Mohammed Abdollahi, a 24-year-old gay man who moved to the United States as a child when his parents came to the country to study in Michigan, is seeking asylum as he facing deportation after living as an undocumented immigrant for more than 20 years, according to ABC News. Abdollahi was detained following a protest in May

The number of Americans who own homes fell in the second quarter of the year to the lowest level since 1999, said a government survey released Tuesday.

The Portland Folk Festival has announced (most of) its schedule for the festival weekend

Each year, the Neskowin Chamber Music series presents world-class groups such as the Juilliard Quartet and Russia's St. Petersburg Quartet.

Oh boy! Letter of the day! There are quite a few red flags here (the use of the word "faggot" to describe something other than a collection

Note: I will be away from the computer for a few days--probably through Sunday. Rather than just leave the site idle, I've dug around and found some old posts I liked--probably a lot of you won't have seen them the first time. In today's edition, I considered Full Sail's Session. At the time, I w

A bunch of you old fogies bitch and moan about my near-incessant Justin Bieber posts. But because I share this knowledge with you, you in turn can discuss it intelligently with others while (of course) turning your nose up. That being said, THERE'S A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK, GUYS. And his name is Cody Simpson

Gary Wiseman, "Temporary Monument One (Couldn't Have Done It Without You)" Little Field presents Gary Wiseman's Temporary Monument Two: Project, Reflect, Perform (Imagining Transition

With the 1973 release of his now-classic debut, Sold American, singer-songwriter Kinky Friedman emerged with a fully-formed, wholly unique Jewish cowboy persona—soo-ee generis—as it were. Hilariously offensive ditties like the bigot-baiting “They Ain’t Makin’ Jews Like Jesus Anymore” and feminist

Pickathon is coming up in less than two weeks! I can’t wait! Pickathon is a 12-year-old, eclectic three-day music festival set in a beautiful, rural greenscape featuring a diverse line-up of bands and musicians whose music draws on the roots of classic American music including blues, folk, bluegrass and a multitude of

Roscoe's Pub in SE Portland announces their Oregon Craft Beer Summit on July 30, 2010 featuring some of the best breweries in the state.

You read that right. The D-Lister, recent headline maker and recently, ahem, debated queer rights advocate, is on her way back to Portland — where, you may recall, the comedienne filmed her memorable 2009 television special, “She’ll Cut a Bitch.” Tickets for the Friday, October 15 show (7:30 p.m., do

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I’ve been on a tight budget lately. Costs keep going up, but my income stays… rather flat. So I end up buying cheap breakfast and lunch fixings. Unfortunately I get tired of sandwiches very, very quickly. I can, however, do a couple of days of sausage-dogs before I have to cycle over to some other [...]

Video display specialist Pixelworks reported second-quarter revenue of $18.7 million this afternoon, up from $14.2 million in the same quarter last year.

Not to jump on the Target bandwagon or anything: mustamuseme:

Hello Dear Readers,Yesterday was a looooong day for me. I ended up working 15 hours. I normally work 7 hours. That's over twice as long as I am used to. I was about ready to call it a night when I got off but I ran into my roommates on the way home who convinced me to go to Valentine's. I caught mos

The Hillsboro company reported quarterly revenues of $75.0 million this afternoon, at the top end of its forecast range but down 4 percent from the same period a year ago.

Short answer: I don’t think so. Mark Bunster, who has been a staunch advocate for media ethics and consistency in Oregon over the last few years, asks The Portland Tribune whether it should really be on Facebook, soliciting donations on behalf of one of its most talented reporters, Jennifer Anderson, who wants to tr

Finding gifts is never that easy but a lot of people enjoy searching because it tempts to think about the personality of the person and the occasion. The variety of choices also makes the search more interesting. When it comes to christening gifts, the ball game is totally different. Mostly the people you would want [...]

jhnbrssndn: *If Blanche Dubois were a bald, middle-aged Englishman with moobs. USE YOUR IMAGINATION

Amy LauSo much for the digital revolution. In an amazing slidetackle mov

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)Enrique Granados (1867-1916)Ernő Dohnanyi (1877-1960)Igor Markevitch (1912-1983)Mario del Monaco (1915-1982)Leonard Rose (1918-1984)Carol Vaness (1952) andJoseph Mitchell (1908-1996)Elizabeth Hardwick (1916-2007)

Projects include a new adaptation of "Macbeth" that explores what happened to the children and a program to document the most important traditional boats of the region.

