Blazers fans give their take on Neil Olshey, and the direction he is taking the team.

Blazers fans give their take on Neil Olshey, and the direction he is taking the team.

"Two anythings, one cup" isn't permitted. That goes double when you're in the business of selling people big cups of sweet brown sludge. [

Take 5 minutes to catch up on parenting news, with reports on a scam to get ahead at Disney theme parks, myths about missing children, a link between flu in pregnancy and bipolar disorder, and a world view of the best and worst places for mothers.

Ooligan Press invites you to join us for Transmit Culture: A Panel Discussion about Comic and Graphic Novel Publishing. Featuring: Chris Ross, Director of Digital Publishing and in-house book designer for Top Shelf Productions (2013 Eisner Award nomination for best publication design) Sarah Mirk, Online Editor of Bitch Medi

A statue of a Confederate soldier that's stood outside an historic courthouse in Virginia for over a century is now under fire because some folks claim that they find it "intimidating". What poor, poor, albeit precious, little snowflakes we have...

Environmental Protection Agency Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent Badge The most open and transparent administration in the history of the country's establishing quite an impressive track record: the IRS vs. conservative groups and the DOJ sweeping up AP phone records...

Yankee Man Candles II ($18-28) has added the scent of crispy fried pork with their new Mmm, Bacon candle and the aroma of buttered popcorn with Movie Night. You can still purchase grassy Riding Mower, the leathery First Down, and the musky Man Town from the original series. I have some suggestions for Man Candles […]

The streaming service, called All Access, is available in the U.S. for $9.99 per month after a 30-day free trial. It will be available in other countries later.

When I was much more active in the freelance film critic game (a rewarding, highly lucrative period in my life), I remember arriving early to a preview screening,

The epic 2007 Bridge Pedal bottleneck at the Ross Island Bridge.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Registration opened yesterday for the 18th annual Bridge Pedal ride. Organizers have unveiled a few new features to the ride this year, including — for the first time ever — registration caps to keep the size of the rides t

Eugene’s Reeble Jar is an instrumental dance band that melds deep funk with electronic elements, as well as strong nods to jazz and various music from around the globe.

It is already Wednesday and yes,  I have been slow in posting our dinners - but do not despair daily dinners are posted on the Facebook page.  So you can keep track of what we are eating :) be sure to stop on by.... Anyways, yesterday it was

I had a really good feeling about the Open Season show last night and it did NOT disappoint. Brady Lange—I'm looking at you. What I know about this PYT

These days, it’s not enough to simply publish posts on your blog; you have to share your posts and actively promote them on social media if you’d like more eyeballs on them than your own. But,...

The Brewers Almanac is quite a lot of fun if you love arcane statistics.  (Excise taxes broken down by state and by beer strength?  Check.  Percentage of beer sold in cans in 1962?  Check.)  This one was especially

Our eternal appreciation to Netflix, who in addition to providing us with

At only 4 years old, Crocker was the lone survivor of a 1987 plane crash that killed 154 people aboard and two on the ground near Detroit Metropolitan Airport. In the new documentary, "Sole Survivor," Crocker discusses how the crash of the Phoenix-bound jetliner has affected her.

The highlight of the Tiki-themed birthday party was not the drinking of my first Jet Pilot, which took two hands to hold and was on FIRE. It wasn’t the whole pig roasting on a spit. It wasn’t the strange cast of characters dressed as mermaids, pirates or island explorers… No, the highlight of the party [...]

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Mike Acker: "I like Neil Olshey as a big-picture guy, but the pressure is on him this offseason. And like Terry Stotts, it’s partially because the team he “built” was better than expected in his first season."

Mike Acker: "I like Neil Olshey as a big-picture guy, but the pressure is on him this offseason. And like Terry Stotts, it’s partially because the team he “built” was better than expected in his first season."

The band said it took some time to get on track when they began writing songs for the new album, which comes four years after "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" was named a Top 10 album on end-of-the-year lists for Rolling Stone, Time and Spin magazines, among others.

NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries said the movie was beamed up to the outpost Monday and the two Russians and American on board had a day off Tuesday.

