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Eat, drink, party and help: Local events to benefit Haiti (regularly updated).
What can you do to help people affected by the horrific earthquake in Haiti? Eat, drink, shop, party and be merry. A huge...
BY Kelly Clarke    Monday 7:27 AM   2
High-School Redesign: School Closures, Boundaries, Board Elections and Union Impasse
The busy state of Portland Public Schools’ high-school redesign and teacher contract negotiations bring this omnibus...
BY Beth Slovic    Monday 3:55 PM   0
Jesse Cornett Expects To Get Public Financing And Other City Council Election News
First piece of city election news today in Portland: Jesse Cornett, one of the seven candidates running against City...
BY Hank Stern    Monday 2:57 PM   0
Oregon Republican Beats The Crap Out of Somebody Over The Weekend
Chael Sonnen, who’s running for the Republican nomination in a suburban Portland district, got a big win on Saturday that...
BY Hank Stern    Monday 11:56 AM   2
City to Judge: Move Chasse Trial to Eastern Oregon (Pretty Please?)
Those who are following the city’s attempts to fend off a lawsuit by James Chasse Jr’s family know that the city is...
BY James Pitkin    Monday 10:13 AM   0
Here’s A New Baseball Idea For Portland (UPDATED with Mahalic comment)
As the countdown toward the death of Triple-A minor league baseball in Portland continues, there’s at least one long-time...
BY Hank Stern    Monday 9:59 AM   4
EVENTS ROUNDUP: Valentine’s Day for your stomach.
Valentine’s Day is approaching, whether you want to admit it or not. The silver lining of this cheesy consumer lovefest?...
BY Kelly Clarke    Sunday 8:29 PM   0
Live Review: Bruno Beltrao Grupo de Rua
Grupo de Rua by Anns V. Koiij Brazilian street dance, minus the street, moved into an industrial corner of Portland this week....
BY Heather Wisner    Sunday 8:16 PM   1
California Live: A Lakers Fan Hijacks Blazers Game Coverage…Again
Goddamnit, Blazers. Why can’t you make it easier for a Laker fan to hate on you? Last time I covered a game at the Rose...
BY Matthew Singer    Saturday 6:16 PM   4
What One Intrepid Portlander Has Done To Help Haiti And How You Can Help
Jeff Lorton, an unemployed graphic designer, couldn’t afford to send a check to the Red Cross for Haiti relief efforts. But...
BY Leah DiMatteo    Saturday 1:21 PM   0
A Bevy of Biennials: Disjecta announces Portland 2010 and PICA unveils The People’s Biennial
The season is so close you can smell it—no, not spring, but Biennial season. A duo of new biennial art exhibitions has been...
BY Richard Speer    Friday 5:20 PM   1
Ten Things We Learned about Successful Dating at Planned Parenthood’s “It’s Not Me, It’s You” Show
We came. We listened. And we laughed empathetically as locals learned far too much information about their co-workers, elected...
BY Kelly Clarke    Friday 5:15 PM   5
Adams’ State of the City Address: Some Promises, Few Details, No Recall (Updated at 4:50 pm)
In his second State of the City address, Mayor Sam Adams today wandered around Portland’s urban landscape, introducing two...
BY Nigel Jaquiss    Friday 3:38 PM   16
High-School Redesign: PPS Expresses “Disappointment” to The Oregonian About An Article Before Publication
Two weeks ago, The Oregonian published an informative article about Portland Public Schools’ high-school redesign. The...
BY Beth Slovic    Friday 11:22 AM   5
Howard Dean vs. Karl Rove, Showing Feb. 10 in Portland
Next Wednesday, two disparate minds will come together for an evening of peaceful debate and, ideally, jabs with rhetorical...
BY Ari Phillips    Friday 8:40 AM   0
Almost Live: Spurs at Blazers
Forget the Lil Waynes and the Snoop Doggies and the Brown Eyed Peas, this Tony Parker has a certain je ne se qua about him that...
BY Casey Jarman    Thursday 7:46 PM   4
City Hall Notebook: Saltzman Offers Surprise Amendment to Fund Bike Plan
Commissioner Dan Saltzman this afternoon offered a surprise amendment to the resolution adopting the Bicycle Plan for 2030. If...
BY Beth Slovic    Thursday 6:56 PM   8
Portland Public Schools And Its Teachers Reach Negotiating Impasse
Portland Public Schools board member Trudy Sargent just sent out this email to report that the school district has told a state...
BY Hank Stern    Thursday 3:06 PM   3

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Extended Q&A with Van Dyke Parks
Well, we don’t usually do this, but seeing as how Van Dyke Parks is a living legend and his Portland show is at Mississippi...
