It’s hard to tell what the poor guy is doing, but you can see a larger version in the original here.
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Should Portland Prepare for a Great Migration?
As the election looms, I have been hearing from more people who claim that if McCain wins they are moving to Canada. For serious this time. No, really… They’re not going to puss out like four years ago. They will really, definitely leave. Really. Okay, I believe these people are going to follow through with […]
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Gettin’ Hemp for School
Today is the first full day of fall. Apples. Voting. Leaves of all varieties. I was just over at Whole Foods on 28th and Burnside and their New Leaf Back to School notebooks caught my eye. Check it out: Portland students: They’ve got high potential. Who cares if pot leaf paraphernalia will probably get your […]
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Transformers Poised to Attack Portland
A horde of incognito Transformers disguised as gargoyles are lying in wait–ready to take over downtown Portland. Need evidence of my shrill Michael Bay-fueled conspiracy theory? Exhibit A As seen above Jake’s Grill.
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Alligator Versus Cops!
Bikers on the Springwater Corridor and 190th came across a surprise on Friday afternoon: a three-foot long alligator! Dumped pet? Zoo escapee? Creature spawned from river sewage? Whatever it was, it lay quite politely in the road. The bikers did the first two things that would come to anyone’s mind. First: take camera phone pictures […]
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Bitch Magazine Needs $40,000
Publishing a magazine is expensive. And there’s no way to sugarcoat it. So why bother: Bitch needs $40,000 by October 15: The print publishing industry as a whole is staring into a void. Across the board, newsstand magazine sales are in a slump, subscriber numbers are down, and paper and postal costs continue to rise. […]
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Jack Bog Unmasks Alleged Anon Attacker: A City Council Member In Troutdale!
On Sunday, blogger Jack Bogdanski promised to unmask his online anonymous attacker today. True to his word, Bogdanski is now alleging the attacker is Robert Canfield, a city council member in Troutdale. Dirty. I just called Canfield, asking simply, “was it you?” “Why don’t you go on my blog and figure it out for yourself,” […]
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Portlanders More Attractive Than Seattleites
In a recent online survey for Travel + Leisure, Portland scored very well in a few areas, beating out other prominent US cities in several “Quality of Life” categories. In fact, Portland is numero uno for environmental awareness, safety, cleanliness, public transportation and pedestrian friendliness, and public parks and access to the outdoors. However, Portland […]
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The Lightbulb Lady
So maybe I’m the only person in Portland who didn’t know about the Lightbulb Lady. But, man, I meet a lot of people and she is one of the most interesting I’ve ever met so I need to post about her. The Lightbulb Lady is Kay Newell and she sits all day behind the low […]
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Attn. Filmmakers: Another Film Contest!
So My Pretty Portland is over and done with–but now local filmmakers have another chance to show off their short films. The Regional Arts and Culture Council’s “Portland Art Happens” program is a new project that intends to “excite, stimulate, and inform the 50,000 monthly visitors to the RACC website by showcasing an array of […]
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Rent-A-Cops Ask Obama Campaigner To Leave Pioneer Square
In July, we found out that you can’t “steal” Pioneer Square’s electricity. Now, it turns out that you can’t hand out Obama badges and leaflets there, either. So much for it being Portland’s “living room,” I guess. RENT-A-COP WITH OBAMA CAMPAIGNER AFTER MOVING HIM OFF THE SQUARE… Officer Byrd, who looks like a cop, and […]
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Making Slumlords Pay – City Plans to Revise Rental Code
After a year of hashing out ideas with landlords and tenants, the county’s Quality Rental Housing Workgroup presented a draft of ideas last night for how to improve conditions for Portland renters. The big gist of the report is that the county should hire six new housing inspectors and restructure fines so that chronic violators […]