Comedian George Carlin died. Hillary Clinton puts on a forced smile and gets ready to join Barack Obama on the campaign trail this Friday. The Supreme Court won’t be hearing an appeal by two environmental groups, who’d hoped to challenge the Department of Homeland Security over the environmental laws they’ve waived to build a fence […]
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Behind the Scenes at the (official) Summer’s First Farmer’s Market
It’s sunrise at Dave’s Killer Bread factory. Outside the sky is pale blue and pink and Mt. Hood is picture perfect. Inside, the light is florescent but the air is pleasantly intoxicating — my eyes droop at 5:30a.m. but every breath is a pick-me-up of warm bread and grains. “Bread is a fickle mistress,” says […]
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Cookie Monster on The Colbert Report
Okay, this one is cuter than a basket full of “Cat Fridays.” After learning that Sesame Street‘s Cookie Monster has started eating fruits and vegetables in addition to cookies, Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report flips out and takes the blue monster to task. Check this out if you’re in the mood to feel good.
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Leftbank
Amy and I got a tour of the 66,000 sq ft Leftbank building this morning (here’s a post with more background)—originally three separate buildings that have been built together to form one rambling multilevel structure, the space has at various points housed a restaurant and bakery, MultiCraft Plastics, and a short-lived illegal jazz club called […]
Posted inFashion
Style Challenge
Okay, here’s the deal: I have a wedding to go to, but not just any wedding. It’s a Western-themed camp-out wedding. Thinking about what to wear to this thing has been a challenge. Actually, I thought I had it dialed in—I knew everyone else would be in cowboy gear, so I was going to go […]
Posted inCats
Oh Hello, Cat Friday!
Yesterday I got a phone call from Erik, who works in the next room. He said, “You need to come in here immediately.” I’m not in the habit of taking orders from men who collect action figures, but it sounded important and so I went and looked out his window and OMG kittens!! Somehow every […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Boozy Summer Goodness
In a couple of hours, summer will have officially begun. Yay! And in honor of the momentous occasion I offer you another round of drinks sent in from friends and Blogtownies alike. I’ll start it off with the Ginger Rose, created by a Blogtown reader who will remain nameless because I did not ask her […]
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The O’Reilly Factor… in a Minute!
How many times have you whined, “But I don’t have time to watch every episode of The O’Reilly Factor!” Well, thanks to the funny guys over at 236, you can now view Bill O’Reilly in all his glory… and in only ONE MINUTE. (And with every inch of the “no spin zone” still intact.)
Posted inMusic
I’m With the Band: Weezer’s Secret Show at Oaks Park.
I haven’t played any sort of musical instrument since I was forced to haltingly learn the rudiments of the recorder in like fourth grade, and I am resolutely, pathetically tone deaf–which means if you probably shoudn’t ever invite me somewhere if you plan on having a jam session, or even if you’re just planning on […]
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Camp Out In Solidarity Tomorrow Night
The homeless protesters outside city hall are planning a Soltstice Campout tomorrow night, and are appealing to Portlanders to camp out in solidarity on their front lawns. Any takers? If so, can we take your picture?
Posted inPolitics
Political Rumor of the Week
True or false: New City Commissioner Nick Fish plans to join a camp out on city hall’s steps this Saturday night—a continuation of last month’s long protest against the sit-lie and camping ordinances. False! Chalk that rumor up to a “lame attempt at humor” on Fish’s part, he says. On Wednesday, when Fish presented Sisters […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Black Sheep Bakery’s New Cafe
If you’ve ever visited the Mercury’s NE Portland office, you’ve discovered that we’re in a food black hole. We’re between KATU’s offices and the Jantzen Building’s medical offices. In a four block radius, we’ve got a convenience store, a coffee shop, and two smoky dives that grill up burgers—and not much else. Until last week. […]