Neon-lined North Interstate is in for big changes—and big buildings
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 inBikes
Sexy Bike!
Every week, the Mercury scours the streets to bring you photos of a sexy bike and a mini-interview with its bound-to-be-a-baller rider. I caught Luke doing donuts in a basement art gallery and on his rusty vintage low-rider, Luke proves sexy is all about attitude. This week: Scraper Bikes are Sexy Rider: Luke ForsythBike:: Vintage […]
Posted inNeighborhoods
Condos for Africa!
Two weeks ago, we ran a story about how some Irvington neighbors are upset at the “Irvington Squire” condo development at 15th and NE Hancock. Now neighbors are grumbling and shouting that a new townhouse project at NE Tillamook and 11th will be an “out-of-place condo bunker” among Irvington’s historic homes. But unlike the six-story […]
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Good Morning News!
2 dead, 1 injured in Iraq: Not by enemy fire, but shoddy electrical fires caused by shoddy American private contractor work. Steal, whore, sell first child: Driven crazy by a lust for oil, Americans will do anything for free gas. Meanwhile, public transit around the country is going Tri-Met’s way and upping fares. Segway Shooter […]
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Starbucks Death List
Two weeks after Starbucks announced that it will close 600 stores this year, the list of doomed stores is out! PDX is losing five. Here’s the hit list: 20th and Division18th and HawthorneClackamas Town Center Cornell and 188th (Hillsboro)18000 NW Evergreen Pkmy (Beaverton) The Division store isn’t a surprise – it had hard times before […]
Posted inNeighborhoods
City Pitches North Interstate Rezone Plan
After 14 months of meetings, proposals and more meetings, the City Council is set to rezone 2.5 miles of N Interstate to high density and commercial land. At a packed meeting last night, the Council applauded the work done on the project and unanimously approved a part of the plan, setting the stage for the […]
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Calling Doctor Cheap-o!
An Unpaid Apptentice’s Guinea Pig Guide to Inexpensive Portland Health Care
An unpaid apptentice’s guinea pig guide to cheap Portland health care.
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Fit to Be Tied
The Strongest Thread Tying the City and its Isolated Somali Community Just Got Cut
The city cuts its tie to the Somali community.
Posted inBuild Out
City’s New Idea: Green Buildings Get Greenbacks
The City’s Bureau of Sustainable Development and Commissioner Saltzman’s office are working on a plan to get Portlanders to build green by fining projects that meet the building code rather than going above and beyond it to reduce carbon emissions. The idea is called a feebate – a wonky way to say: the city hands […]
Posted inPortland
Eating off the Streets
Sunday afternoon it was 90 degrees and there was no shade in the parking lot of Napa Auto Parts on SE 8th Ave. But there a group of us were, standing in a circle on the gritty asphalt and rapidly sweating to death. At our feet was an empty bag of potato chips, a line […]
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Good Morning News!
Bad Boy: The International Criminal Court charges the Sudanese president with genocide and puts out a warrant for his arrest. Experts argue over whether that means anything. Ya Basta ‘bama! Obama and McCain “court Hispanics with unprecendented vigor”, thinking they might tip swing states. The Latinos in question complain Obama won’t answer questions. The Obama […]
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Casey’s Shortchanged Bartenders
The Pearl District gay bar Casey’s bills itself as Portland’s “premiere gay, lesbian and alternative nightclub complex” and opened last year amid a lot of excitement but a recent case reveals that Casey’s wasn’t paying some important bills — its bartenders’ paychecks. Last week, the Bureau of Labor and Industry found Casey’s guilty of not […]