My day in a nutshell: The oatmeal cookie I just snagged at tonight’s Bicycle Advisory Committee/Pedestrian Advisory Committee joint meeting was lunch. Thankfully, it was a substantial cookie. Here’s a download of the action. First up, the council work session on the Portland Plan. As a work session, the council didn’t decide anything—they got a […]
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Liveblogging the Soccer-Baseball Task Force Meeting
Rabid soccer fan Mark Evans and I are liveblogging all the action. Jump in!
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The Mercury’s City Hall Bureau
As I’ve mentioned before, the Mercury doesn’t have a fancy pants office at City Hall, like certain other papers do (*cough*Oregonian*cough*). But I’ve got a pile of meetings to attend here today—like the first meeting of the task force that’ll evaluate the proposed PGE Park renovations and new minor league baseball stadium idea (check back […]
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Fun at City Council
The city council—plus Commissioner-elect Amanda Fritz—bantered a bit before this morning’s work session on the Portland Plan got going. Mayor-elect Sam Adams noted that Commissioner Randy Leonard’s press event yesterday about the new public restroom had more press in attendance than at any event Adams has seen in his 18 years around city hall. “I […]
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Mayor-elect Sam Adams Does Not Have a Shy Bladder
This morning, Commissioner Randy Leonard debuted his new “loo,” at the corner of NW 5th and Glisan. On hand to perform the ceremonial “first flush”? None other than Mayor-elect Sam Adams: Listen to Adams’ potty break–including the crowds’ cheers of “Flush! Flush! Flush!”–here: <param name="FlashVars" value="autostart=no&bg=0xCCCCCC&leftbg=0x0056A5&lefticon=0xFFFFFF&rightbg=0x0056A5& ‘rightbghover=0xE87217&righticon=0xEEEEEE&righticonhover=0xffffff&text=0x666666&slider=0x666666& ‘track=0xFFFFFF&border=0x666666&loader=0x6CB112&soundFile=http://post.portlandmercury.com/images/blogimages/2008/12/08/1228768359_adamsflush.mp3″ /> The new public restroom is spacious, […]
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A Chance to Hear Matt Davis Crooning: Priceless
Sadly, my Friday afternoon challenge last week–I’d post audio of Matt Davis singing Carly Simon’s “Nobody Does it Better,” performed at our holiday party, if we hit the $7K mark in our holiday auction by 5 pm–went unmet. Though we coasted past $7K over the weekend, it wasn’t by my deadline. However, I know there […]
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Good Morning, News!
Pakistan reportedly captures the man “identified by the sole surviving Mumbai attacker as the group’s mastermind.” Speaking of masterminds, “alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants have told a military judge at Guantanamo Bay they want to confess and plead guilty.” Wow, it only took seven years of torture. The Detroit bailout is […]
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Blackmailing Matt Davis
I’ve got an audio recording of Matt Davis singing Karaoke at last night’s Mercury holiday party. His choice of song? Carly Simon’s “Nobody Does it Better.” You know you want to hear it. I’ll make you all a deal that’s making Davis squirm: The online charity auction has raised, as of right now, $5,600. If […]
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Commissioner Nick Fish Invokes Obama
Commissioner Nick Fish voices the same thought many of us have had lately, as he honored the Oregon Food Bank at city council today. “I’ve waited eight years to quote our president,” Fish said. He then recited a paragraph from President-elect Obama’s election night speech. (Apparently the eight years really wore on him; this isn’t […]
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Holiday Auction Day Two: How Your Money Helps the Portland Women’s Crisis Line
It’s day two of the Mercury Online Charity Auction, and a few items are hot, hot, hot. Like the package featuring a new bike from River City Cycles, a bike ride with BikePortland’s Jonathan Maus, and lunch with Mayor-elect Sam Adams at the Little Red Bike Cafe? It’s at $632 as of this posting. photo […]
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Think Like a Republican
Thom Hartmann explains how the left wing can exploit the techniques of the right.
Thom Hartmann explains how the left wing can exploit the techniques of the right.