Wikimedia Portland Public Schools is contracting with two consulting firms to test the air inside both Cleveland High School and Winterhaven K-8, after news emerged yesterday that state officials believe a nearby glass factory is emitting alarming levels of the carcinogens cadmium and arsenic. PPS sent out a letter to parents of southeast Portland schoolchildren […]
Blogs
Posted inMovies & TV
It Doesn’t Matter That Hail, Caesar! Barely Hangs Together. It’s Too Much Fun to Watch.
HAIL, CAESAR! “Man, being a handsome, smart, universally beloved movie star sure is hard.” Joel and Ethan Coen have given us more than their share of bone-chilling noir and ink-black comedy; they’ve made films that deal with morality and mortality and the divine absurdity of existence. With Hail, Caesar!, they’ve forgone the brow furrowing and […]
Posted inSex
Savage Love Letter of the Day: Introvert Dumps Extravert
Gay male in my late twenties here. I recently ended things with a guy I had been dating for about two months. Our relationship started as a strictly sexual one. We’re both involved in the kink scene in our city and have interests that align in a particularly great way. Very quickly it became clear […]
Posted inNewsblast!
Good Morning, News: Arsenic and Cadmium in Southeast Portland, Militia Dipshits Indicted, and the Rain Will Drown Us All
Google BULLSEYE GLASS The factory likely responsible for the airborne heavy metals. In case you missed it yesterday, the state has found alarmingly high levels of arsenic and cadmium in inner Southeast Portland. “Though DEQ is still determining roughly how far these hazardous air pollutants (as they’re officially known) have spread, most immediately at risk […]
Posted inI, Anonymous
My Service Animal
To he fucktard who feels like he wants to Van Damme people on the bus, you’re an asshole. My dog is small and I have disability where I have the need for a service animal. She may be small and can sit on my lap, but she has training and certification which by law I […]
Posted inGirls Only!
Somewhere in Portland, An Anti-Choice Protester May Be Missing Their Sign
Thinkstock Pray to end the anti-choice movement. When I saw a tweet come up that mentioned Planned Parenthood, my heart immediately sank and I assumed the worst: that yet another clinic had been attacked (yes, I am a hardened woman, AND ALSO that shit is depressingly common). And then, my heart soared. Here’s @pdxalerts: Portland […]
Posted inI, Anonymous
Clinton Has Nothing to Do with Feminism
I am not for one candidate or another and I don’t care if Clinton wins but I think the idea that she represents feminism is not true. The goal of many feminists in the 60’s was not to have a female figurehead at the top of a patriarchal system, it was to destroy patriarchy and […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Tasty Chefs Week PDX Events and Treats YOU Can Afford!
Can’t afford a $200 Chefs Week Dinner? Fear not: There are a ton of ways for non-gazillionaire eaters to eat well during Chefs Week PDX. Chefs Week PDX brings together some of the best chefs from all over the West Coast—Top Chef winner Mei Lin and big names from Vancouver, B.C. to Los Angeles are […]
Posted inNews
State Finds Alarmingly High Arsenic, Cadmium Levels Near Two SE Portland Schools
Google A portion of the Bullseye Glass facility in SE Portland Within days, state officials are slated to release the alarming results of a monitoring program of airborne heavy metals, including arsenic, conducted this past October in inner Southeast Portland, the Mercury has learned. The state Department of Environmental Quality and the Oregon Health Authority […]
Posted inEvents
It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—Tonight’s proof positive of the depth and richness of Portland’s music scene, with four incredible local bands sharing the stage, including percussionists 1939 Ensemble, post-punk detonators Months, and eruptive bliss-rockers the Fourth Wall. It’s a fundraiser for the Bernie Sanders campaign, but even if you’re not feeling the Bern, we heartily endorse these bands. NED […]
Posted inHomeless
GUEST POST: Why Overlook Neighbors Want A List of Homeless Campers’ Names
EDITORS’ NOTE: The following post is by Chris Trejbal, a board member with the Overlook Neighborhood Association (OKNA). As we’ve reported, the association opposes the Hazelnut Grove homeless camp on North Greeley. OKNA is asking every neighborhood association in the city to sign a form letter to Mayor Charlie Hales’ office, requesting that Hales set […]
Posted inSex
Savage Love Letter of the Day: The Wife Has Issues (And a Boyfriend)
I could benefit from your sage wisdom regarding the unique situation I find myself in. Wife and I got married super young, very religious families, yada yada. We’ve had a great marriage, but the last couple years she has struggled with depression and has acted out by being unfaithful, first via text and then physically […]