BY JEFF ROSENBERG    Monday 4:51 PM   0
New Horse Feathers Album Out in April
In the past, the music of Horse Feathers—the vehicle for Justin Ringle’s absolutely beautiful folk songs—has often been...
BY Michael Mannheimer    Monday 12:57 PM   0
VIDEOS: The Shaky Hands Videos Unplugged in Vienna
I don’t care how many blogs there are capturing bands in unusual settings, it’s always a lot more fun than watching...
BY Casey Jarman    Friday 1:13 PM   0
Jazz Fest Approaches!
We haven’t talked about this yet, and I feel as though we should. Two years ago, Portland wasn’t even sure if it...
BY Casey Jarman    Thursday 5:08 PM   0
LEAK: A Weather, “Giant Stairs,” Everyday Balloons (Team Love)
I hear a lot of local bands, and thus a lot of local bands catch my ear. But only a handful drill their way deep into my heart...
BY Casey Jarman    Thursday 3:27 PM   13
Jay Horton and Sarah Dylan at the 2010 PMAs, Part 2
The Pammys, part deux. This time with more Daniel Baldwin, less booze than expected, and the revelation that the “fat...
BY JAY HORTON    Wednesday 3:12 PM   0
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The Scuzzies
WW awards the bands of Slabtown’s third annual Bender Festival. by CASEY JARMAN, ZACH KLASSEN & MICHAEL MANNHEIMER This...
BY Local Cut    Wednesday 6:07 AM   0
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CD Reviews: Emancipator, Oracle
Emancipator Safe In The Steep Cliffs (1320) [ELECTRORGANIC] If you turned on the radio in 1939 and heard the Ink Spots’...
BY Local Cut    Wednesday 6:05 AM   0
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Cars & Trains Saturday, Feb. 6
Tom Filepp makes the end of civilization seem natural on new disc The Roots, the Leaves. IMAGE: Michelle Filepp [GLITCH FOLK] Is...
BY Matthew Singer    Wednesday 6:03 AM   2
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Eyedea’s Top 5 Favorite Herbal Remedies
IMAGE: Courtesy of Eyedea Kava, for general anxiety and insomnia. This stuff works on the same receptors as classical...
BY Local Cut    Wednesday 6:01 AM   0
Loch Lomond Performs For Luxury Wafers
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear one of Loch Lomond’s songs? If you answered “dainty yet...
BY Michael Mannheimer    Tuesday 12:47 PM   1
Jay Horton and Sarah Dylan at the 2010 PMAs
Here’s what we know about the Portland Music Awards: it’s run by a shady dude (the shady Craig Marquardo), it’s...
BY JAY HORTON    Monday 4:35 PM   1
Ocean Age, “Dalvik Tide,” Forest (Self-Released)
According to the all-knowing, all-seeing Wikipedia, Dalvik is a small fishing village in Eyjafjörður, Iceland. I’ve never...
BY Zach Klassen    Friday 5:15 PM   1
New Nick Jaina Album Coming in April
Yesterday we received a welcome surprise in the mail: the brand new Nick Jaina album. I knew that Jaina—the talented...
BY Michael Mannheimer    Friday 3:57 PM   1
VIDEO ROUNDUP: Into the Woods/Copy
I think it’s safe to say that no one in the Portland music scene has ever attempted a project like Into the Woods. Where ...
BY Michael Mannheimer    Friday 12:28 PM   5
The Thermals & The Cribs Split 7-Inch Single
Can you imagine a better pairing of bands than the Thermals and the Cribs? The former tourmates are supposedly good friends and...
BY Michael Mannheimer    Friday 10:52 AM   0
Photo Review: Phoenix, Sunday, Jan. 24 @ the Crystal Ballroom
On Sunday night, French pop band Phoenix played to the most excited crowd I’ve ever seen at the Crystal Ballroom. I was...
BY Ben Johnson    Thursday 6:17 PM   0

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Extended Q&A with Van Dyke Parks
Well, we don’t usually do this, but seeing as how Van Dyke Parks is a living legend and his Portland show is at Mississippi...
BY JEFF ROSENBERG    Monday 4:51 PM   0
POSTED IN: News and Culture
High-School Redesign: School Closures, Boundaries, Board Elections and Union Impasse
The busy state of Portland Public Schools’ high-school redesign and teacher contract negotiations bring this omnibus...
BY Beth Slovic    Monday 3:55 PM   0
POSTED IN: News and Culture
Jesse Cornett Expects To Get Public Financing And Other City Council Election News
First piece of city election news today in Portland: Jesse Cornett, one of the seven candidates running against City...
