As the Oregonian pointed out Monday evening, the city’s released a new interactive map containing all potential projects that might make the cut as part of the seemingly never-ending process of creating a new Comprehensive Plan. The map has tabs for transportation, zoning and infrastructure projects put forth by various city bureaus, and it’d be […]
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Can A Proposed Nonprofit Reverse Mayor Charlie Hales’ Reforms of Last Thursday?
It’s been more than the year since a nonprofit group that for years helped organize Alberta’s Last Thursday festival held a press conference to announce they were quitting. Friends of Last Thursday (FoLT) resigned over new strictures on the freewheeling event proposed by Mayor Charlie Hales—changes that have since been realized—and left the mayor’s office […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day
Why one should never EVER wear flip flops in the bathroom: If I find myself in the restroom at a place like FredMeyer or new seasons and you are in the urinal next to me, wearing flip flops, don’t be too suprised if my urine splashes a little bit into and onto your toes, you […]
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Last Night in My Dreams…
One of the greatest technological advances of our times is the ability to take our dreams and put them on YouTube for everyone to see and interpret. (But can we do something about the comments, please? Ugh! They’re terrible!) Anyway, here’s a dream I had last night. Feel free to interpret it as you wish […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day
And now for an important I, Anonymous Blog public service announcement: Nude beach ≠ sex beach. In the seventeen years I have been hitting Sauvie’s and going to the naked beach, I have really never had a bad experience. Puppies and kids frolicking about, bouncing body parts playing volleyball, swimming and fun, and all naked. […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day
And now a public service announcement from the I, Anonymous Blog about not breaking someone’s window out to rescue an overheated dog: Dear Dog lover: Please stop calling the animal emergency line every time you see a dog in a car. A. Multnomah county after hours has ONE company they contract with after 5p and […]
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Bizarro Shoe of the Day: Fondue Slipper
Okay, so… I think this is real, though it’s future may be… uncertain. The Fondue Slipper, brought to my attention by our friends to the north, is inspired by dipping bread and strawberries into melted cheese and chocolate… because you want your feet to be even more directly linked to cheese? The eventual idea is […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day
Sure, I’ll admit it: There are times when I just want to put the I, Anonymous Blog into a sack with a bunch of rocks and toss it into the river. But then? An opening line comes along that makes me say, “YES!!! It’s all worth it!!!” From a post sensitively titled, “Wad of Dicks.” […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day
Normally we don’t allow I, Anonymous bloggers to include actual names in their posts. But like everything in life… there are exceptions to the rule. Safeway. We need to talk. You’ve been slipping and everyone knows it. In everyone single one of your stores there are incredibly long lines. You usually have a dozen check […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day
Add this to the list of things I do wrong: I apparently poop too much. All the pride in this town about reducing waste. How about reducing the fecal parade overflowing our storm sewers and making restrooms in this town a russian roulette of spackled toilet bowls and horrific odors. All those hopped up micro […]
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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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Pedalpalooza Begins! Here Are Today’s Events
illustration by Leo Zarosinski The official Pedalpalooza kickoff ride begins at 7 pm, but you needn’t wait until this evening to get things started. Your first actual opportunity to participate in this year’s Pedalpalooza? Drinking with a stranger—probably illegally—on the Eastbank Esplanade. (The Mercury doesn’t necessarily endorse any individual event, by the way.) Before you […]