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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...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Trouble at Sasquatch!, Vanport Flood Anniversary, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Back to life, back to the present time. Back from a fantasy, yes. Tell me, now, take the initiative. I'll leave it in your hands until you're ready....
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Weird Fact! Looking At This Picture of Johnny Depp Will Make You Want to Die
by Ned Lannamann There's a moment midway through Alice Through the Looking Glass that hints at a much darker story, in which the orgy of CG gibberish ceases and Alice (Mia Wasikowska) wakes up from...
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Today in History: The Vanport Flood Destroys a City, Reveals Oregon Racism
by Joe Streckert Zack SotoTHE HOUSES are gone. The theater, the recreation center, and the churches have all been destroyed. Walking through Delta Park, you'd never guess that the second largest city...
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Leon Bridges at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Sat May 28
by Santi Elijah Holley Christopher Keith GarciaChristopher Keith GarciaWHY LEON BRIDGES shot from obscurity in Fort Worth, Texas to worldwide fame in such a short time—aside from his smooth-as-butter...
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Game of Thrones Recap! Very Little Actual Blood in "Blood of My Blood"
by Ned Lannamann REUNITED and it feels so good...HBOAfter the thrills and tragedy of last week's episode of Game of Thrones, it's not a huge surprise that this week's episode dialed the excitement...
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Good Morning, News: Memorial Day Weekend Mayhem Edition
by Dirk VanderHart All of your once-shiny long weekend dreams lie tarnished and smashed before you, Blogtown. Let's try to pick up the pieces.Not surprisingly, some people are calling for Portland...
View ArticleCurious about Two Mysterious Portland Characters
by Anonymous May 23rd—-on the #15 23rd Ave Bus—leaving downtown 10:35 PM A person dressed like a monk or a nun completely in black head-to-toe with a hoodie and large sunglasses with a small 2-wheel...
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