BY Hank Stern    Monday 2:57 PM   0
POSTED IN: Retail Therapist
Caged Feet
Retail Therapist has not kicked her sandal boot problem, is still completely obsessed with last year’s Trippen...
BY Retail Therapist    Monday 1:54 PM   1
POSTED IN: Local Cut
New Horse Feathers Album Out in April
In the past, the music of Horse Feathers—the vehicle for Justin Ringle’s absolutely beautiful folk songs—has often been...
BY Michael Mannheimer    Monday 12:57 PM   0
POSTED IN: News and Culture
Oregon Republican Beats The Crap Out of Somebody Over The Weekend
Chael Sonnen, who’s running for the Republican nomination in a suburban Portland district, got a big win on Saturday that...
BY Hank Stern    Monday 11:56 AM   2
POSTED IN: News and Culture
City to Judge: Move Chasse Trial to Eastern Oregon (Pretty Please?)
Those who are following the city’s attempts to fend off a lawsuit by James Chasse Jr’s family know that the city is...
BY James Pitkin    Monday 10:13 AM   0
POSTED IN: News and Culture
Here’s A New Baseball Idea For Portland (UPDATED with Mahalic comment)
As the countdown toward the death of Triple-A minor league baseball in Portland continues, there’s at least one long-time...
BY Hank Stern    Monday 9:59 AM   4
POSTED IN: News and Culture
EVENTS ROUNDUP: Valentine’s Day for your stomach.
Valentine’s Day is approaching, whether you want to admit it or not. The silver lining of this cheesy consumer lovefest?...
BY Kelly Clarke    Sunday 8:29 PM   0
POSTED IN: News and Culture
Live Review: Bruno Beltrao Grupo de Rua
Grupo de Rua by Anns V. Koiij Brazilian street dance, minus the street, moved into an industrial corner of Portland this week....
BY Heather Wisner    Sunday 8:16 PM   1
POSTED IN: News and Culture
California Live: A Lakers Fan Hijacks Blazers Game Coverage…Again
Goddamnit, Blazers. Why can’t you make it easier for a Laker fan to hate on you? Last time I covered a game at the Rose...
BY Matthew Singer    Saturday 6:16 PM   4
POSTED IN: News and Culture
What One Intrepid Portlander Has Done To Help Haiti And How You Can Help
Jeff Lorton, an unemployed graphic designer, couldn’t afford to send a check to the Red Cross for Haiti relief efforts. But...
BY Leah DiMatteo    Saturday 1:21 PM   0
POSTED IN: News and Culture
A Bevy of Biennials: Disjecta announces Portland 2010 and PICA unveils The People’s Biennial
The season is so close you can smell it—no, not spring, but Biennial season. A duo of new biennial art exhibitions has been...
BY Richard Speer    Friday 5:20 PM   1
POSTED IN: News and Culture
Ten Things We Learned about Successful Dating at Planned Parenthood’s “It’s Not Me, It’s You” Show
We came. We listened. And we laughed empathetically as locals learned far too much information about their co-workers, elected...
BY Kelly Clarke    Friday 5:15 PM   5
POSTED IN: News and Culture
Adams’ State of the City Address: Some Promises, Few Details, No Recall (Updated at 4:50 pm)
In his second State of the City address, Mayor Sam Adams today wandered around Portland’s urban landscape, introducing two...
BY Nigel Jaquiss    Friday 3:38 PM   16
POSTED IN: Local Cut
VIDEOS: The Shaky Hands Videos Unplugged in Vienna
I don’t care how many blogs there are capturing bands in unusual settings, it’s always a lot more fun than watching...
BY Casey Jarman    Friday 1:13 PM   0
POSTED IN: Retail Therapist
Project Runway 7, Episode 4: Red All Over
Things are looking up for Project Runway 7, which has just become 20 percent less annoying. Ping and Jesus have bitten the...
BY Retail Therapist    Friday 11:52 AM   0

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The Crusaders
Eight relentless watchdogs who hound public officials in pursuit of answers.
BY BETH SLOVIC
LEGISLATURE, TAXES, HOT SEAT
Gov. Ted Kulongoski
Why the governor wants to deal with your kicker check in his last session.
BY NIGEL JAQUISS, HENRY STERN
CULTURE, DISH
Pupusa Quest
For the best Salvadoran food around, you gotta get beyond Portland’s city limits.
BY NICK ZUKIN
CULTURE, CHEAPSKATE
The Best Cheap And Free Deals In Town
BY BEN WATERHOUSE
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Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bad date? At least you’ll get a good story out of it.
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Cars & Trains Saturday, Feb. 6
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A gender-normative case for Nicholas Sparks.
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