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IT IS BLACK FRIDAY. THE WORSHIPPERS HAVE SET UPON THE TEMPLES. Local malls have been hosting hungry, thirsty, lusty crowds of bleary Oregonians, in what’s so far been an uninterrupted shopping bacchanalia, since before the dawn. That’s not been the case, however, in the malls and discount stores around Ferguson, Missouri—and several other burgs in […]

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! And when I rolled with the punches, I got knocked on the ground, by all this bullshit going down. LET’S GO TO PRESS. FINALLY, A RESPECTABLE PORTLAND PROTEST. After a tepid display of outrage immediately following the non-indictment of Ferguson cop Darren Wilson, Portland turned out in the hundreds on the streets […]

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Right there, I see you lookin’. Sure hope that you’re not tooken. Don’t get lost in the crowd. This place is so damn wild. LET’S GO TO PRESS. Remember the Juggalos who were suspected of leaving threatening notes on North Williams businesses? Now the Juggalos are saying they’re being framed, and that […]

It will take almost as long as the hearing itself. But if you fee like punishing yourself, take some minutes and read through our exhaustive live blog of yesterday’s “Portland Street Fund” hearing. (You should also read the Oregonian‘s recap of the nearly five-hour affair.) Dozens of opponents—and some supporters, too—got their first crack at […]

Here’s hoping Steve Novick and Charlie Hales (and half the print reporters in town) all snuck in some decent sleep last night. Today’s the first major public hearing on the Portland Street Fund (formerly the street fee) since late May, when testimony and debate sprawled over five or so hours—and sore feelings and intrigue are […]

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! If you smiling, that should set the tone. (Just be limber, baby.) And If you let go, the music should groove your bones. LET’S GO TO PRESS. Everybody rest your throat today, because tomorrow is the big Portland Street Fee Public Meeting—and you’ll need your “screaming voice.” (By the way, this time […]

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Late night, come home. Work sucks, I know. She left me roses by the stairs. Surprises let me know she cares. LET’S GO TO PRESS. A Linfield Community College student is fatally stabbed at a convenience store on Saturday night—and it’s still a mystery as to why. Washington holds their first marijuana […]

Have you bowed to the frigid sun yet? It’s dry. It’s still dangerously cold. Especially for the most vulnerable among us. And that means more warming centers and shelters are open, along with a promise that no one in need during this early cold snap will be turned away. The entrepreneurs behind Hempstalk have already […]