Google generated $54 billion of economic activity for American businesses, website publishers and non-profits in 2009. Google is really doing some amazing things these days. Haven’t you noticed? I mean, apart from lightning-fast, super-relevant search, they’re enabling thousands of small businesses to reach out and connect with a global audience. Google is an amazing company, […]
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Grove Hotel: From Cockroaches to Youth Hostel
I have this theory that the reason the DJC has exclusive stories is because their RSS feed is broken, so lazy reporters won’t know what they’re reporting on without visiting the website. Anyway, today they announce another chapter in the sordid history of the Grove Hotel. Matt Davis Old Town developer David Gold—who owns the […]
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Name That Prisoner!
Here’s a weird one for ya. The Feds are looking for help identifying this man, who stole the identity of a dead Ohio 3-year-old in 1996 and was eventually hired as an Oregon Liquor Control Commission investigator using that name, Jason Evers. He just resigned from the job after being accused of falsifying a passport […]
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Jefferson HS Principal, Manager Booted
The principal of the beleaguered Jefferson High School in North Portland, Cynthia Harris, was placed on paid administrative leave yesterday with no public explanation. Harris’s part-time business manager Reis Wilbanks was also placed on leave. Portland Public Schools spokesperson Matt Shelby says he doesn’t know the duration of the leave. He says this has nothing […]
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Live! Watch Disaster Happen!
No, not that kind—the one in the Gulf of Mexico. The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming has posted a live feed of the gusher to its website. Needless to say, the server’s down under a heavy traffic load. But, hey… keep reloading. You know what’s waiting on the other side.
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What’s High-Speed* Rail Worth to You?
Right now, six five trains run on the Cascades line between Eugene and Seattle. Four Three of those are owned by Washington, and don’t go further south than Portland. Two are owned by Amtrak, which lets Oregon use them for service to Eugene. How does Oregon pay for that service? (drumroll…) Custom license plates. But […]
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Good Morning, News!!
Juice!! Biker Floyd Landis admits he was using performance-enhancing drugs for the 2006 Tour de France, after spending $2 million in court saying he didn’t. Hmm, just saying, Sarah Mirk rides a bike too. Let’s keep an eye on her so she doesn’t go on a steroid-addled rampage and sue the Mercury. You go, Pakistan! […]
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A Running Start for Anti-Dudley Site
The Democratic Party of Oregon has unveiled its ready-made website slamming Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley. The site, DudleyDoLittle.com, focuses on the former NBA player’s lack of detailed proposals. (WW noticed it last night.) “Throughout the campaign we’ve been trying to figure out exactly what Chris Dudley stands for,” the website says, and it provides […]
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This Pizza is Rexalicious!
Ah, Rex Burkholder… dude’s trailing Tom Hughes and Bob Stacey, but he’s throwing a hell of a party. Dozens of young, hip, bicycle-friendly people (and a whole bunch of finely-dressed older folks as well) turned out to what might be one of the most hopping, if not victorious, parties in town. Burkholder chats with friends […]
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Gone Fishin’ for Victory
Over on his half of the p:ear space on NW 6th Avenue, Nick Fish has been holding the quieter party compared to Rex Burkholder’s hip soiree. The numbers are in, and Fish has clinched it. He’s giving his victory speech right now. Fish told me he was “hoping to win,” not expecting to—and he called […]