In Northwest, the fourth annual Gay & Grey Expo will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, providing activities and resources for LGBT seniors.

You won't believe who they've got writing for them now. Oh, well. It will look good on his resume at the Portland State Patronage Center.

Question from Ann Marie May 8, 2012 at 2:34pm Richard, We have been separated since 2006 and have filed individual head of household returns since then. My husband is on a payment plan for taxes owed for 2006, however, my...

Who's behind the six anthrax threats since April 26th in Portland? Is it some lone whack job or does that whack job belong to a group? The FBI, Port of Portland Police and the Portland Police Bureau are all looking into the half dozen attacks. The white powder was contained in envelopes sent to two University human resour

“For all his success in business and his well-manicured family raised on his well-manicured lawns, Romney is essentially an entitled fopdoodle who divides the world into two classes, Himself and The Help, and who is running for president because his golden life has taught him the essential lesson that there is nothing in

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Grab a chair and head to the Oswego Hills Winery for a concert on the lawn.

I’ll be reading live at this month’s Someday Incubator Live Art Show. May 15th, 2012 at 9pm. Doors open at 8. I’ll have copies of ‘Murder of Crows’ for sale and I’ll be able to sign them on the spot. Be warned: I will be reading from Chapter 22, which is to say, the…er…scene with [...]

Just one mile away from each other, Gateway Green (L) and The Lumberyard will offerfun new options for riding in outer northeast Portland.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Trying to get caught up on emails after my 10-day break and I've come across two exciting project updates — both of which are located east of 82nd Ave.

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE WITH THE MAGIK*MAGIK ORCHESTRA, YOUTH LAGOON(Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway) Ever wondered what one of the Northwest's biggest bands would sou

The renewals keep coming, as NBC orders more episodes of its comedies, "Parks and Recreation," "The Office" and "Up All Night."

Everyone's talking about it, so why don't we? What do you think of Time's new cover? Are you an extended breastfeeder? What does this image say to you?

fuckyeahdementia: no. no. no. no. no. no. 

Friday night TV has Portland power, with a Northeast Portland finalist on the "Jeopardy!" Teen Tournament, Portland Week on "Wheel of Fortune," and a new episode of "Grimm."

New releases in Portland-area theaters not reviewed in this week's A&E.

For those who have cable (and don't already have the DVD set), the LOGO network will be hosting an epic Buffy

Shop the farmers markets in Tigard, Sherwood, Hillsboro or Cedar Mill; take part in Tualatin River Nature Photography Weekend; or catch a play or a concert, all this weekend in Washington County.

Allman’s All Mild

The "American Masters" documentary, which airs Monday night, explores the host of "The Tonight Show" in all his complexity, and reflects how deeply this private man connected with his audience and colleagues.

Four productions ranged from "The Marriage of Figaro" to "Madame Butterfly," "Galileo Galilei" and "Candide."

Open Secrets.org has a list of Obama bundlers. Bundlers are people with friends in high places who, after bumping against personal contribution limits, turn to those friends, associates, and, well, anyone who’s willing to give, and deliver the checks to the candidate in one big “bundle.” I checked the lis

HALEN IS COMING! HALEN IS COMING! Hot on the heels of their show in Tacoma last week, Van Halen has announced a Portland date:

By Guest Opinion, Catching everyone by surprise, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin renounced his I.S. citizenship at the start of Facebook’s IPO. It is believed that Eduardo Saverin did it to save on taxes as Saverin owns 4% of Facebook. The move is not helpful in light of Facebook reaching for a double digit billio

Full Sail Brewing of Hood River, Oregon has announced the latest release in their Brewer's Share Experimental lineup. The beer, a celebration of American Craft Beer Week which kicks off on Monday May 14, 2012, "Allman's All Mild", was developed by lead lab tech Joshua Allman. The 4.1% ABV brew is described by the brewery as

As a Blazers fan, are you hoping Aldridge is able to rehab his hip quickly and compete for a spot on Team USA?

As a Blazers fan, are you hoping Aldridge is able to rehab his hip quickly and compete for a spot on Team USA?

