Contractors like Tara Kramer, owner of Ri Ky Roofing in Portland, share some advice on how small contractors can pursue opportunities for growth.

Heart health goes hand in hand with maintaining proper weight. A half-hour is all you need to do that and to get your blood flowing and improve health, according to the Society for Vascular Surgery, which forwarded us a list of calories burned by various winter sports from Livestrong.com.

David Auker (L) and long time friend Danny Knudsen share a laugh at Auker's 62nd birthday gathering last night in Hillsdale.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) On November 16th, 2010, a man that friends and family thought would never stop pedaling his bike — did. David Auker is a living legend in local and national bike ra

Mayor Sam Adams, shown here at a Safe Routes to School event in June 2010, is scheduled to attend February's KidicalMass ride.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) [*Please note: This article originally said Adams would attend the ride. Unfortunately there was a mix-up with organizers and his staff and we have now learned he is

As Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) correctly noted during testimony, Obama's establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as part the federal reserve, together with his so-called "recess appointment" of Richard Courdray to head the entity are fundamentally unconstitutional and, in...

It’s about to get all food porn up in here. But first, some related anticipation with not only a purpose, but hope for those of us stuck working downtown and tired of shuffling away without direction when our go-to food cart is closed for the owner’s family cat’s birthday (which I totally understand): Sure

In fact, I believe it was still illegal for gay couples to adopt back when this straight 48-year-old millionaire adopted his 42-year-ol

Editorial tomado de Anodis Escrito por: Redacción Anodis Es la más grande e importante manifestación de la diversidad sexual en México. Miles de personas acuden al festival y manifestación política que año con año ocurre en el mes del

From our sponsors at Helium: Doug Benson @ Helium Comedy Club SE Ninth and Hawthorne Blvd. Friday, February 3 @ 7 & 9:30 p.m. Saturday, February 4 @ 7 & 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $22-27 For tickets and more information, please visit www.heliumcomedy.com/portland or call 888-64-FUNNY. Doug Benson is best known for his co

Mark your calendars! You know you always wanted to be that gal at the party who whips a Rubik's Cube out of her pants and solves it in a minute flat. What, you avoid that chick? That's crazy talk. The fine geeks over at Cloud Cap Games wanna teach you how to pull a pretty party trick with a free Cube-solving class.

Andrew Seybold, in a think piece posted on Fierce Wireless says it’s doubtful that the FCC could meet its five-year goal of freeing up 300 MHz of spectrum. “It takes months to prepare for such an auction, then it takes a few years to relocate those already on the spectrum, first finding a place to [...]

From TFAW: Things From Another World is proud to announce the debut of Ladies Night on Saturday, February 4. This female-only event will kick off with a Q&A featuring notable local women connected to the comics industry, including Colleen Coover, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Cat Farris, Alison Hallett, Emi Lenox, Jen Van Meter

He's fired up.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Oregon Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Peter DeFazio are pulling no punches when it comes to leveling criticism at the House transportation bill that was released yesterday. Referring to it as the, "Republican Highway and Transportation Bill," Blumenauer said in an official s

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Pipeline is giving away tickets for you and four friends to attend BOOTY BASSMENT on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Holocene. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, February 3. FREE DANCING: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including [...]

Free dessert, people -- as well as other dining and entertainment bargains are available through the Downtown Marketing Initiative's 'Blah Buster' deals through the winter.

The late Don Cornelius will be remembered on tonight's "106 & Park"; also showing, a documentary, "Soul Train: Hippest Trip in America."

The NSIDC's measurement for Arctic sea ice extent is 13.73 Mkm2, the 4th lowest January in their records (Nov 1978-present).The 12-month rolling average is 56,000 km2 (0.5%) above the minimum, which occurred three months a

Mitt Romney took the stage just after being glitterbombed in Minnesota. He spoke to the glitterbomber from the stage, "introducing" the person to the crowd: "Hi there. H

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My father-in-law at Thanksgiving dinner - Photo ©Gwenelle, November 2011 I was scanning through all my holiday photos recently and this one caught my eye. I guess he didn’t want his picture taken? Check out previous Wordless Wednesday posts here.

Okay, so maybe not "ha-ha" funny, but the following sketch is definitely an improvement, and may even rise to the level of "a modicum of jocularity." (Seriously, this is the best dead-on parody of Portland—and themselves—they've done since episode one.)Hat tips to Blogtown consulting detective

Via John Fleck I learned about this new blog, All Models Are Wrong, by climate scientist Tam

Some amazing formation flying experiments have been performed with a team of nano quadrotors at the University of Pennsylvania’s the GRASP Lab. The Quadcopter vehicles were developed by KMel Robotics. The quadrotors are X-shaped with a central control unit at their center. Based on commands, 16 quadcopters change dire

Susan G. Komen Foundation, the promoter of the heavily trademarked Race for the Cure, told its affiliates today that they aren't allowed to fund local Planned Parenthood operations that screen low-income women for breast cancer. The parent organization didn't fund...

