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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

TV listings: Feb. 5-11

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

Lots of beer events this week, including, they tell me, a football game on Sunday...

In honor of the Superbowl this Sunday, I bring you an Etsy roundup of sporty crafts from Portland artists. I don't know anything about sports, but according to an Etsy search on the subject,

Alela Diane has announced that she'll perform two very special shows at the end of the month. She's performing solo and acoustic at t

Me too… or at least pay for one.

Alela

Here's a tale that does not speak well of what we thought was a sleepy southern suburb of Portland.

o/` Disappointing Gay Best Friend o/`

Rosanne Barr running for Green Party nomination for president: jasencomstock:

archiemcphee: It’s amazing what a pair of googly eyes can do. This spider tattoo belongs to our very own 

The radio giant announced plans Friday to premiere the 53-year-old pop star's new single "Give Me All Your Luvin'" and its music video across Clear Channel radio stations, electronic billboards and online venues. Clear Channel, which owns 850 stations nationwide, estimated the promotional campaign would reach more

I was so excited to be contacted by another out-of-towner this week who will be planning her Oregon summer wedding, working long-distance from Manhattan. Her big priorities are food and photography. She sent along a few photos of her intended style and I thought I would go through our past event file to put together a few p

I know that's a harsh thing to say but how else can you make sense of the dumb move by the Decemberists?  As if this will be a huge shock wave, the Portland based alt band has pulled support for a Susan G Komen Race for the Cure gig and instead plans a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood. This after Komen pulled its $500,

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Susan G Komen Corporate Partners

The actress-comedian said in a statement that she's a longtime supporter of the party and looks forward to working with people who share her values. She said the two major parties aren't serving the American people.