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The First Public Hearing for Proposed Oil Terminal Drew Many Opponents
The Clark County Event Center on Tuesday was packed with people, the vast majority of whom were there to express their opposition to the proposed Tesoro Savage oil terminal that could go in at the Port of Vancouver. The $210 million oil terminal would be capable of receiving 360,000 barrels of crude oil per day, […]
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Decemberists Frontman Colin Meloy Tweeted Erotic Fanfiction About the Militia Standoff and It’s Awesome
As the standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in rural southeastern Oregon drags on, with militiamen hungry for snacks and local Native American tribal leaders calling them a bunch of showboaters, Portland’s own Colin Meloy, singer for the Decemberists, decided to tweet about the standoff. Here’s his first one: Can’t wait to see all […]
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Tomorrow: A Public Hearing About the Proposed Tesoro-Savage Oil Terminal
The next public hearing about the giant oil terminal planned for the Port of Vancouver is happening tomorrow. The proposed $210 million oil terminal that Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company, LLC and Savage Companies want to build at the Port of Vancouver would be the largest oil terminal in the country, capable of handling 360,000 […]
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Good Morning, News!: Pump Your Own Gas, More Cops in Portland, and the Northern Lights
It’s New Year’s Eve, Blogtown! Let’s have some news. Detour: All lanes of Highway 26 near the zoo are closed due to a downed tree blocking the road. Oregonians: You may be able to pump your own gas soon. Finally. Portlanders: You might be seeing more cops on the streets soon. Football fans: You won’t […]
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Are Oil Terminal Backers Fudging Their Numbers?
Annie Seo IN NOVEMBER, some Washington State residents got a letter and an accompanying brochure from an outfit called Vancouver Energy. The brochure was headlined “We Need Cleaner American Energy,” and it talked up a proposed $210 million oil terminal that Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company, LLC and Savage Companies want to build at the […]
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2015 Was Important—and Messy
The Mercury‘s Definitive Rundown of the Year That Was
The Mercury‘s definitive rundown of the year that was.
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A Portland Runner is Drawing Star Wars Map Routes
Are you a Star Wars fan who needs to burn off some holiday calories? Portlander Gene Lu has created several Star Wars-themed running routes using the Nike+ app you can follow. Here’s one example of a route Lu created: Set your blasters to run! Move along with the turn-by-turn directions for this run via the […]
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The Backers of a Vancouver Oil Terminal Are Being Accused of Fudging Their Numbers
And They’re Refusing to Set the Record Straight
And they’re refusing to set the record straight.
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Starky’s Restaurant and Bar is Gone Forever
RIP Starky’s Starky’s Restaurant and Bar, a popular SE Portland establishment with longtime ties to the gay community, is now just a hole in the ground. Starkys has been demolished https://t.co/L9yygpphYr pic.twitter.com/gjQyqoFev9— Portland Chronicle (@pdxchronicle) December 17, 2015 Starky’s closed on Sept. 13. A demolition permit was issued in November. Earlier this month the property […]
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Mayoral Candidate Explains the Revenue Projections Behind His Millionaire Tax Idea
Portland mayoral candidate David Schor last week made news with his announcement that, if elected, he’d propose a citywide tax on Portland’s millionaires. In the interview with KGW, Schor said he thought the tax could generate up to $200 million a year and said he’d use the revenue to build as many as 10,000 public […]
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Good Morning, News!: Cops Handing Out Cash, Presidential Clemency, and Rain
It’s finally Saturday, Blogtown. Let’s have some news! An Oregon woman is one of nearly 100 people President Barack Obama granted clemency to on Friday. She was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drug crimes and will get out this April. Police in Molalla were handing out $100 bills to people they pulled over. […]