Sarah Mirk Pre-street fair insanity Looking for a combination art installation and waste receptacle? NE Alberta St.’s got it. Alex Zielinski A trash can’s cry for help Here’s the deal: plastic and glass bottles stick in the top openings and trash goes, well, in the can. Clever, creative, and pretty damn practical if you ask […]
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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Heath-care Hits Wall: A federal appeals panel rules a section of Obama’s health-care reform unconstitutional. Nothing to See Here: A Shell oil leak in the North Sea is under control — according to Shell. London Crackdown ; Police raid London of Friday, arrest over 1,000 rioters. In Other Riots of the Day : San Francisco’s […]
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DA Drops Assault Charges Against Darcelle
Photo by Andrew R Tonry Darcelle prepping for a 2010 show The district attorney dropped two assault charges against Portland’s iconic drag queen Darcelle. The 80-year-old diva allegedly assaulted two Oregon Liquor Control Commission officers last night at her bachelorette-laden downtown nightclub, Darcelle XV. Here’s what happened: An undercover, underage police agent went to the […]
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Another Fatal Hit and Run: Following a recent uptick in bike crash fatalities, another bicyclist was killed in a hit and run collision with a car on SE 82nd and Division early this morning. Mad House: Eight Republican presidential candidates spar at Iowa debate. Incivility and animosity, commence! Now, in Tragic News: More protesters killed […]
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Woman Involved in Vancouver Civil Rights Case May Be Fake
Remember that Vancouver Men Only Fiesta under investigation by the Washington State Human Rights Commission for Civil Rights? Turns out the breastfeeding woman who filed a sexism complaint may be entirely fabricated. The event, hosted by Fort Vancouver National Trust, is still a go.
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What Causes Bike Crashes?
Oregon’s Seen a Spike in Recent Crashes—What Went Wrong?
Oregon saw three fatal bike crashes over the last week. What went wrong?
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Vancouver’s “Men Only Fiesta” Runs into Legal Trouble
A gents-only fundraiser featuring beer, poker, big-screen TV and cigars? Try and slip that by the Washington State Human Rights Commission. Fort Vancouver National Trust and the nearly extinct Vancouver Voice have joined together to host an “extraordinary guys event” this Friday eve, cleverly titled “Suits and a Keg“. This event, meant to raise money […]
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Portland Parking Manager’s Office Raided by Feds
A pack of federal agents stormed downtown Portland’s parking offices this morning to investigate parking manager Ellis McCoy’s work with the city parking contractors. FBI and Internal Revenue Service joined forces to deliver a subpoena requesting city transportation records without warning. Along with his office, the federal agency duo raided McCoy’s Hillsboro home. This investigation […]
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Unemployment Rates a Little Less Horrifying: July unemployment rates dip as hiring picks up. US employers added 117,000 new jobs last month. Martian Tide: Scientists finds signs of saltwater flowing on Mars. Right now. Kissing, dancing, revolt: Determined Chilean students fight for an education system reform by holding kiss-ins, hunger strikes and Michael Jackson dance-offs […]
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New School Journalism Meets Old School
Publishing a paper without a computer, digital camera, or social networking device? Oh, the terror! Last week, a Florida Atlantic University journalism class did just that. And survived. The program, All on Paper, sent students back to the the technologies of ancient history (the 1970s), forcing them to use typewriters, manual cameras and long division. […]
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Sluts for Change!
Portland Slutwalk: Serious Protest, Serious Assless Chaps
The Slutwalk comes to Portland, mixing serious protest with assless chaps.
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How to Make a Boring Rally a Little Less Boring
With the debt ceiling deal signed and sealed, Portland rabble-rousers joined together yesterday evening to respond in a predictable manner: a protest! The eclectic, albeit unsurprising, array of ralliers, decorated with heavily-pinned vests and Kucinich caps, took to Pioneer Courthouse Square to declare their unrest. The result: Another bland rally accented with the occasional pot-clanging. […]