Tickets for Garth Brooks’ two upcoming Portland shows went on sale this morning, followed immediately by the news that two additional shows would be added, and then a fifth show on Sunday afternoon was added as well. This means the once-and-future Chris Gaines will be at the Moda Center for nearly a week, playing from […]
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This Week’s Letters Section! An Online Exclusive Featuring the Chair of Multnomah County Republicans!
‘HOOD RHETORIC RE: Ongoing changes in, and coverage of, demographics in Portland neighborhoods. DEAR MERCURY—It would be nice if the city did some real research on how NOT to repeat the same mistakes it made over the years with North/Northeast. Portlanders now talk about the Numbers, Felony Flats, and East County in the same way […]
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Here’s What’s Really Happening to the Sandy Hut
Katie Summer The Sandy Hut is not dead. News of the sale of the inner Northeast Portland dive bar—which temporarily closed its doors on March 1—broke earlier this week, with a report appearing at Willamette Week before the sale was finalized. That deal did go through to completion on Tuesday, and today, the new owners, […]
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Is $20 Million Enough to Reverse Gentrification?
Illustration: Eatcho THIS TIME, the smartly dressed Bishop Steven Holt wasn’t presiding onstage, clutching a mic the way you might imagine him leading a sermon. Instead, he was sitting down—though still impeccably dressed. There was a microphone, resting a few inches from his face, though it was hardly a personal instrument of rhetoric. This time […]
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Fade to Light, Reviewed
Fade to Light’s not the biggest fashion show in Portland, but it may be the most consistent. If we count its earliest incarnations as a rock-themed show, it’s one of the longest-running, and the only one to have proven it can sustain two seasons. Wednesday’s winter edition saw an overall uptick in interesting design work […]
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Portland Poet Mary Szybist To Judge One of This Year’s PEN Literary Awards
Graywolf Press ‘GRATS! To Mary Szybist. With the internet much too focused on one particularly irrelevant quaint awards ceremony that transpired this week, why not turn our attention to a better another one, the 2015 PEN Literary Awards! The Awards won’t be announced until June after an onerous long list -> short list -> finalist […]
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Inside the Under-Construction Pine Street Market
You’ve probably heard of a major development for downtown’s food scene that’s aiming for a November launch: The Pine Street Market project is reviving the historic Carriage and Baggage Building at the corner of SW 2nd and Pine. Originally built in 1886 as a parking lot for horses and carriages, it soon after became storage […]
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The 13 Portland Restaurants and Chefs Nominated for 2015 James Beard Awards
The James Beard Foundation published its list of semifinalists for this year’s round of awards today, and Portland came away with a respectable lucky 13 of them: • Kachka and Langbaan for Best New Restaurant • Tim Healea of Little T for Outstanding Baker • Clyde Common for Outstanding Bar Program • Pok Pok‘s Andy Ricker for […]
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Oregon History Diorama Winner Announced—Plus, A Francine Sighting!
On Saturday, the winners of Kick Ass Oregon History’s annual Oregon history diorama contest were announced at a birthday party for Oregon, at Astoria’s Merry Time Bar. Kick Ass Oregon History’s got the blow-by-blow on their blog, but here’s the winner, this artful gem by Heather Arndt Anderson: It’s a depiction of the Roseburg Blast […]
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Inside Axiom, Portland’s Semi-Underground Workshop of Wonders
In most cases, the story of American manufacturing begins strong, becomes devastating, and—if you’re lucky—ends with a forward-looking glimmer of hope. Yesterday I was able to tour Axiom, a local success story that’s seen a completely different trajectory. Founded in 1996 by Woody Stratton, Axiom began primarily as a cabinetry business, and has since grown […]
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The Port of Portland Just Lost $83 Million in Annual Business
This is not good: The Oregonian has reported that Hanjin Shipping has pulled out of Portland (potentially as the result of delays brought on by striking longshore workers). It’s through them that Oregon exported its agricultural products to Asia, and it was they who ferried the materials used by our big sportswear brands in and […]
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New In: The Day’s News in Local Fashion, Retail, and Design
The city’s independent design, retail, and lifestyle brands? Here’s what’s up with them as of today: —Shark Tank has moved its airtime from Fridays to Tuesdays, and who should be on tomorrow night’s episode but Portland lip balm company Balm Chicky Balm Balm! I chose their variety pack as one of my holiday “wish list” […]