Well, we can’t blame gentrification for this one: Tony Mengis of East End has confirmed that he’s throwing in the towel on the bar/music venue in the wake of this summer’s fire, with plans to move to Amsterdam later this winter: East End is prob done. The landlord still has no timeline for the bldg […]
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Come See Xray.fm’s Carl Wolfson Live at the Clinton Street! (You May Recognize One of His Guests… Hint Hint)
It’s been several joyous months since Xray.fm’s official launch this spring—expanding our terrestrial radio horizons but, more importantly, marking a restoration of sorts for Portland’s only local progressive radio talker, Carl Wolfson. Wolfson, you may recall, was lamentably booted in 2012 from his old job at ClearChannel’s KPOJ, along with nearly everyone else who worked […]
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The Mayor Will Announce Downtown’s 2014 Holiday Retail Campaign; Here’s a Sneak Preview
This Thursday, at 12:30 pm in Pioneer Square, Mayor Hales will officially kick off downtown’s holiday retail efforts, which include a relaunch of the pop-up shops, a program that sat it out in 2013. These days, there’s a push to spruce up the vacancy rate in Old Town/Chinatown with local businesses, so it’s only natural […]
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An Update on the Portland Apparel Lab
The ambitious Portland Apparel Lab project came in hot a few months ago, with a detailed vision of how it could launch Portland’s small time fashion professionals into a more competitive zone. There was a well-attended presentation of the plan in September, and an invitation fto come to PAL co-founders Crispin Argento and Dawn Moothart […]
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Seven Sisters
My goodness. Add another new Portland shop to the growing list! Seven Sisters has opened in the 811 E Burnside building, carrying goods they promise will be “made of natural, timeless materials.” Details on the web site are scarce at the moment (though it looks like online sales are in the cards); their Instagram is […]
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Just in Time for Winter Sports: Evo
Mmmm, does Portland really need another huge outdoor apparel store? Judging from the size of the new Evo store—11,000 sf—that’s finally open after months of construction (in the historic former Salvation Army HQ), the answer appears to be a resounding “hell yes.” This is Evo’s second location, after the original in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. At […]
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This Week’s Style Events
The latest and greatest and updated-est! • All this month, bring in a used coat (or more) to Lizard Lounge, which is collecting them for Transition Projects, and get 20 percent off of a new one. Win, win, done, and done. Lizard Lounge, 1323 NW Irving • Marine Layer has its own Airbnb loft, because why […]
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Dispatches from the Nothing Beat: Charles D’Ambrosio on Alt-Weeklies and the Pacific Northwest
Charles D’Ambrosio’s readings never disappoint. This is an incredibly rare thing for a writer, and just one reason it’s very sad that D’Ambrosio has left Portland for the Midwest, where he’s been hired by the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Not so fast, though—D’Ambrosio still has a new book out from Portland’s/New York’s Tin House Books, an […]
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After Days of Worry, Right 2 Dream Too Co-Founder Surfaces, Says He’s “Okay”
Right 2 Dream Too co-founder Ibrahim Mubarak—whose whereabouts became the subject of a massive social media push this weekend, after he was last heard from Wednesday—has surfaced and is “okay,” according to City Commissioner Amanda Fritz. Word came during what would have been Right 2 Dream Too’s regular meeting with city hall. Fritz said more […]
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Friends of Right 2 Dream Too Co-Founder Worry He’s Gone Missing
Word has gone out among housing justice advocates and others on social media yesterday asking for leads if someone’s recently seen Right 2 Dream Too co-founder Ibrahim Mubarak—who apparently hasn’t been seen by anyone since Tuesday or Wednesday. A Facebook update posted yesterday afternoon goes so far as to describe Mubarak as “missing.” And it […]
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A Very Liberators Halloween
If you haven’t seen Portland’s reigning sketch comedy masters The Liberators in action—THEN I DON’T EVEN WITH YOU. They are riotously funny, super smart, and weird, which is just your speed, am I right? They’ve got a show coming up at IFCC on November 8, and you can buy tickets for that here. AND they’ve […]
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Portlander Mike Merrill: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You
via You might remember Portlander Mike Merrill from when he “Sold His Fate to Investors at $1 a Share,” or from when he had his shareholders vote on the life decisions of a 17-year-old for three months, or from when he took over the Mercury and used it for his own nefarious purposes (that particular […]