Finally in the area with good weather and time.

from Verse One Hundred SixtyHow could the world have permanently fixed laws? Deal with the age appropriately, find out reasonable patterns of humanity, accord with heaven and earth, and understand ghosts and spirits; then it is possible to govern correctly.~

In the current issue of Just Out, home décor celebs Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams (pictured left to right) discuss how comfort is more critical now than ever before. The designers, busy promoting their latest how-to book, The Comfortable Home: How to Invest in Your Nest and Live Well For Less, were recently in Portland to

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1. Make a late-night run to the convenience store for Ben & Jerry's. My roommate and I did this all the time in college. She stayed skinny. I did not. Other parts of our college food staples--microwaved Easy Mac and the Taco Ball drivethrough--I have pretty much given up, because of the unfortunate things

People who want the NCAA Tournament expanded? This week is for you. Today begins the seven day stretch of "Championship Week", when every team in the nation has a shot at going dancing by winning their Conference Tournament. Over the next seven days, BTD will have a preview for each day of action. We will focus on around

These branches form interesting abstract patterns against the sky. photo: Branches, hand colored black and white, 2010

Our friends at Saraveza wanted you to know about the Killingsworth Street St. Patty's Day Crawl.

And if you think you're weirded out by the fact in the subject line, imagine how such Oscar-free actresses as Juliann

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Good morning to you, and here's just a quick little moment of Zen via BuzzFeed. He must have a really long commute!

KPAM (860) is launching a new schedule today, and the station is eager to play up a local "radio war" between KXL (750)'s Lars Larson and their own Victoria Taft. KPAM is also adding the syndicated Michael S

Quite a while ago now, a 'friend-of-the-blog' in the restaurant industry e-mailed to ask about what I thought of the relatively high minimum wage in Oregon and the additional aspect of Oregon's minimum wage that it cannot be reduced for those that earn tips.  California and Washington also have high minimum wages and d

David Shaner, "Garden Slab," 1964 The Museum of Contemporary Craft presents Land Art: David Shaner. The exhibition explores the relationship between craft and the Land Art movement o

Here's a wild one. Mercedes Benz dragged its feet on a "lemon law" claim in Wisconsin, and a judge has whomped the car maker upside the head with a $482,000 damage award to the unhappy customer.

No. 241 - The Grant High School Prom, Whither the Pearl, Pop Culture Ignorance is Better Than Bliss, and Eric the Tool Download audio file (pdxsucks-episode241.mp3) Related posts:

Question from JD March 5, 2010 at 9:32pm Richard, I own a home in Seattle, WA and will starting working in Portland. What does that look like from a tax stand point? Property Tax from Seattle and income tax from...

For the St. Patrick’s Pint-a-Thon, beer drinkers can simply pledging to drink Finnegans throughout the month of March and can help to alleviate poverty in our community with every sip. Lads and lasses who pledge are entered to win a $100 Finnegans pub party.

No one could've predicted... Religious people can be racist, and that's not news. But are they more likely to be racist than non-religious people? A new study now confirms this hypothes

Posted by Kimberly Gehl Last night’s Oscar Night America – the only officially sanctioned Oscar Night in the state, hosted at the Film Action Oregon’s historic Hollywood Theatre – was the place to be to watch the nation’s biggest awards show of the year. The Theatre was transformed into a R

By Kristi Jo Lewis of Portland, Oregon. KJ is the co-founder of Global Sistergoods, and a 2010 class member of Emerge Oregon. Today, March 8, is International Women's Day, a day to recognize women's political and social achievements. It is also a day to recognize how far we have yet to go in the global fight for women's rig

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I'm reading The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer, a modern day tale of espionage, and he mentions this song, so I go look it up. It was a big hit in Europe in 1965. A nice light pop number sung by a pretty girl, but I don't go much for the orchestral

I'm not really feeling ready for the new week but it is here whether or not I'm ready for it! It was like pulling hens teeth to the get the kids up and motivated this morning. After a 66 degree weekend the morning was chilly and cold. Even the stove in the fire refused to warm the house! About half of my peas are sprouted a

