I guess you can blame “bikini season” for the rash of unusual workout options coursing through the intertubes this week? Next up: David Lynch Yoga. This one is a benefit for the David Lynch Foundation, through which he spreads the gospel of transcendental meditation, particularly to at-risk populations like inner-city kids, veterans, and refugees. For […]
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The River Hugger Swim Team
As Courtney highlighted in our recent summer guide, this could be the summer you accept the giant river running through your city as a potential swimmin’ hole destination. Post Big Pipe, the Willamette should be pretty much turd-free, so it just comes down to how you feel about the fuel sources for all those barges, […]
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Problems in Whitelandia
Back in May, I put up a quick post about the Kickstarter for Whitelandia, a local documentary, in which filmmakers Matt Zodrow and Tracy MacDonald planned to work with “Black American communities, individuals, and organizations in Oregon” to tell the story of Oregon’s less-than-great history with race. The Kickstarter met its goal, and Whitelandia started […]
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Wanted: MOD Writers
When I started writing about Portland’s independent fashion and retail scene, I was actually worried about not having enough material to support a weekly column much less a daily blog. Ha! Obviously, I had nothing to worry about. There is so much quality retail action and brilliant design happening here that it’s too much for […]
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Associated
Maybe you’ve noticed that this rad former service station on N Interstate and Skidmore has been undergoing a transformation over the past few months: It’s been becoming Associated… again: Associated via Facebook The space was taken over three months ago by Aaron Hoskins, Corey Davis, Caitlin Troutman, and Amanda Yakisoba (full disclosure: Hoskins and Troutman […]
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Forest for the Trees 2014
Last year was the first for Forest for the Trees, an initiative founded to bring in a mix of local and international artists to paint permanent murals on walls around the city—walls that for many years were off-limits for such projects thanks to some legal challenges. The first year resulted in 10 completed walls by […]
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PDX Approved Survey: LAST CHANCE TO ENTER AND WIN!
People like to feel their opinion matters, and people like to answer questions about the things they like—I can tell by all the BuzzFeed quizzes y’all are posting on FB. Good news: The Mercury‘s annual PDX Approved survey is still running, which is nothing but questions about the things in Portland you love; your favorite […]
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PDX Approved: Awaiting Your Approval
People like to feel their opinion matters, and people like to answer questions about the things they like—I can tell by all the BuzzFeed quizzes y’all are posting on FB. Good news: The Mercury‘s annual PDX Approved survey is still running, which is nothing but questions about the things in Portland you love; your favorite […]
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This Month with Know Your City: One for Tourists, One for the History Buffs
Obtaining a presence via mobile kiosk near Portland’s tourist epicenter was great strategy for Know Your City; they’ll be there (along with a few other tour-oriented agencies) to help answer that “What do we do now?” post-Voodoo conundrum faced by so many of the city’s visitors. The upcoming roster of tours includes a few of […]
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Pacific Standard: Bridge & Burn’s New Bag
Bridge & Burn is one of the better-established new-generation apparel brands to have emerged from Portland, but much of its actual production has been sent overseas (with a few notable exceptions, like their collaboration with Columbiaknit). Now the company is working toward creating a “a growing suite of domestically made products” they’re calling the “Pacific […]
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A View From Abroad, or More Portland Love from the Guardian
It’s always interesting how our city is viewed by others, especially when it comes to food. The New York Times seems to rediscover Portland’s culinary scene once a year, while the UK-based Guardian has a particular hard on for anything PDX—the latest is an enthusiastic, slightly gushing endorsement of our food carts (though that’s understandable […]
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*ALERT* PORTLAND: REBECCA ROMIJN ALERT
Look, a TV production crew! Neat! Wow, this is a terrible picture Portland has a long and proud history of mediocre-but-successful TV shows filming here, which certainly bodes well (sort of!) for the new TNT series The Librarians—which, RIGHT THIS MINUTE, is filming at the library in Old Town, specifically on the corner of NW […]