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The Mausoleum (AKA The Coolest Place Ever) Is Open on Monday!
by Courtney Ferguson Wilhelm's Portland MemorialCourtney FergusonIt's almost here! Memorial Day is the one day of the year that the Wilhelm Mausoleum (6705 SE 14th) opens to the public. Monday's open...
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Josh Alpert, Charlie Hales' Chief of Staff, Is Leaving City Hall
by Dirk VanderHart Josh Alpert—Heading out of City Hall.Josh Alpert— Mayor Charlie Hales' chief of staff and the central architect of the city's new strategies around homelessness—is leaving City Hall...
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Timbers v. Chicago Match Preview
by Abe Asher Molly J. Smith/Portland TimbersAfter a cathartic 4-2 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps, the Portland Timbers set about the slightly less glamorous task of piling up points and dragging...
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Amid Controversy, Sheriff Dan Staton to Retire. Former Portland Police Chief...
by Doug Brown ***Update***Multnomah County chair Deborah Kafoury just issued the following statement on Sheriff Dan Staton's retirement:These issues have been a recurring distraction for the men and...
View ArticleTom McCall Waterfront "Pay To" Park
by Anonymous Everyday someone complains about how Portland is changing for the worse. Well guess what lazy Portlanders, if you want Portland to retain it's "keep Portland Weird" ethos, you have to...
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PREMIERE: Here's a New Sunbathe Track from Golden Brown's Perfectly Toasted...
by Ciara Dolan We've got the exclusive premiere of Sunbathe's "Magic Number," a previously unreleased song that feels like it could soundtrack a montage of sweet but unreachable memories from the...
View ArticleSL Letter of the Day: Foot Imprints
by Dan Savage Originally posted on October 8, 2014.I'm 25, I'm virgin, and I find it quite difficult to relate with girls. My main problem is I can't accept my sexuality. I'm into fetish SM. But it...
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Gov. Kate Brown Has Renewed a Cease-and-Desist Order on Bullseye Glass
by Daniel Forbes The high-wire negotiations between Gov. Kate Brown and Bullseye Glass have stalled. Leah Feldon, a special assistant to Oregon Department of Environment Quality (DEQ) Director Pete...
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After Four Decades, The Cure Still Balances Gloom and Knavish Glee
by Robert Ham THE CURE Less mope, more hope.ANDY VELLAONE OF THE more frustrating, kneejerk musical assumptions is that the Cure is strictly for sad-sacks—the lipstick- and mascara-smeared goths who...
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Portland Public Schools Didn't Immediately Shut Off Water Faucets With High...
by Dirk VanderHart As worries over lead (and other metals) in Portland air threaten to shutter a local art-glass factory, Portland Public Schools suddenly finds itself flirting with controversy over...
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Check Out Videos from Some Recent Ear Candy Shows!
by Ciara Dolan Here's a whole new batch of videos from our recent Ear Candy concerts at Mississippi Studios featuring up-and-coming Portland acts Keegan Bauer, the Crenshaw, Andrew Endres Collective,...
View ArticleOn Being a Woman Getting Her Car Fixed
by Anonymous So, it's great that someone hit my parked car and didn't have the decency to leave a note. Great, now I have to try and figure out just where I can go to get an my car fixed without being...
View ArticleYou: 0 / Snookums: 10000000000000000000000000000!!
by Anonymous I have many deal-breakers when it comes to dating, but the one thing that I cannot stand are people with kids. EW! I'm not looking to be a step-parent or anything like that. YUCK! I LOVE...
View ArticleThe Artist Has Entered the Building
by Anonymous I've never met a more untalented person, but you had the ego of a renowned artist. Only in a town like Portland would mediocrity be celebrated. A mutual friend of ours invited me to your...
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Good Morning, News: Mayor Hales' Chief of Staff, W. Kamau Bell, and the...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Here are some links to kick off your Memorial Day weekend. Bullseye GlassDoug BrownICYMI, Gov. Kate Brown renewed a cease and desist order to Portland's notorious...
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Believe It or Not, Akira Kurosawa's Ran Is Almost As Good As Captain Ron
by Ned Lannamann I wasn't able to watch the new 4K restoration of Ran on a big screen, but I feel comfortable recommending you pay money to see it all the same—even watching the Vimeo-hosted press...
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Kindhearted Author Joe Hill Talks Plague Novels and Comic Books
by Courtney Ferguson Not even a pandemic of spontaneous combustion can make me stop raving about Joe Hill's Locke & Key. The horror comic-book series followed the Locke family, who moved to their...
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Timbers Straggle to Draw in Chicago
by Abe Asher Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY SportsIt was a game that only its mother could love — perfunctory, and little more.The Portland Timbers' trip to Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois on Saturday...
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Who Hates Cannabis? And Why?
by Josh Jardine Death Star at Oregon's FinestDan ColeAS WE APPROACH the one-year anniversary of recreational cannabis legalization in Oregon, it's easy to forget about the prohibitionist forces that...
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Longtime Portland Sandwich Makers, Big-Ass Sandwiches, Announces Closure
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey With very little warning, Portland sandwich mainstays Big-Ass Sandwiches have announced via Twitter they are closing down—presumably forever?Today is our last day open. Carpe...
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