For this week’s Mercury, I spoke to Greg Higgins, hoping to learn about his role in the Portland food scene of 1988. What I got was an amazing history lesson. I’m sure there are many more people with a perspective on the birth of Portland’s foodie culture, but Higgins is a great place to start. […]
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Bond Spotting!
Shawn Levy at the Oregonian is reporting that Daniel Craig is in Portland: Why is Daniel Craig in Portland? I heard he was at Higgins on Saturday night and AGAIN for lunch today. Anyone? I have no idea, Shawn, but perhaps our kind readers could be on the lookout with their cellphone cameras at the […]
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Pietopia is coming!
I for one am under the assumption that there are currently not enough pies in the world. Good for me though, that someone here in Portland believes this too, (although it seems the idea came from watching the movie Waitress a few too many times) therefore, the answer to my pie prays is coming in […]
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Oh, Hello MTV.
MTV Music Videos MTV Shows Entertainment News Like we previously posted, MTV did indeed come to Portland. And, well, it’s decent. I sort of expected Jesse Camp to VJ the report, but instead the clip is pretty entertaining as they cover a wide variety of bands–from the basement scene to Colin Meloy–in a tasteful manner. […]
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Movie Night with the Coffin Cruisers
Somehow I’m not surprised that Portland has a car club for hearse enthusiasts, The Coffin Cruisers. If you just drove your hearse into town (according to the website they also welcome other “professional car owners” of ambulances, limos and flower cars(?)), this is the crew you’ll want to connect with. This weekend might be a […]
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Bike Vs. Car 2, Shocking Video!!!
Before KATU has a chance to recreate it, we have video from the cops from the bike vs.car story earlier today: The two witnesses were able to get out of the way, but Rehnberg ended up on the hood of the suspect’s car. With the victim hanging on to the suspect’s windshield wipers, the suspect […]
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Eating off the Streets
Sunday afternoon it was 90 degrees and there was no shade in the parking lot of Napa Auto Parts on SE 8th Ave. But there a group of us were, standing in a circle on the gritty asphalt and rapidly sweating to death. At our feet was an empty bag of potato chips, a line […]
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Mississippi Records Shuns Street Fair, Plays Dickish But Humorous Prank
At the Mississippi Street Fair yesterday. After an initial groan of “Ohhhhh shit!,” we determined this was a hoax put on by Mississippi Records, who decided to get the hell out of dodge for yesterday’s street fair. They shuttered their storefront and played Kenny G from an outdoor speaker; they left a marker with a […]
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Today In PDX
So as Mark mentioned yesterday, the Mercury‘s Flickr pool is now open! Which means it’s time for you to join and send us your pics of stuff happening in Portland today. There’s lots happening. For example, this morning, I saw this and this, just riding into work. See? I win! Now: Get snapping.
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Eat Local Week
There are so many good reasons to be a locavore, that is, someone who eats food produced locally: -Local food requires less fossil fuel to ship. -You can generally pin down a local food source so that you know exactly what’s happening from the ground to your table. -Less Salmonella! -Your money stays in the […]
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Big Bridge Opposition Grows
A coalition of groups–1000 Friends of Oregon, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Environment Oregon, and Coalition for a Livable Future–have joined forces to oppose the current slate of options for a new Columbia River Crossing. They’ve pulled together a press conference for tomorrow (at Piccolo Park between Division and Clinton, probably chosen because the property was […]
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DVD Review: The Journal of Short Film: The JSF/PDX Issue.
Goddammit. I’ve been meaning to get this write-up posted for the past week or two–the DVD’s been available since like May 20, and it screened at the Northwest Film Center on May 28–but due to various factors I’d rather not talk about (UNPLANNED PREGNANCY), it’s taken me a while to review The Journal of Short […]