Obama: Doesn't want to ban porn. Obama: Doesn't want to restrict your internet. Obama: Doesn't want to take away your guns. Obama: Supports gay marriage. Obama: Education for all! Obama: Universal healthcare! Obama: Wants to continue Planned Parenthood! Americans: You're destroying

Thanks to the U.S. Government, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs will soon display two warnings intended to educate viewers about movie piracy. Ars Technica writes: Will the two screens b

New York Times writers David Carr and A.O. Scott talk in an entertaining video about the explosion of content that informs the way we live now.

I used to be a good shopper. An enthusiastic shopper. I used to be well-dressed and relatively stylish. Something has happened. I have become my mother who hated to shop. She would grind her teeth and roll her eyes and moan and despair. It was embarrassing and now I am doing the same thing.I know what the proble

Not tonight, deer. I’m hanging around here in Oregon. What a great place to hang. Product Information Add instant style to lockers, dorm rooms, workspace or the fridge while keeping your notes and reminders in view with an attention-grabbing rectangle magnet. • Measures 2″ x 2″ • Metal shell • Mylar/UV prote

Jason Quick: Matthews has become a part of the core of this team. The best thing about Wesley is he gives you effort, night in and night out.

New releases in Portland-area theaters not reviewed in this week's A&E.

Morso took the place of Mio Gelato at 25 N.W. 11th Ave., and was opened by Mio Gelato owner Bob Lightman and former Bluehour chef Kenny Giambalvo.

Jason Quick: Matthews has become a part of the core of this team. The best thing about Wesley is he gives you effort, night in and night out.

Otter Friday is the best thing on the internet! It is when Alex Zielinski and I find cool otter videos and share them with you! This week's theme: OTTERS OF THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN! See you next Otter Friday! [

A new beer to be released from Burnside Brewing in Portland, OR has evoked some distraught amongst some Hindus. A new imperial wheaten ale with spices dubbed "Kali-Ma" is set to be released in bottles on Tuesday May 15.

A little Bit E.T., a little bit Bigfoot. Nighttime is the time when Sasquatch lets loose! Product Information Add instant style to lockers, dorm rooms, workspace or the fridge while keeping your notes and reminders in view with an attention-grabbing rectangle magnet. • Measures 2″ x 2″ • Metal shell • Mylar/UV pro

“Media sexualization of women and the pressure on women involved in sports to appear as “real women” means wearing make-up, appearing and acting feminine. Some researchers blame homophobia in sports for the need to present heterosexual images. Driven by fears of being labelled as lesbians, women athletes seek to pr

Bill Simmons of pop culture and sports website Grantland.com -- also known as "The Sports Guy" -- interviewed Mark Titus about his recent feature interview of former Portland Trail Bla

“Start out understanding religion by saying everything is possibly wrong… . As soon as you do that, you start sliding down an edge which is hard to recover from… .” - — Richard Feynman, The Pleasure of Finding Things Out (1981)

Helloha Blogtowners, I'm the Mercury's old art director from 2009 through 2011. Now I'm back in Portland, and I'm the Mercury's new art director! After leaving I moved to the middle of the Pacific Ocean on a tiny island called Maui. While there I slayed dragons, t

At 4:45 am Portland Fire & Rescue responded to a house fire located at 3725 N. Vancouver Ave. When firefighters from Portland Fire Station 24 (Overlook/Swan Island) arrived, they found the homeowners standing out in the street waving and pointing...

This is what it looks like in the garden this morning, the ceanothus a veritable explosion of purple and teeming with bees, the peonies near blooming, grass that heavenly shade of green. Paris makes her rounds, squinting at the bright light while Milo chases squirrels, coming perilously close. Though when I ask what he woul

Cover of Portland Public School's Bike Shelter Project Development Guide. In an effort to make bicycling even more appealing to students, staff, and parents, Portland Public Schools (PPS) now offers a Bike Shelter Project Development Guide (PDF). The new guide was developed in conjuction with the City of Portland's Safe Ro

HALEN IS COMING! HALEN IS COMING! Hot on the heels of their show in Tacoma last week, Van Halen has announced a Portland date: Thursday, August 23 at the Rose Garden. Now imagine it spoken aloud in one of those super-deep, octavized radio commer