See? I told you things in the Portland fashion world were ramping up: Myles Katherine Altar Altar is celebrating one year of existence with an anniversary party tonight from 6-10 pm. There will be a lunar photo booth, metal tunes courtesy of DJ Knifeskills, drinks, snacks, dancing, raffles, and prizes. Thursday January 21st, 6-10PM, Altar: […]
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Its Your Birthday. Its Your Birthday
Who cares! If you, who’s birthday it is, has to announce to your friends and family, “its my birthday” then trust me, no one else cares either. If they haven’t taken you to dinner, or drinks, or on a trip, then they just don’t care. My favorite is “I wanted to go on a trip […]
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Coming to a Neighborhood Near YOU
I would like to thank the City of Portland for relaxing the enforcement of decent, hardworking, sober and law-abiding citizens who were unfortunate enough to lose their home: The homeless. These people are decent folk simply down on their luck and just need a stable place to set up camp so that they can get […]
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Uncle Phil’s Buying Portland Upgraded Bike Share Bikes
Dirk VanderHart Biketown! Weeks after announcing a hefty $10 million bike share sponsorship deal with Nike, the Portland Bureau of Transportation finally released documents that lay out the agreement this morning. Those include a revamped contract [pdf] with Motivate, the company that will procure and run the forthcoming Biketown system here, and an agreement with […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
THEATER—If you’re a fan of new and exciting theater, don’t miss the always reliable Action/Adventure Theatre’s Pilot Season, in which four new shows are tried out over four weekends—with the winner given a full-blown production later in the season! Pilot Season kicks off tonight with Talon Bigelow’s Purgator Inc., about a middle manager in Purgatory […]
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Portlandia vs. White Glove—WHO YA GOT??
WHITE GLOVE’S “FRED AND CARRIE” You won’t find this scene in tonight’s episode of Portlandia. The new season of Portlandia airs tonight on IFC with an episode partly filmed at last year’s Pickathon festival. (Parts of it also appear to be filmed at Edgefield.) It lampoons music festival culture in general, with an appearance by […]
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Sarah Iannarone, Portland’s Latest Mayoral Contender, Says She’ll Have the Resources To Win
Sarah Iannarone is making clear she’s come to win. Sure, Iannarone’s name won’t be as familiar to many Portlanders as others in the race to replace Charlie Hales as Portland’s mayor. Her history of public service and civic engagement isn’t as robust—limited largely to advocating in and for her Southeast Portland neighborhood. But as she […]
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Fertile Ground Preview: In Noise in the Waters, BoomArts Takes on the Mediterranean Refugee Crisis
BoomArts GO BEYOND THE HEADLINES: That’s BoomArts producer Ruth Wikler-Luker’s hope for Noise. At Fertile Ground, Boom Arts’ Noise in the Waters is an “opportunity for Portlanders who are both concerned about international issues and passionate about the arts to go beyond the headlines and delve deeper into a crucial current issue,” says producer Ruth […]
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Confirmed: Chloe Eudaly is Running for City Council
Chloe Eudaly Chloe Eudaly—who’s been a vocal activist in Portland’s housing crisis and is the longtime owner of Portland independent bookstore Reading Frenzy—confirms she’s going to run against Commissioner Steve Novick (and the handful of other candidates who’ve filed) for Commissioner, Position 4. Eudaly has registered with the Oregon Secretary of State under the committee […]
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Josh Ritter’s Messianic Oracular Honky-Tonk
Laura Wilson Josh Ritter and the Royal City band perform with Elephant Revival tomorrow night (Friday, January 22) and Saturday, January 23 at Revolution Hall (1300 SE Stark). Details here. Josh Ritter has been a solo artist for more than 15 years, but not until his seventh studio album, 2013’s The Beast in Its Tracks, […]
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Dildos and Dildon’ts
I read your response to the person hoping to recycle their used toys in new column. A few years ago, I donated the sex toys and other items I no longer wanted to the Aliveness Project for their annual fundraiser. Before donating the sex toys, I ran them all through the dishwasher so they’d be […]
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Could a Rent Strike Work in Portland?
DOZENS OF DISGRUNTLED Portlanders rallied—again—in front of Portland City Hall on Friday, January 15, demanding renters’ protections in Portland’s tight, turbulent housing market. Portland Tenants United (PTU)—a loosely structured group whose members have been organizing for months via Facebook—put together the event, but a variety of speakers were on hand to offer thoughts. Among them […]