I Hate To Say, What You Say
by Anonymous As a parking attendant, we have the bottom rung of customer service positions. Here's why. I can say this same mantra, this same cheer hundreds of times a day. I won't say it here for...
View ArticleParking Blues, Part 2
by Anonymous Hurry up, honking, or cursing. As a metaphor, take a line anywhere else. I mean, shit, people wait in lines to eat or get donuts. People wait in lines at MickeyDs or the bank. I do not...
View ArticleNice To Talk To You
by Anonymous Nice to see you too. Jeez, it's been years since I've seen you, like over 10. That was a year ago too I saw you. But it was just like old times. Them good old days. Just like it used to...
View ArticleThe Hard Way
by Anonymous I swear some folks must choose this way on purpose. Without any thought put towards anything, they just complicate everything they do to the extreme. I'm not talking about getting a DUI,...
View ArticleCursed
by Anonymous Those days catching every red light. Those times a few minutes late to the bus, and it's early or on time. Those times when I don't wanna wait, then bus is late. Those times when I want...
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Honky-Tonk Hero Steve Earle Embraces His Outlaw Roots
by Santi Elijah Holley STEVE EARLE “I’ll sit in this here chair, and I’ll look at ya, but I ain’t gotta like it.”Chad BatkaSteve Earle’s got some stories. You don’t pal around with Townes Van Zandt,...
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Landlords Appeal Judge's Approval of Portland's Renter Relocation Law
by Doug Brown Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, who introduced the city's renter relocation ordinance, speaking in FebruaryDirk VanderHartPortland landlords are continuing their legal fight against the...
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This Weekend's Style Event
by Elizabeth Mollo Meghan Bogden ShimekSara FlateNationale and Portland Garment Factory will host a one-night pop-up exhibition with Bay Area fiber artist Meghan Bogden Shimek. “Working primarily with...
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At Land Gallery, Visions of the Portlandia That Could Have Been
by Megan Burbank AIMEE FLOMWhen downtown’s Portlandia sculpture was commissioned by the city in 1985, she was originally intended to be a reproducible symbol of Portland, like a West Coast Statue of...
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Treat Yourself with Girls Gone Mild, The Siren’s New Brunch Comedy Show
by Suzette Smith Kirsten Kuppenbender at the Siren TheaterAARON MICHAEL WALKER“Portland loves their stand-up and they love their brunch!” says Siren Theater owner Shelley McLendon, explaining the...
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Paletaz PDX Push Cart is Selling the Mexican Desserts You Need
by Chad Walsh Paletaz PDX owners Silvia and Veronica Cuestas and Yesinia Gallardo at their August 10 open house.Chad WalshIf you recognize the name Yesinia Gallardo, it’s probably because you heard...
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In Our Hot, Choked City, Third Rail’s Lungs Resonates
by Thomas Ross OWEN CAREYIf you see Third Rail Repertory Theatre’s production of British playwright Duncan Macmillan’s Lungs—and you should—don’t read the program first. If you’re already interested...
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The Midwife Review: Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot Should Be in Every...
by Megan Burbank For reasons I probably shouldn’t think about too deeply, my favorite subcategory in the wide field of coming-of-age stories is “high-strung lady who’s great at her job gets her...
View ArticleCutest Pet Photo Contest: Lulu and Trotskey vs. Django; Pedro vs. Darla
by Mercury Staff We received a huge volume of cute entries in our Cutest Pet Photo contest, and a select sweet 16 made the final cut. To be clear: Every pet that entered is a winner in our eyes, but...
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When Cats ATTACK! (They Are Probably Just Scared.)
by Suzette Smith JULIA GFRÖRERLife comes at you fast,” tweeted a cartoonist friend of mine, Julia Gfrörer, along with a photo of herself in a hospital bed, her arm bandaged. She referenced another...
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City Threatens to Cease Recognizing Neighborhood Association Considering...
by Dirk VanderHart Residents of Hazelnut Grove in 2015. The camp has since grown into a collection of tiny homes. James RexroadThe city will consider "exercising its authority to suspend, and perhaps...
View ArticleNeon's for Peons
by Anonymous Stop wearing neon already.It isn't that we don't see you,it is that we don't like you.Surprise.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleSomething's Up
by Anonymous I was watching some of the Charlottesville protests on a cable news channel. In one vid they showed a long gray haired guy in sunglasses and a goatee. He was clearly among the right wing...
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Timbers Taken Apart in Toronto
by Abe Asher Chris Young/The Canadian Press via APThough they entered it as heavy underdogs, the Portland Timbers' Saturday afternoon's match at Toronto FC was right there for the taking.Through...
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Rally Today in Portland to Support Those Fighting Racism in Charlottesville
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Chip Somodevilla / GettyIn case you missed it, this weekend groups of neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and members of the KKK carrying torches and weapons invaded...
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