Great Big Sea – Old Polina Video by mrcoolvids From our partners at Oregon Zoo: Great Big Sea Wednesday Zoo Tunes $12.50 Buy Newfoundland’s Great Big Sea combine the traditional Celtic folk melodies of their homeland with hard-driving rock to create a sound The New York Times has called “as evocative of Ne

By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor European-vibed lifestyle emporium Azzurro is on the move, and they’re now sitting pretty in a stylish new space in the Northwest Pearl industrial district. Previously housed on Northeast Fremont Street, Azzuro’s new location is more spacious and the concrete... Go to pdxneatsh

Normally bands don't make videos for slow-paced songs that are 6:23 long. But we'll make a notable exception for the fantastic hushed sounds of A Weather. This simple animated video for "Third of Life," the leadoff track from this year's

After 12 years of maintaining his own massage business in Southeast Portland, Richard Ludt has announced an expansion to his practice, Spirit Body Massage, which will now offer additional health and fitness services in an adjoining office. As a sole proprietor, Ludt aims to continue networking as a solo provider, specifical

By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor All natural beauty boutique Camellia Pure Beauty is staying young and fresh, even at the ripe age of three. To celebrate its good looks and even better selection of spa-quality, skin-friendly products, Camellia will host a special birthday sale starting this Friday,... Go to pdxne

(via inothernews) Unless they all died is some freak bell ringing accident… That I would watch.

Often submissions come in to the Mercury that don't quite fit anywhere. They're not articles or essays, and they're not exactly letters to the editor or I, Anonymous-es either. Many of these are basically PSAs, like this one from Erin Sullivan, a Portland movie theater clerk who just wanted to let the public know

Oregon's Transportation Planning Rule (TPR), at OAR 660-12-0060 (here, scroll down about three-quarters of the way) requires local governments to consider the effect on transportation facilities when they consider applications for zone changes, zoning code changes, and amendments to the...

Clarke & Clarke has wowed us again with the introduction of the Florica collection. Printed on a heavy weight slubby cotton ground, the five patterns in the Florica Collection were inspired by Romany folklore and are available in the fashionable colorways of chocolate/aqua, sky/rouge, chocolate/raspberry, charcoal and

With a five-game unbeaten streak going and the Cascadia Cup safely back in the Rose City for another year, Portland Timbers will continue their road trip with a visit to AC St. Louis on Wednesday. St. Louis shockingly drew the Timbers back in the dreadful month of May at PGE Park so Portland will be [...]

I feel bad not updating this thing, but between novel and collection the writing section of my brain is full. So I figured I'd share a chunk of those words. So, here's a small section that will probably make no sense out of context but I feel gives at least an impression of what will be the tone of the book. I guess you sho

Make 'em count!(Photo © J. Maus) Metro is coordinating a regional effort to count the number of people using local trails and they need volunteers to help make it happen. The effort is part of the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project and the counts will take place in mid-September. Here's a excerpt from

Congratulations to my blog buddy Dwight Jaynes, who's been elected to the

"the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists & will persist" from boston globe: Federal investigators have identified several dozen Pentagon officials and contractors with high-level security clearances who allegedly purchased and downloaded child pornography, including an undisclosed number who used their government

Below is the teaser for Sucker Punch, the latest from Zack Snyder, the world's best music video director. It looks like what'd happen if Casshern had sex with Sky Captain and

Back before there was the Penny Jam or Into the Woods, La Blogothèque introduced the world to the Take Away Show (perhaps another site did it first, but I believe they are the forebears to this particular style of on location music videos). P

Today, the Library of Congress ruled in favor of both jailbreaking and unlocking phones according to the Washington Post. Jailbreaking the iPhone allows you to shop for apps anywhere on the internet, not just the iTunes App Store, where all of the apps must be approved by Apple to go on sale. Bypassing a manufacturer’

On Tuesday morning, July 27th at approximately 6:45am, Vancouver Police responded to a call at the fish hatchery located at 12208 SE Evergreen Hwy. An employee reported that a white male was lying in one of the empty ponds and was not moving. Upon arrival Vancouver Police located a white male, 50, deceased. The Vancouver Po

What’s the surprising issue that comes to your mind when you think about online matchmaking services? For some, it would mean social convenience but for others, it could be a dark and shivery life risk. Ask yourself, what is online dating for you? Yes, it is a social convenience that you can take advantage of [...]

I can’t believe that I haven’t touched this since last August. Geez, a lot has happened. So, I’m going to give a sum up of the last year and catch you up on what has been going on around here. Okay, So, last fall I got busy with Tadpole going to preschool and getting [...]

This is bat is small, and in certain habitats, quite common. Lovely nonetheless.

Intel researchers unveiled new semiconductors this morning that use lasers to move data around computers at speeds many times faster than the copper wires that are standard today.

With all the hoopla over locavores

Equal Footing campaign logo A partnership of national advocacy organizations, led by North Portland resident and former executive director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, is attempting something that has never been done in America: galvanize a powerful grassroots walking movement. "Everyone walks, but there is a l

As U.S. colleges and universities struggle with how to accommodate transgender students, one university in Bangalore, India is taking proactive measures to ensure that they feel fully welcomed. Bangalore University’s academic council unanimously approved Monday a proposal to add a third gender option to application f

When good intentions collide head-on with the reality of adverse circumstances, good intentions almost always come out the big loser. To make the point, I’ll cite an example from recent personal experience. While my intention was to do all the things I’d committed to do, the reality was that a sudden downturn in my heal