Biking: Always extremely healthy. Incredibly tasty place Tilt (3449 N Anchor) is giving away delicious, unhealthy sandwiches (pictured above) and coffee to bike commuters tomorrow morning. The hard part isn’t going to be down to their Swan Island location between 7-9am, it’s going to be hoofing it back up the hill to North Interstate again. […]
Sarah Shay Mirk
Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books.
Posted inElection 2012
Straw Poll From Our Mayoral Inquisition: Jefferson Wins
It was excellent last night to see so many people turn up for our public endorsement interview, the Mayoral Inquisition—Rontoms was so packed that they opened their giant windows onto Burnside and a couple dozen people stood on the street, peering in to hear the debate. Even KATU was there! At the end of the […]
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Can’t Make it to the Mayoral Inquisition Tonight? Watch the Livestream!
I know, our mayoral candidate Inquisition tonight at Rontoms is really going to cut into your busy schedule of sitting on the sofa eating cheese sandwiches. But good news! You can watch the Inquisition LIVE from the comfort of your cheese-covered sofa. Blaze Streaming Media will be livestreaming the event for us—watch it here (that […]
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Casino Critics Form Fake Pro-Gambling PAC
Viva Las Portland! That’s the slogan of a new PAC formed ostensibly to support the ballot measures that allow the construction of a non-Indian casino between Portland and Mount Hood. The casino sponsors have been downplaying the whole casino aspect of the project, pitching the development as a family-friendly entertainment destination that embodies the “spirit” […]
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Mitt Sweet Talks the Millionaires: Mother Jones has posted another leaked video of Romney at a private fundraiser, saying that 47 percent of Americans are “dependent on the government” and that Palestinians “have no interest” in peace. No Regrets! Annnnd Romney is standing by those remarks. NATO in Trouble: After Afghan government forces attacked American […]
Posted inOccupy
Happy Birthday, Occupy! Are We Still Talking About You?
Happy birthday, Occupug. This weekend was the first birthday of the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. Two Portlanders are there reporting for Occupy and have made a video rounding up the weekend events in New York. The one-year mark fair time to ask the question: How has Occupy changed the way we think […]
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What Phrases Should We Ban at the Mayoral Inquisition?
We’re gearing up for our Mayoral Inquisition this Tuesday night at Rontoms and have an important question: What words or phrases should we ban from the conversation? The point of the Inquisition is to get mayoral candidates Jefferson Smith and Charlie Hales out of campaign-pat-answers-soundbite mode and into having an actual conversation. In that interest, […]
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One of Oregon’s Solid Republicans is Resigning
It’s rare to find a politician who will actually break party ranks, and that’s why Republicans and Democrats alike are expressing surprise and sadness today upon hearing that Republican State Representative Frank Morse is resigning from his seat. While usually siding with Republicans, Morse took his own stance on issues like tuition equity and the […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Big-Ass Sandwiches Says Goodbye to Downtown
Portland’s favorite gluttonous, french-fry-stuffed sandwich food cart is moving over the river, leaving its prime downtown location on SW 3rd and Ash for a more logistically convenient spot in Southeast Industrial. The cart has been open for three years but has had insanely long lines this summer after a piece on the Travel Channel made […]
Posted inTransportation
Here is a Pretty Hilarious Story from a Bus Driver
Always uncensored TriMet bus driver Dan Christensen has a ridiculous story up on his blog about a night on a bus bound for Clackamas Town Center. It involves a drunk guy, some youths, and a “your mom” joke and is a good view into just a piece of the shit that TriMet drivers have to […]
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Five Things to Know From the Feds’ Investigation of the Portland Police
Federal report finds that police over-used Tasers in interactions with people with mental illness This morning, the feds released the results of their massive 14-month investigation into the Portland Police’s treatment of people with mental illness. WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?! Five big takeaways. This is a huge deal, so pay attention: 1. Is there […]
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All Hell is Breaking Loose in Libya, where an angry mob killed the US ambassador yesterday, and Yemen, where hundreds of people rushed the gates of the American embassy. What are they protesting? A virulent anti-Muslim film that was made in America. And a “Desert Adventure” it Was! The cast of the movie that’s sparking […]