Pontifical Academy of Sciences Mayor Charlie Hales held a conference call this morning from Rome following his audience with Pope Francis, praising the pope’s friendly style and asserting there was “only a smidgen of pomp and circumstance.” “He is quite approachable,” Hales said during the Wednesday morning conference call. “His affect is very warm and […]
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Good Morning, News!: Earthquakes, Autism, and Kids
Mild weather, yay! Ahhhhhh, you guys. It’s not going to be so damn hot today! Let’s talk about lunch. These food carts caught on fire last night. Let’s also talk about earthquakes. There’s no reason not to be prepared for a disaster, so here are some things you might need. “Autistic Pride Day” Hooray for […]
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Be It Resolved, Portland Might Get Some Affordable Housing
Jason Sturgill I can haz affordable housing? By next summer Portland should have some new rules about how developers can build bigger in the Central City, and it might bring some affordable housing. Since Oregon still can’t force developers to include affordable housing in new multi-family developments, Portland City Council is trying to incentivize them […]
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Shelby’s Worst. Night. Ever.: Douchebros and Mud at the “Epic” Rugged Maniac
It’s baaaaaack…. Welcome to the triumphant return of the Blogtown series we like to call Worst. Night. Ever. Every Wednesday during our weekly “My, What a Busy Week!” pitch meetings, someone suggests an event which is the equivalent of shooting burning acid into our eyes—but we also realize a more enlightened person might love it! […]
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Good Morning, News!: Some Racism, Some Politics, and Maybe Some Rain
Relax, Fraulein! It’s almost Friday! Congratulations, Blogtown. You’ve nearly made it through the post-holiday week! Let’s have some news! There goes the neighborhood: A bunch of party poopers got together and bought the Sugar Shack property in NE Portland. It’s the end of an era, but those peep booths will make great tiny houses. A […]
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Time to Ship Out?
Port of Portland Foe Is Pushing for Leadership Changes
Should the Port of Portland have new leadership?
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MTV Documentary ‘White People’ Makes White People Really Uncomfortable
Uncomfortable bros talking about “being young and white.” A new MTV documentary, called ‘White People’ is making white people take a look at white privilege, and that makes white people uncomfortable. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas, put together a documentary in which he travels around the US asking millennials to discuss race and white […]
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Protesters Block Tracks to Remember Victims of Oil Train Derailment
Rick Rappapport Protesters holding signs with victims’ names About 60 people on Monday temporarily blocked the rails outside ARC Logistics in NW Portland to mark the two-year anniversary of a Canadian oil train explosion that killed 47 people. Much of downtown Lac-Megantic, a Quebec town of about 6,000, was destroyed in a raging fire that […]
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Good Morning, News!: America, Bigots, and Hermaphrodite Worms
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Today’s the day to blow shit up and call it patriotism! And here’s a comprehensive list of places to do that. America! Weed the People, the Mercury‘s historic pot party, drew record crowds yesterday… and the Oregonian came to take some pictures. All the Merc staffers were probably too stoned. […]
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Pets Hate Fireworks, But Here’s How to Help Your Furry Friends
BANG! ZING! POP! POP! It’s almost Fourth of July and a lot of people are starting to freak out about what to do when the fireworks make their furry friends freak out. “The Fourth of July weekend is always one of our busiest weekends of the year at DoveLewis,” says Dr. Sarah Tauber, a veterinarian […]
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Good morning, News!: Blues Festival Guide, Zoning Bill Dies, and Debbie Harry’s Birthday
It’s gonna be hot. Starting your holiday weekend early? Here’s your guide to the first day of the Waterfront Blues Festival. Inclusionary zoning isn’t coming to Oregon this legislative session, which is crummy news for pretty much everyone who can’t afford skyrocketing rent. Parking is so bad, that apparently no one notices when it gets […]
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No-Cause for Alarm
Your Landlord Doesn’t Need a Reason to Evict You. Advocates Want that to Change.
No-cause evictions hurt tenants, but there are ways to level the playing field.