Everything you missed on the Mercury blog from Monday, October 17-Friday, October 21. TOP STORY: Doug Brown BIG BOOM: A large gas explosion leveled a building in NW Portland Wednesday morning—luckily there were no deaths. MONDAY: THIRD PARTY: Here’s a great video of John Oliver taking a shit on America’s third party candidates. TUESDAY: HUMP!: […]
Bri Brey
In a perpetual state of about to go HAM on these chilipeno chips. Former social media manager for @portlandmercury, trying not to harvest hate clicks.
Posted inElection 2016
Where to Watch the Final Presidential Debate
Wednesday is the final presidential debate, and we can’t wait to put this election behind us. The debate will be moderated by Fox News’ Chris Wallace (barf) and is being hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (hot barf). The dumpster fire begins at 6 pm! Here’s where you can watch it go down […]
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This Week On Blogtown
Everything you missed from Monday, October 10-Friday, October 14. TOP STORY: DOUG BROWN PROTEST: Portland City Council passed a controversial new police union contract amid furor and chaos in City Hall. Here are the details: For the third week in a row, anger over a new contract with the city’s largest police union sent Portland […]
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This Week On Blogtown
Everything you missed from Monday, October 3-Friday, October 7. TOP STORY: The Roseland Theater ANOTHER BELIEVER VIA WIKI COMMONS NOT OK: This week we received letters from both a concerned parent and an underage concert attendee about inappropriate and nonconsensual groping at a show. MONDAY: SEXUAL ASSAULT: DNA from 33 backlogged and never before tested […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend
2016 Handmade Bike and Beer Festival The annual party paying tribute to two of Portland’s favorite pastimes: Riding bikes and drinking beers. This year’s family-friendly offering features over 30 custom builders showing off their bikes, local brewers pouring their latest concoctions, and live music, performances, and wares from local vendors. Oct 7-8, The North Warehouse, […]
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This Week On Blogtown
Everything you missed from Monday September 26-Friday September 29. MICHELA BUTTIGNOL TOP STORY: HIS WORD AGAINST MINE: A tough read, but an important one. Here are sexual assault survivors’ stories from the Portland music community. [Editor’s Note: The following article includes descriptions of sexual assault and may be disturbing to certain readers.] MONDAY: OPINION: Dan […]
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This Week on Blogtown
Your week in review for Monday September 19 to Friday September 23! TOP STORY: From Doug Brown’s transcript of the interview. Joel Magid, the Portland musician who earlier this month announced via Facebook that he’d sexually assaulted someone appeared in an interview on KGW, and it’s bad. MONDAY: BIKES N THINGS: It’s an every-two-year tradition: […]
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Things to Laugh At This Weekend!
Faizon Love One of the funniest “those guys” you never knew you knew, better known from his appearances in films like Elf and Made, and most famously as Big Worm in Friday. Sept 22-24, 7:30pm, 10pm, $20-25 The Sweat Hogs The first graduating class from Siren Theater’s sketch comedy program (taught by Shelley McLendon) has […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Things to Eat & Drink This Weekend!
Fall is for Ramen: Organic Ramen Pop-Up Series Umi Organic and Broth Bar team up for a first-come-first-served fall pop-up series, pairing bone broths by Salt Fire & Time’s Tressa Yellig with Umi co-founder Lola Millholland’s noodle expertise to create original ramen flavors making good use of the Pacific Northwest’s bounty of local produce and […]
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Things To Do Tonight, Sunday 9/18
Polish Festival Thousands of people this weekend will pack the streets between the 109-year-old St. Stanislaus Church and the 105-year-old Polish Library to celebrate all things Polish. Dance to polka, gorge on some pierogi and kielbasa, drink some Zywiec and Okocim beers or Polish honey wine, and have a good time. If you’re in the […]
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Things To Do Tonight, Saturday 9/17
Bruce Campbell: Last Fan Standing That chin! That smile! That smarm! Bruce Campbell hosts a game show on CONtv that puts a panel of four nerds through the paces with trivia questions about all things Comic Con. He’s bringing the show on the road with a live show of the proceedings. The trivia and the […]
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This Week on Blogtown
Your week in review for Monday September 12 to Friday September 16! TOP STORY: BE SAFE OUT THERE: Watch the difficult, important testimony Fallon Smart’s mother gave at City Council. Smart—an incoming Franklin High sophomore—was crossing SE Hawthorne near 43rd on August 19 when a 20-year-old driver ran her down while traveling upwards of 55 […]