Roseburg is where I grew up. I had classes in Snyder Hall at Umpqua Community College a really long time ago. When I think of UCC, I think of Shakespeare and foggy mornings and learning to swim at the outdoor pool when I was a kid. Until yesterday, I didn’t think of massacres, and crazy […]
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Airbnb Is Making Portland’s Rental Market Even Tighter
But Not by as Many Units as You’d Think
But not by as many units as you’d think.
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UPDATED: Mass Shooting at Umpqua Community College—10 Dead, Nine Wounded
via Facebook UPDATE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2: Early reports from various credible sources produced conflicting numbers of victims. The final number of deaths in yesterday’s shooting is 10, including the gunman, with nine additional people wounded, according to Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin. You can see the Mercury‘s continuing coverage on Blogtown: Here’s What’s Happening in […]
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Good Morning, News!: WEED!, Shady Secret Service Agents, and Special Deliveries
YASMINE ABDULRAHIMZI – Collective Awakenings HIGH, PORTLAND! Good morning, Blogtown! It’s Thursday, Oct. 1, and you can finally go buy recreational weed! The Merc crew is here to help make that happen for you, and a bunch of us will be perusing the local pot shops. Check back on Blogtown for updates on who’s got […]
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Peeple: An App That Allows Users to Rate Other Humans
Julia Cordray, CEO of Yelp for humans, the worst idea of the week. Here’s a horrible idea: An app that allows users to rate other humans. A Yelp for people, if you will. It’s called peeple, and it’s set to launch in November, according to co-founder and chief executive Julia Cordray. Cordray says the app […]
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#PinkOut Portland Tonight at Dig a Pony to Support Planned Parenthood
Portland will join cities across the country tonight in supporting Planned Parenthood with “Pink Out Portland.” KOIN news reported earlier today that supporters of Planned Parenthood will start arriving at Dig a Pony, 736 SE Grand, at 5 pm. Speakers are scheduled to begin at 6 pm. “#PINKOUT Portland is an opportunity to mobilize supporters […]
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Good Morning, News!: Corruption, Pluto, and Patti LaBelle
Anyone out there, Blogtown? Let’s have some news! Let’s start our Saturday news with the kind of news you just look at. Because sometimes reading is hard. Take a look at these beautiful photos of Pluto. Not the dog, the dwarf planet. Weather update: Sunglasses might be in order if you’re going outside this morning, […]
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Signature Gathering for $15 Minimum Wage Kicks Off and Local Businesses Raise Their Minimum Wage
ILLUSTRATION: RYAN ALEXANDER-TANNER Signature gathering begins in earnest on Saturday Activists in the statewide fight to raise the minimum wage to $15 on Saturday will kickoff their big push to gather signatures in support of putting the matter to voters in 2016. Earlier this week two local businesses announced they’ll raise their hiring wage to […]
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Transgender Customers Will Get $400,000 from Bar That Discriminated Against Them
Closed now. Like the former owner’s mind. What’s it cost to be a blatantly transphobic bar owner? In one Portland bar owner’s case, it costs $400,000. The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a 2012 decision by the state that the owner of the North Lombard Street bar formerly known as the P Club, […]
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Good Morning, News!: More Pope, Supermoon Eclipse, and a Dog Train
It’s Thursday again, Blogtown. Let’s have some news! Portland is finally getting a bike share program, starting next summer, after years of lagging behind other cities that already have one. The O took a test ride on one and reports back on performance here. Disgruntled East Portland residents who don’t think they’re fairly represented on […]
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Landlords and Advocates Dislike Dan Saltzman’s Renter Protections
Though Obviously for Very, Very Different Reasons
But for very, very different reasons, obviously.
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PDX Workers Are Trying to Unionize for Better Pay
The Country’s Best Airport Pays Many of Its Workers the State’s Lowest Wage
The country’s best airport pays many of its workers the state’s lowest wage.