The Slabtown Bender kicks off

str8nochaser: So, today is the anniversary of the day I said “YES” to my lovely husband a-ra.tumblr.com Arguably the best decision I’ve made in my 32 years on

It's been awhile since we've organized an event of epic proportions and we have a feeling this is one of those events. Back in 2007, we held one our biggest clothing exchanges and it was where I befriended Brooke. Brooke...

Over in northwest Portland, just west of the I-405 freeway and in the higher letters of the Alphabet District, there used to be some actual industry, especially trucking. Blue collar jobs, like the ones the politicians around here keep telling us they're trying to bring us. But now all those businesses have been chased aw

Recently, the Political Action Committees supporting single candidates, also known as PACs, disclosed their 2011 end-of-year totals for fundraising and spending, and according the Center for Responsive Politics they’ve collectively spent more than 44 million dollars. The pro-Mitt Romney group has spent 17 million, primari

View Source FTW I totally didn’t pay for this.

As you may have heard, this stark poster for the new season of Mad Men has been getting a lot of play all around NY

Friday's promising employment report showing that the U.S. added 243,000 jobs in January is just the latest sign of a slowly improving American economy. But that good news for the American people is bad news for the "Hope America Fails"...

str8nochaser: mercurypdx: … it’s stickers for the dashboard?

  Hello beautiful. A Cooper’s Hawk, I think, come for breakfast. In this yard, everyone eats.

… it’s stickers for the dashboard? So what do you think… one or two weeks before people lose interest?

No, this isn't a vintage Blogtown post. It's new. The Tr

You all know that in the past I’ve asked you to send your pictures to me via email. You can now use my email submission form to attach you photos along with your email. Please include any copyright information you would like me to add should I use your submission. Just go to my email [...]

The oft-injured center will have another surgery - his fourth since becoming the No. 1 overall pick in 2007 - and this time it's on his right knee, which hasn't given him problems since 2007.

The oft-injured center will have another surgery - his fourth since becoming the No. 1 overall pick in 2007 - and this time it's on his right knee, which hasn't given him problems since 2007.

  Get some butter and bread cuz we got the jam.  Amazing tech deck action in this video including kickflip over open flame.  Bump and ride.

The Blazers fall to 3-9 on the road after Thursday's loss.

The Blazers fall to 3-9 on the road after Thursday's loss.

Yeah, so I'm a 17-year-old lesbian and decided to be big and brave and come out to my parents. I did the whole "born this way," "please accept me," etc., that I'm sure everyone tries. Things got pretty damn quiet, which was actually a good reaction in my books because my parents are kind of rel

"Pink Out Breakfast & Silent Auction" Saturday, February 18th @ 9:30 am. Reser Stadium

"Pink Out Breakfast & Silent Auction" Saturday, February 18th @ 9:30 am. Reser Stadium

The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Friday that center Greg Oden will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee in Vail, CO, today to remove debri

Once again we are being asked all over the state to approve levies to send more money to schools, just as we have done nearly every election. School levies usually pass easily and funding never seems to be enough, according to the Teachers Union. As our legislature focused primarily on homosexual marriage so far this sessi

Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseCorvallis Fire Department400 NW Harr

Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseCorvallis Fire Department400 NW Harr

Where are we at with this whole foreclosure mess?  That seems to be the million dollar question lately.  Last year (2011) we saw a 39 percent reduction in the number of foreclosure filings in Oregon from 2010 which for now has been the peak year of foreclosure activity.  So does that mean we are out of t

I taught the second of a two class series at Twisted last night. It’s a simple hat, knit in the round on a circular and then double pointed needles. In the first class, we talk about reading a pattern, different … Continue reading

Again, I'm increasingly irked at the still-persistent concept that women need an escape from their homes while the menfolk get their Superbowl on. Yeah, maybe I do have little to no interest in the game, and yeah I do appreciate just about any excuse for a sale, but this constant refrain is making me want t

Again, I'm increasingly irked at the still-persistent concept that women need an escape from their homes while the menfolk get their Superbowl on.

The Oscars are coming up. And while the biggest stories are always about who won what, there’s always a subplot—a techie subplot at that—that arises every year. Academy members get to vote on the movies to determine who wins. But in order to see all of the movies, the Academy members have to get “scr

Dish Network, in its filing with the FCC this week, has argued against the restrictions that AT&T Mobility wants to impose on Dish’s spectrum licenses, reports Fierce Wireless. Dish also clarified elements of its nationwide LTE Advanced plan. Dish wants to use 40 Mhz of spectrum in the 2.1 GHz MSS (satellite phon

Start stretching out now, because TOMORROW NIGHT is our Mercury Winter of Fun™'s

David Butts opened the gallery in a large window at Northwest Everett Street and 15th Avenue.

Tears of Joy Theatre offers this musical puppet presentation of a classic Slavic folktale.

Happy Friday! Here’s the beer news from around Oregon for Friday, February 3rd (and going into the weekend). I will be periodically updating this post throughout the day w

New markings to warn people of the harsh bump as you roll onto the floating ramps on the Eastbank Esplanade.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Portland Parks & Recreation has added new pavement markings on the Eastbank Esplanade floating ramps to warn people on bikes to prepare for a bump. The new markings are part of a

This week Thursday was actually a Frid

Last month I came across a treasure trove of music videos on YouTube, a bunch of songs I had never heard before that I really liked. This along with my resolve to try and make something out of Pergelator, led me to posting one every day. Even if I don't have anything to say, anybody who stops by will at least see that I'm s

Trey SmithTruly: what more tyrannical power is there than for a government to target its own citizens for death — in total secrecy and with no checks — and then insist on the right to do so without even having

I admit it: Ron Paul has become such a docile figure in the 2012 Republican campaign that I kind of stopped paying attention to him for a while there. When he announced he was only going to focus on caucus states, that was pretty much the end of his national relevance. But luckily, shit just got incredibly interesting.

Here's a wild one in Willy Week: Phil Knight's building a new sports building on the Universi

Komen Foundation Backs Down! Here's what thousands of angry emails can do: The Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation

What’s today’s story? Two weeks ago the staff and consultants for the CRC highway mega-project made their third presentation at a hearing of the CRC legislative oversight committee. Unlike previous hearings, this one was electric – and

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This is a fascinating story that's still developing: Russian Scientists Seeking Lake Vostok Lost In Frozen 'Land Of The Lost'? | Fox News

All right, sports fans, let's go to the tale of the tape. In the blue corner, I give you the dynasty of the aughts, the golden boy quarterback, the irascible coach everyone hates to love--the New England Patriots!* They hail from the Bay State, famous for tea parties and baked beans. They like their clam chowder creamy a