Downtown’s new food/retail indoor/outdoor mini mall (can I call it that?), Union Way, is rapidly announcing the operational status of a stream of new arrivals: Steven Alan led the way on the retail front, joining fancy candy store Quin, and quickly followed by San Francisco-based denim specialists Self Edge, Spruce Apothecary (from the curatorial forces […]
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Local Love at the Red Light
All summer, the Red Light Clothing Exchange is running a series of $1 sidewalk sales, each benefiting a different local charity. This Sunday is next up, and all the money earned will be going to the Portland Rescue Mission, which has been providing services to the homeless and those suffering from addiction and abuse. (Their […]
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Our Portland Story’s Summer Expo
You may recall the Our Portland Story project, a yearbook-like collection of Portland-related narratives and designs submitted by its citizens, now in its second volume. This summer, in collaboration with the having-a-very-active-moment Museum of Contemporary Craft, it’s running a whole series of events starting now and running through September 7. Starting today, the museum will […]
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PRO TIP O’ THE DAY: Big Float Wristbands!
One of my fave events of the summer is the annual Big Float—where around 2000 people armed with floating devices of all kinds, float and play in the Willamette. It’s a great way to have fun AND remember how important the river is to all of our lives—BUT! If you’re anything like me, you can’t […]
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Seen in Portland
This podcast fan car was seen outside the Mercury office today. Courtney Ferguson I don’t know if you can read it, but the text on either side of the huge hood graphic says “Support Local Mental Health.” Which is kinda funny because I’m pretty sure none of those podcasts are local.
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Poll: Should Cogen Resign Over Affair with County Staffer?
Jeff Cogen We weren’t invited to his “tearful” confession last night in the county building, but the Oregonian last night reported that Multnomah County Chairman Jeff Cogen—a politico whose name has been whispered in talks about Governor Kitzhaber’s 2014 plans, among others—admitted to having an affair with a health policy adviser that has since ended. […]
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Association #5: The Farm and Katrina Scotto Di Carlo
The dinner/presentation event hosted monthly at Union/Pine is coming up once again this Sunday. Portland institution the Farm Café is planning a menu of “Lamb andouille and “hunter’s-style” duck sausage and olive-oil poached Oregon albacore tuna with wood-fired Romano beans, potato salad viscose [?], and sorrel pistou.” These dinners combine a splurgy-but-well-priced dinner served at […]
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The Atlantic is Sort of Breathless Over Portland’s Economy
In Portland, we’ve been battered with tales about our downed economy for years. On message boards, locals ceaselessly warn prospective Portlanders from moving to town unless they have a job lined up (good advice—trust me—but certainly not mandatory). The rapidly tiring joke the city’s a place where young people go to retire, it turns out, […]
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Needmore Designs and the Portland Connection to Equality House
You’ve heard about Equality House, the “symbol of equality, peace, and positive change and will serve as the resource center for all Planting Peace equality and anti-bullying initiatives” that’s set up right across the street from Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas: Facebook But what you might not know, is that the organization’s brand new […]
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The Day a Naked Man Came to Clean My House
Courtney Ferguson Awww, Cub Ginger is the cutest! This week seems like the perfect time—post-World Naked Bike Ride, pre-Pride—to tell you about when I found a naked man in my house pawing through my things, and unlike many nude snoopers, he was a welcome and delightful guest. The man in question, Cub Ginger, is one […]