The Portland Film Festival recently debuted a sharp new poster. Discerning readers will, of course, notice that the revered publication the Portland Mercury is part of it! Except, well, here’s the thing: That’s not not what we said. I mean, yes, we used the word “quality,” but… okay, here. In context, here’s how “quality” was […]
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Move Over, Burnside 26! The New Apartment Building You’ll Love to Hate is the YARD
Courtesy Craigslist You’ve seen this behemoth perched on the Burnside Bridgehead, and now the YARD is advertising one bedroom apartments (available Aug 1) for the low, low price of only $2364 per month. BUT LOOK AT WHAT YOU’LL GET FOR THAT PRICE! 808 square feet of sprawling luxury! Courtesy Craigslist From the ad: Situated on […]
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Pokémon Go: Where to Catch Portland’s Pokémon!
NOOOOOOOOO. Unless you’ve been living underground like a Diglett for the past 48 hours, chances are pretty high that you’ve encountered Nintendo and Niantic’s new mobile phenomenon, Pokémon Go, in one form of another. The new free-to-play game rolled out to iOS and Android devices two days ago, and the game’s servers have been slammed […]
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Don’t Miss THE BIG FLOAT! This Sunday!
Get ready to get wet, Portland, because the best river event of the year is going down this Sunday, July 10… the annual Big Float! For those new to town, the Big Float is a celebration of the Willamette (put on by the Human Access Project) in which thousands of fun-havers put on life vests […]
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Will You Adopt a Portland Bowling League?
AMF Pro 300 Lanes Jason Desomer Hear the roll, the crash, the mechanical reset. Smell the shoe deodorizer and the odors it can’t beat. Heft the battered polyurethane orbs, taste the cheap beer and pizza, and gaze upon the rows of glistening lanes. Now look up—away from the long lines of polished wood—to the missing […]
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What Portland Business Owners Can Learn from the Porntastic Paris Theatre
If you’re anything like me, you’re a sex positive person—but even some of us who identify in such a manner never stepped foot into long-running porn palace, The Paris Theatre. As the WW reported this week, the Paris will be getting a non-porny makeover by the owners of downtown clubs Dirty and Splash bar (with […]
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Blazers Announcers Mike Barrett, Mike Rice, and Antonio Harvey Are Out
Mike Barrett and Mike Rice Twitter Mike and Mike are out. And so is Antonio Harvey. From today’s press release from the Portland Trail Blazers: Portland Trail Blazers President & CEO Chris McGowan today announced that television play-by-play announcer Mike Barrett; television color analyst Mike Rice; and radio analyst Antonio Harvey will not be on […]
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The World Naked Bike Ride Needs Your Help!
The World Naked Bike Ride is a long-honored, sexy, jiggly, Portland tradition that will hopefully continue for years into the future so all of our great, great, grandchildren can feel the true joy of sweaty ball-chafing, chub-rubbing, naked bike riding. This year’s ride is scheduled for June 25 (along with an after party sponsored by […]
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The Mausoleum (AKA The Coolest Place Ever) Is Open on Monday!
Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Courtney Ferguson It’s almost here! Memorial Day is the one day of the year that the Wilhelm Mausoleum (6705 SE 14th) opens to the public. Monday’s open house is from 11 am-6 pm (may close earlier depending on crowds). There’s usually popcorn, and more urns, miles of memorials, and shag carpet than […]
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Admit It: This Defense of Voodoo Doughnut Makes Some Solid Points
Yesterday we spotted this potentially blasphemous article titled, “In Defense of Voodoo Doughnut,” over on Medium. Has it come to this? The end of days? In what parallel universe is Portland actually defending Voodoo Doughnuts and not throwing them to the tourism wolves? VIA VOODOO DOUGHNUT’S INSTAGRAM Turns out it’s a universe that makes a […]
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With Portland Changing So Fast, Can the Lloyd Center Mall Keep Up?
The glory days of the Lloyd Center Mall. HISTORICPHOTOARCHIVE.COM I BELONG to the last generation of mall rat. My experiences at the Lloyd Center Mall as a kid transcended commerce—it was where I had my first brushes with counterculture, whether it was the first CD I ever picked out that could tenuously be considered “punk” […]
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Death of the Mall Rat
Portland Is Changing—Can the Lloyd Center Mall Keep Up?
Portland is changing—can the Lloyd Center Mall keep up?