy Solar Storm!
According to NASA (which, who knows, could be making it all up) the sun ejected two immense solar flares yesterday. While this sounds like the beginning of Meltdown 2012: Sun vs Earth, there really isn’t any need to be worried. So it seems. Check out this crazy video of the solar storm that started it […]
Posted inElection 2012
Meet Your 23 Mayoral Candidates!
Yesterday was the final day for mayoral hopefuls to file for the May primary election. As per usual, a heap of aspiring Portland politicos crept out from all corners of the city to make their intentions known. And it’s not just these guys. Out of the 23 mayoral candidates, I give you a Soul Healer, […]
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Good Morning News!
Super Duper: It’s Super Tuesday! Ten states hold presidential nominating contests today for the Republican nominees. The game changer: Ohio. Meal of the Day: Super Tuesday-themed burgers. Om nom romney. Meanwhile, in Salem: Oregon’s 2012 Legislature wrapped up last night, ushering in a handful of bills (and nixing others). Highlights: The state will dish out […]
Posted inArtsy
Candidates Art Forum Live Blog
Behold! Tonight’s the Portland Mayoral & City Council Candidates Arts Forum, put on by a handful of local arts organizations and moderated by Portland Monthly Editor-in-Chief Randy Gragg. Mayoral candidates Eileen Brady, Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith team up with Portland City Council candidates Amanda Fritz, Mary Nolan and Steve Novick for a “lively conversation […]