Deveney: Agent Says Heat Or Bulls For Joel Przybilla Sean Deveney of The Sporting News reports that former P

It's safe to say that Portland Opera's "Madame Butterfly," which opens Friday night at Keller Auditorium, promises greatness.

GUYS! Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and this year you really need to up your game. So what's the best way to make a public declaration of your love (or crush)? Submit a

"Local business make our region great. And loving local businesses just got sweeter." —Supportland Neighborhood Notes recently sent out more than 75 Supportland rewards cards loaded with points...

This is our story. I wrote this post for the Save Babies Foundation www.savebabies.org - a fantastic organization raising awareness about newborn screening, educating the public about the test, and advocating. Please share...

The cover art for Murder of Crows is in! This illustration was done by A.M. Sartor. You can find her work here. I can’t stop staring! She did such an amazing job of capturing the mood of the story and the energy! Now I’m super-stoked to get the whole book up and launched!

Scabs on you! A right turn infarction camera. And to a poor Missourian senior no less, driving somewhat slipping at age 74. Price? $284! Need money do ya. Daughter got it, too, a few days later, no less. Shame on your city. DMH-St. Louis, Mo. [

After a long, boring holiday season, Helium's got some glimmers of hilarity on the horizon: I'm looking forward to Amy Schumer, Feb 14-15, and Jackie Kashian and Paul Mooney in March. And coming up soon, singing-sidekick duo Garfunkel and Oates. I'm not ordinarily a fan of comedians with guitars, but I really like these

by NW Spotlight Oregon Catalyst is now on Politics in Stereo for the “From the Right” perspective for Oregon. Politics in Stereo shows the latest political news by state, with a view from the left, a non-partisan (but not necessarily …

The Blazers lost another road game on Monday to the Utah Jazz, dropping them to the 4th seed in the division. Mercifully, they are back home tonight and playing the worst team in the league, the Charlotte Bobcats. This game has the excitement of what will Gerald Wallace do to punish the team that traded him [...]

The statement by climate scientists in today's WSJ is extremely well-written -- concise, unacademic, forceful, and confident without being scolding. (And I'm amazed the Journal published it; I'd love to have been a mou

February is here and this means that two of the year's boldest month-long beer events are happening in Oregon - Fort George Brewery's Stout Month and Block 15 Brewery's Bourbon Month.

Primary colors can be confusing!! There's no shame in that. That's why OK Go! has furnished Sesame Street with the following clever music video that not only easily explains what happens when primary colors get mixed together, the song is sure to be stuck in your h

Tonight, Fox will air the Portland episode of the 'American Idol' auditions. We'll be hosting a live chat on Oregonlive.com. We'll all get through this together.

Question from Darah February 1, 2012 at 8:22am Richard, I own homes with my ex. He collects rent and deposits the monthly payment in my account for the mortage. My husband and I make around $140,000 a year. I do...

Evidently not content with simply alienating Jews, the Obama administration has moved against Catholics as well, stating flatly that there are no “constitutional rights issues” associated with their requirement that all health-care plans in the United States to cover sterilizations...

ROOM TO MOVE—Bless the rains for staying outside as DJs Cuica, Spencer D, Jason Urick, and the guys in Brainstorm create 13 Months of Sunshine: Afri

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I think I could homeschool a hundred years and still not come up with a perfect list of language arts resources. But that won't stop me from telling you what I am currently using with my grade schoolers, for what that's worth! Here are my recommendations, separated into the

Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup: Poor IZ is sick. He’s still plugging away at work (the joys of working at home) but I’ve been taking up the cooking duties for the past few days. Monday, I did this dish on the side of the couscous box that was a hit. Hardly “cooking” as much as following directions. [...]

Hold on to your hats and remember to play nice, because this one's going to be damn popular: The much-discussed and ballyhooed first collection of P

Hold on to your hats and remember to play nice, because this one's going to be damn popular: The much-discussed and ballyhooed first collection of Pendleton's The Portland Collection is having a big closeout sale on Saturday. Says Rachel Turk, who co-designed the collec

Abbott: LaMarcus Aldridge, All-Star? Henry Abbott of TrueHoop.com talks about

The 35-year-old Sandy Actors Theatre will kick-off its production of "Marvin's Room" on Feb. 10.