A friendly reminder that pot possession remains criminal, despite what you hear on the street. And smell. Portland Police busted three SE grow houses this afternoon, seizing 2,000 plants with over $2 million street value. Here’s what that looks like: Along with the plants, police took subsequent gardening supplies. The two shiesty growers, now on […]
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.
Posted inArtsy
Meet Portland’s Conceptual Art Bushmeat Food Cart
Pizza, wraps, burritos…deep-fried chimpanzee hands? If you happen to be by the downtown food carts today, you may have to take a second glance at the food cart called Vianede de Brossue. Which is exactly what owners/artists Roger Peet and Ryan Burns have in mind. The duo’s art installation (which has been parked in an […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Reusable Containers Hit PDX Food Carts
While Portland food carts’ tasty grub is great, one factor mars our carts’ bright facades: Bins of to-go food containers. Altogether, downtown food carts hand out 60,000 disposable containers a month. As of mid-July, local businessGO Box has been trying to change that. Started by local businesswoman Laura Weiss, the GO Box is a hard […]