Dave Hill played guitar and railed on Guitar Center Claire Holley Dave Hill started off his Bridgetown show Saturday night with the disclaimer that the name, The Dave Hill Experience, wasn’t his idea. “The name doesn’t exactly inspire confidence,” he said in his signature extreme deadpan. A highlight of Hill’s set was his version of […]
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This Weekend’s Filmed by Bike Fest Showcases the Best Bike-Themed Films
Featuring 80 short films from 75 filmmakers, Portland’s Filmed by Bike film festival hits the Hollywood Theatre this weekend. The fest features high-octane adventure films, documentaries, animation, love stories, and more, all with one common thread: bikes. Most of the films range from two to 10 minutes in length, with many highlighting the way bikes […]
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Movies, Booze, and Bikes
Filmed by Bike Fest Showcases the Best Bike-Themed Films—and More
The Filmed by Bike festival showcases the best bike-themed films—and more.
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Raw Sewage Is Leaking Into the Cleveland High School Cafeteria
Cleveland High School, located on SE 26th and Powell Google Maps Cleveland High School students and teachers were evacuated from the building around 11:30 am today after raw sewage was discovered leaking from floor drains in the cafeteria and an attached classroom. According to Cleveland teacher Steve Nims, students in the classroom began hearing gurgling […]
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Let’s Talk About What Happened at May Day Before the Riot
Volunteers from SURJ decorated Shemanski park with messages of solidarity Claire Holley As I’m sure everyone in Portland (and most of the country) knows, yesterday’s May Day rally and march quickly devolved into a chaotic “riot” at the hands of anarchists/antifa/black bloc/whatever they’ve decided to call themselves now. You can check out our coverage of […]
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What You Need to Know About May Day 2017
It’s May Day! This day is celebrated in different ways around the world (I have vague memories of picking flowers and leaving them anonymously on neighbor’s porches), but Portlanders organize and march. The Portland May Day Coalition is responsible for organizing today’s event, which will get started at 12 pm at Shemanski Park (1010 SW […]
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Goat Blocks: A Slap in the Face to Goats and Humanity
***Update*** The original Craigslist posting for the Goat Blocks townhouse apartment now takes you to a much more reasonably-priced (in terms of Portland prices) studio apartment. It’s unclear why the original listing was changed, but it may have something to do with the anger over the absurdly-priced townhouse on social media. ***Original post: 4/24/2017, 3:52 […]
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Good Morning, News: More Gum, Fewer Goats, and a Sad End for the Blazers
Good morning, Blogtown! Today is April 25, but you’re gonna need more than a light jacket for today’s weather (rain, obviously). Miss Congeniality, Warner Bros. Pictures It’s a sad day in Portland. Few were expecting the Blazers to grab a win against the Warriors, but I certainly didn’t expect the abomination that was last night’s […]
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Lil Debbie Celebrates 4/20 at Portland’s Bossanova Ballroom
Lil Debbie in Portland on 4/20 Claire Holley Though she lives every day like it’s 4/20, Lil Debbie still celebrated yesterday’s holiday in a major way. After taking a weed nap (her words), last night she brought an energetic and cannabis-fueled performance to Portland’s Bossanova Ballroom. I had high expectations (pun not intended) for this […]
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Drake Might Be Riding a Segway in Portland Right Now
DRAKE Where IS he?! getty / Credit: Kevin Winter Since the Soul’d Out Festival announced its fantastic 2017 lineup, Portland has been eagerly anticipating the arrival of an electro-hip-hop match made in heaven, Travi$ Scott and Flying Lotus—Flying Lotus has since dropped off the bill, but Scott will perform tonight at the Memorial Coliseum. If […]
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Good Morning, News: A Facebook Shooting, (More) Trump Hypocrisy, and United Is at it Again
Today in Right-Wing extremism, an Oregon street preacher traveled to a Berkeley, CA for a pro-Trump rally for the opportunity fight for freedom—AKA to beat down protesters and brag about it online. The Schnitz’s iconic “Portland” sign, which was erected in 1928, will come down on May 2, beginning a two month, $500,000 renovation process […]
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Vytell Brings the Fire to the Kelly’s Olympian Planned Parenthood Hip-Hop Fundraiser
Vytell, AKA Vanessa Tello, performing at Kelly’s Olympian Claire Holley Last night, Kelly’s Olympian hosted a hip-hop show to benefit Planned Parenthood. 100% of the profits from the $6 cover charge were donated to the cause. The impressive lineup included Rob Sonic, DJ Zone, Vytell, BloodMoney, St. Fantasy, and MCF (of Obese Ghost Children). While […]