From the inbox: Subject: Does Her Reading Material Reflect Her Willingness to Put Out? Date: May 15, 2013 12:31:56 PM PDT To:

While TV was finally focusing on Broadway, plenty of stage veterans jumped to TV during the two-year run of "Smash." Some flamed out, some are holding on and some still hope:

A 40,000-square-foot Market of Choice will be the centerpiece of a new, $30 million retail development in Beaverton.

Local frame builders Travis Cooper (left) and Joshua Bryant will share their craft with the public at Velo Cult. (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Since they moved to Portland from San Diego just over one year ago, Velo Cult Bike Shop & Tavern has proven that the old rules don't apply when it comes to [...]

Sotheby's Auction House in New York announced Tuesday that Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen sold a 1953

Our friends at the IRS, who will soon be overseeing our health care, keep running into trouble. As if the whole targeting of conservative groups and Jews wasn't bad enough (back to that in a moment), they're now being sued...

Trump is accused of making false promises to an investor in his Trump International Hotel & Tower in downtown Chicago.

Budget negotiations are well underway in Portland City Hall—although, by most accounts, with less intrigue and cloak-and-dagger than in previous years. That's because Mayor Charlie Hales made a lot of people happy with his budget pla

Portland Trail Blazers fans discuss first-year general manager Neil Olshey.

Portland Trail Blazers fans discuss first-year general manager Neil Olshey.

We've had two successful nights of Open Season fashion shows, so why stop now? Nope, not gonna! Tonight features some of the city's heaviest hitters in Pendleton's The Portland Collection, designed by Rachel Turk, Na

We've had two successful nights of Open Season fashion shows, so why stop now? Nope, not gonna! Tonight f

Peter DeFazio is on the hunt, his targets are business shakedown artists known as Patent Trolls.Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) introduced the SHIELD A

The housing market in Utah is on the rebound after five long years. The interest rates are at an all time low but are most likely headed the way of home prices, and that direction is up. This housing situation … Continue read

Prospective homebuyers in the Portland-metro area still waiting to capitalize on favorable market conditions likely have missed the boat. The inventory of homes is hovering at only about three months, and sales prices are skyrocketing.

The former actor-turned-Governator this week released a YouTube bit promoting the week of comedic Internet film, adding "comedian" to his already diverse resume.

Since hernia surgery, I’ve been having a wonderful problem. My clothes aren’t fitting anymore! I’ve been steadily losing weight since 1996, when I peaked at 528 pounds. I hit a plateau or two along the way, but have been making slow but sure progress. Especially lately. After surgery, I began wearing a bac

Portlanders tend to do a really good job of staying behind the scenes on some pretty amazing projects. Case in point: Hello Again, a project created by Chris Milk and Beck that just won a Webby for “Best Use of Video or Moving Image” and “Auto & Auto Services.” But those 360-degree shots were ma

Park Avenue Armory (photo James Ewing) Congrats to Alex Mackin Dolan who was just awarded

Between the “radio play project” and the “serialized story posted online project” I’m leaning toward the latter for now, with the former project as something I’ll tackle once I feel certain I can tell a proper story during a set amount of installments. Or, put another way, I’m makin

2000's Pitch Black—at least as I remember it, it's been a while—was pretty great. One of Vin Diesel's first big roles, director David Twohy accomplished quite a bit with a relatively low budget; like Twohy's The Arrival (with Charlie Sheen!) it was a fairly smart and consistently entertaining sci-fi

Harry Smith's record collection influenced American music. In advance of what would have been his 90th birthday, a party.

News of the gene's link to cancer isn't new. Neither is the preventive mastectomy option some women choose. Still, Jolie's status as one of the world's leading celebrities means the spotlight follows wherever she goes and in this case, that means one excellent opportunity for educating the public about genetics, cancer and

Earl Blumenauer has throughout his career focused on farming and Agriculture, and this may be the year something gets done. 

ROCKBOX is a dance party. Pure and Simple. Rockbox residents DJ KEZ (360 Vinyl, THE FIX) and Matt Nelkin (Liquid Beat, KPSU), play a masterfully blended mix of fun, dance oriented Hip-Hop and R&B with a dash of Dancehall, 80s, 90s, Disco, and House thrown in for good measure.