Movement as Metaphor Oregon Ballet Theatre at Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay, 222-5538, Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, $7-90 Act I, season II of the Oregon Ballet Theatre’s resuscitation, Movement as Metaphor, led by newish creative director Christopher Stowell, has three fine dances in its program, but many audience members won’t even remember the first two. For […]
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Bottoms Up!
Council Member Leonard Kicks Up Neighborhood Dust
The Kenton Fire House stands quietly amid tree-lined North Portland streets, a turn-of-the century two-story brick building radiating a sense of history. But this quaint building was transformed last month into a “neighborhood center” and, in the process, has become a hornet’s nest of controversy between residents and city hall. At the heart of the […]
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Fall Arts Guide!
Art! Theater! Books! Ego! It’s all here.
illustrations by Carson Ellis Animals typically hibernate in the wintertime, but not the wild, raging beast that is the Portland fine arts scene. That crazy creature sleeps during the summer. While you’re flocking to your “barbecues” and your little “picnics,” and sucking back your little “PBRs” (still Portland’s #1 domestic beer!), the fine arts scene […]
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The Right to Rent
Subsidized Housing is Going… Going…
Every night from her second-story window, Mary Latourette could see homeless men and women lining up outside the Harbor Light Shelter. Little did she know how close she was to sharing their fate. As a Section Eight recipient, she was guaranteed by federal law to pay no more than 30 percent of her income towards […]
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Sink Your Teeth Into This!
Is Dog Fighting On The Rise?
Matt Rossell was rollerblading up NE MLK Blvd a few weeks ago when he heard the sounds of barking and screaming. When he went to investigate, he found himself staring down two pit bulls, hot from a chase, and closing in on him. One attacked first, knocking him down as the other joined in. Panicked, […]
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Could It Suck Any Worse?
Bad News For the Homeless Mentally Ill
Facing a massive state budget shortfall to the tune of $150 million, Oregon lawmakers continue their slash-and-burn policies. Last week, state officials announced far reaching cuts that will affect the state’s most vulnerable populations–the elderly, disabled, mentally ill, and the substance-dependent. Beginning in February, the state will slash $20 million from its mental health and […]
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Whatcha Talking About?
Do Neighborhood Associations Speak for Neighborhoods?
If the streets are clear of leaves and the sidewalks safe, many Portland residents don’t think twice about who’s looking after their neighborhood. But as the City Hall office that oversees such issues like business growth and livability revamps itself for the first time in five years, many residents have begun to notice who is–or […]
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This Unacceptable Violence
Injured Citizens Sue Riotous Cops
After two recent demonstrations splintered into shoving matches and melees with police, local activists are pushing back hard–this time in the courtroom. Last Thursday, local lawyer Alan Graf announced a civil suit against police chief Mark Kroeker, Mayor Vera Katz, and the City of Portland. Backed by the National Lawyers Guild, Graf is representing five […]
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Killsville
Theater Review
Killsville Stark Raving Theater Through Oct 5 Everything needs a trial run; a dry try to work out the kinks. Recipes, for instance. Wearing stiletto-heeled boots for the first time. Weddings, even. New plays are no exception. A “world premiere” can be a fancy way of saying “experimental test-run.” The debut of Killsville, Stark Raving […]
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No Free Lunch!
Downtown Restaurants Vs. Food Trailers
It’s noontime downtown, and the food trailers are doing a brisk business, serving cheap, hearty ethnic food. A few streets over, beneath the purple tentacles of Greek Cuisina’s inflatable octopus, business is also booming. Both types of establishments appear to be flourishing. But restaurateurs have recently leveled a laundry list of complaints at the trailers, […]
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Picking Up Enron’s Fumbles
Could PGE Become “The People’s” Power Company?
It may be the most exciting campaign that the Portland Green Party has championed since Ralph Nader. Last week, the Pacific Green Party’s Portland chapter met to discuss the burgeoning subject du jour–creating a publicly-owned utility for the metro area. The Green Party isn’t the first group to talk about public power, but it is […]