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Though closing arguments have yet to be scheduled for the trial concerning the constitutionality of Proposition 8 in California, at least one thing is experiencing closure: a broadcast, in any way, of any of the proceedings! When the trial began in early January, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker initially made a request to broadca

Yesterday afternoon, I transferred a batch of lambic that had been sitting on peaches for about a month. I know braver brewers go longer with their fruit, but I got skittish--peaches just sitting there at room temperature all that time. (Finding: when I dumped the spent peaches in the compost, they were perfectly preserve

Step by step instructions to create your own Facebook Fan Page.

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The Hurt Locker brings home "best picture" at the Oscars. (However, Sandra Bullock also received an Oscar, which kind of takes the shine off that apple, doesn't it?) Here's the

The 20th Buckman Art Show & Sell takes place this weekend in Se Portland. There are two days of entertainment, food, art and drink. You can see the full list of artists and food/drink on the website. From Press Release: WHAT: The 20th annual Buckman Art Show & Sell, a juried art festival featuring the work of [...]

When the strongest argument for contradiciting the statement "there's a communist in the White House " is, no, some of them are socialists, perhaps you're having trouble understanding our reluctance to embrace the whole Leftist/Progressive thingy.Link to the video at

Yesterday:10:41 New personal record for assembling IKEA Billy bookshelf: 19.5 minutes.15:30 Wow. Wouldn'ta thunk that doing the wedding registry would be so exhausting. Feel like I completed a marathon of consumerism. 22:18 Whoops, missed the Oscars.

According to a Tomcat article published in the Emerald on Friday, the ASUO Elections board — the same that threatened the Commentator with punishment for Cpt. Peter Freedom Lesiak’s poster – decided against doing so late last Thursday night “unless a student formally files a complaint against him.&

Following this weekend's tragic suicide of Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous, I looked at our archives to see what sort of coverage we gave his previous appearance in Portland.

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Question from Mick March 5, 2010 at 4:53pm Richard, I HAVE BEEN CHECKING FOR MY REFUND FOR THE MOST PART OF THE DAY TODAY..IT STATED O THE IRS WMR SITE I SHOULD RECIEVE IT BEFORE MARCH 9TH..THE IRS SUPPOSEDLY SEND'S...

Any follower of this blog knows that there was no "political" love lost between Ben Westlund and myself. And anyone who knows any political history may remember that I actually ran some pretty brutal...

From Google/Health: Symptoms of acute gouty attacks: Symptoms develop suddenly and usually involve only one or a few joints. The big toe, knee, or ankle joints are most often affected. The pain frequently starts during the night and is often described as throbbing, crushing, or

The blog's on hiatus 'til next week. Keep up with Oregon business news while it's away at oregonlive.com/business, or follow the business team's Twitter feed.

Posted by Mike Harper Firs of Prey-The Dawn Paints Me Grey Some sort of swooning sweeps across a Firs of Prey record like trees whispering secrets in the late Spring bloom. Keep The Lions Asleep, Firs of Prey’s latest EP out now on Electricity Lust delivers layers of harmony that live in a looping pedal, Andrew [...]

Retrofitting is a pain and takes 4 times as long to do anything.What would it be like to build something new? - Iowa AndyAll three of my younger brothers are involved in remodeling old houses. They all have more energy than I do. Well, they are younger. I will do small repairs: plumbing,

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There’s a moon out tonight II: Moon on ice!

Stranded on an island in Miami?  You may survive.  Our friends at EarthTechling.com wrote about the proposed Miapolis in Miami.  It would be the world’s tallest building.  What does that mean in Portland terms?  The 3200′ LEED Platnum building (according to the Miapolis homepage) would be roughly six times

Thirty-eight properties make up this week’s list. Twenty-eight new listings, four pending sales, and six closed transactions. Seven of the new listings are new construction homes in the Arbor Cove development off Willamette Falls Drive. Bargain hunters ruled the week with 4 properties sold at discounts over 25% of the