Pacific Power says its customers—that’d be you, Northeast Portland—are in pecuniary trouble if the state won’t modify rules about how it has to purchase renewable energy. We reported this week that the company’s asking the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) for changes to those rules—changes clean power advocates say could imperil the future of solar […]
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This Week’s Style Events: Red Clouds Collective, Elizabeth Mollo, Michelle Lesniak, & More!
NOW! • Red Clouds Collective is currently having a BTS sale with 20 percent off handy, durable items like leather and canvas backpacks, pencil/paintbrush rolls, and durable work-ready pants. Now through Sept 1! Red Clouds Collective • Hand-Eye Supply‘s having a sale on “any sharp thing in the shop,” and they’re calling it Knife Week, […]
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Wildcraft, Reif, & Content: The Day’s News in Fashion, Design, & Retail
• If you’re starting to feel those back-to-school fall feels, take a look at the schedule of upcoming textile workshops being offered at the Wildcaft Studio School, including a two-day focus on a Pacific Northwest Native American technique for cedar hat-weaving, raw wool rug-making, loom weaving, and basic leather crafting with Sara Barner. Wildcraft Studio […]
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The Weekend Shopper: Mercantile, Bridge & Burn, Caravan, & More
Friday, Aug 21 Mercantile‘s fall shopping event isn’t just about offloading last season, but it is about those who are seriously loading up for next: Take $75 off purchases of $350 or more, and $175 for those of $750 and up, now through Aug 31. New arrivals include collections from Alexander Wang, Max Mara, Rag […]
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Portland Made, Wildfang, & Sara Bergman: The Day’s News in Portland Fashion, Retail, and Design
• Portland makers of all things, fashion-related or not: Another reminder to look into hooking up with the Portland Made Collective (basic membership is free), and take part in the important, metrics-building work being done to foster Portland-made products as an “international marketing force.” They’re currently over 500 strong and counting. If you want to […]
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What You Need to Know About Mayor Charlie Hales’ New Initiative On Homelessness
You’ve been on pins and needles all afternoon, Blogtown, so here’s what we know about the new $1 million homelessness initiative Mayor Charlie Hales unveiled today (along with City Commissioner Dan Saltzman, Multnomah County Commissioner Jules Bailey, police officials and social service providers): It looks largely like he said it would: As I noted earlier, […]
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Mayor Charlie Hales Will Unveil His Latest Homeless Outreach Idea Today
Sarah Hayes A couple days ago, a picture was ricocheting around Twitter of two people having sex in a doorway on the North Park Blocks. I’m not gonna post it. You can imagine what it looked like. It’s an unwelcome image, obviously—both because it’s not a good thing for people to be having sex in […]
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Portland’s Police Reform Watchdogs Still Haven’t Found a Suitable Office—And That Might Push Them Over Budget
The Commonwealth Building It’s looking more and more like Portland’s unique, fragile system for watchdogging federally mandated police reforms could creep past the constraints of its budget. One main reason: The team that’s helping oversee those reforms still hasn’t found a suitable place to work, nine months after winning the job. As the Mercury reported […]
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Commissioner Steve Novick Is Considering Paying Cab Companies For Their Wheelchair Vans
Mark Markovich Portland’s taxi industry has seen sweeping shifts since Portland City Council allowed Uber and Lyft into the city in late April. Now Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick is mulling a few more. As Portland City Council gets ready to mull permanent rule changes, Novick sent a letter [pdf] to the city’s cab outfits and […]
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This Week’s Style Events: The Caravan Traveling Market, Bridge & Burn, Prairie Underground, and More!
Thursday, Aug 20 Mercantile is ushering fall with a four-day trunk show for Frame Denim, with $25 off purchases from the line during the event. 729 SW Alder, through Sunday, Aug 23 Friday, Aug 21 End of season sales keep on cropping up, and Bridge and Burn‘s kicks off this week with up to 70 […]
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Remember When Everyone Was Mad About Water Rates Last Year? Here’s What Came Of It
Katie Summer Remember a year and a half ago, when everyone gave a very specific damn about the governance of the city’s water and sewer rates? In early 2014, city leaders were frantically trying to quell an insurrection that would have snatched the Portland Water Bureau and Bureau of Environmental Services from City Hall, and […]
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This Week’s Style Events: Black Wagon, Glean, and Adam Arnold’s Sample Sale!
Only three things, but they’re such good things! • Proof that Portland’s hipster breeding programs are booming, the amazing children’s boutique Black Wagon is celebrating its ninth anniversary. The Original Photo Booth, refreshments both kid-safe and unsafe, and giveaways will all be involved. Black Wagon, 3964 N Mississippi, Thurs Aug 13, 5-8 pm • As […]