Spears: LaMarcus Aldridge Says He Heeds Lesson Of Brandon Roy As noted by thankyouforblaze

by Bobbie Singh-Allen (Executive Director, Independent Lodging Industry Association) In these tough economic times, one would hope that state government would be focused on creating jobs and helping grow the private sector. Unfortunately, the Legislature is currently considering a bill …

The 14-10 Portland Trail Blazers went 2-2 last week, remaining No. 4 in the Northwest Division while improving to No. 6 in the Western Conference. The strong play

I got so swept up in the glacial pace of this weekend's Nevada caucuses, I totally missed this: On the eve of Saturday's Nevada caucus, Ron Paul sit

As far as I am concerned there are two perfect foods in this world of which I will never tire: fresh, hot, salted pretzels and pickles. Clearly the people behind the

An alert reader sends us this photo, from NW Tenth and Hoyt in the groovy Pearl District: As someone who cleans up graffiti from time to time, we'd sure like to fill this researcher's ear. Graffiti is mental illness! But when you go to his

U.S. viewers multi-tasked the Superbowl, says Google, watching the game on television and going online with their smartphones and tablets to look up players, halftime show performers and their favorite Super Bowl commercials. In fact, around 41% of searches related to Super Bowl ads that were made during the game came from

I'm writing to you because I suspect you'll confirm something I am pretty sure is true, but all my friends are telling me isn't true (probably because they want to be nice). I'd like an honest answer once and for all. See, I'm an overweight woman. Not obese, but chubby—not big enough for fat

Question from Jacqueline February 4, 2012 at 9:03am Richard, I teach a foreign language at the high school level. In 2011, I translated some forms for a tax preparer. I provided her with an invoice and was paid $75 for...

Paul Cezanne, The Card Players, 1890–92, Oil on canvas. 25 3/4 x 32 1/4 in. (c) Metropolitan Museum of Art Bequest of Stephen C. Clark The latest of Reed College's f

David Hattner, the Portland Youth Philharmonic's conductor and music director, talks about why a musical education is important and shares tips for parents.

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Architect Steve Ewoldt of artifekt (photo courtesy Steven Ewoldt) BY LUKE AREHART Editors note: After a nearly three year absence, the Architect’s Questionnaire is back, written by contributor Luke Arehardt. The intent is for this to become a regular series...

Evan Goldman is having a hard time. His parents have divorced, and his mom has moved him from the Big Apple to Appleton, Indiana.

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Here's a funny one: The City of Portland is recruiting neighborhood groups to go around proselytizing for the new ritual of dumping food slop in the yard debris bin. Canvassers will earn $2 per conversation, and 50 cents per flyer left on the porch if the residen

The Portland International Film Festival starts later this week, which means all of us Mercury film writers have been selflessly watching about 48,000 press screenings and DVDs so that we can give you ungrateful jerks about 48,000 reviews of a whole bunch of movi

Question from Joanetta February 4, 2012 at 12:15am Richard, I FILED MY TAX RETURN ON JAN. 29, 2012 AND IT GOT EXCEPTED FEB1,2012. I WAS TOLD MY EDD WAS FEB 8, 2012 BUT WHEN I LOG ON WHERES MY REFUND...

Is congestion a sign of success?The Atlantic Cities says "yes".(Photo: Will Vanlue/BikePortland) - Copenhagen has released its Bicycle Strategy for 2011-2025. The plan lays out how the city will reach its goal of becoming "the world's best bicycle city" by the end of 2015. - A mile-long section of trail in Clark County is

We’ve gotten a lot of good news in the past few weeks — one of the biggest causes for celebration being McSweeney’s picking up the Toro Bravo Cookbook that I’m writing with John Gorham, with photography by David Lanthan Reamer and illustrations by Tyler Adams! (We’re busy working on it now and

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! And I thought I was mistaken, and I thought I heard you speak. Tell me how do I feel? Tell me now, how should I feel? LET'S GO TO PRESS. The U.S. embassy in Syria

There are moving companies that assist you with relocation without you doing any work. This Company will move everything for you and even put things in storage for you. They arrive with their own packing supplies, distribute all your possessions in boxes and tag them before introducing into the moving vehicle and cross all

I waffle greatly between hating to cook and enjoying the process. But one thing that I know makes the whole experience less painful is when I can minimize the prep time. And for me, preprepared ingredients are key! And no, this doesn’t mean that I buy premade PB &J’s or those Trader Joe’s jars of [...]

To numerous celebrities, their head of hair is really a defining attribute of their fashion. Hence, a huge period of time and energy is wasted trying to obtain perfect hair on a day-to-day basis. Even with the best hair straightener , there normally appears to be a distinction between the look and feel of their [...]

Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy S III, their upcoming flagship superphone, is a no show at Mobile World Congress, later this month. But it could launch as soon as April, and hit store shelves in May, according to Electronic Times News. The Galaxy S III will reportedly sport a Super AMOLED Plus 720p display, LTE connectiv

Funkytown’s newly opened doors (first mentioned here) are what vintage vixens dream of. Hard to find designer pieces, eclectic accessories, and a wide array of fab

Here's an emerging trend in Portland: When the city says it's handing out tax dollars to keep "green" businesses in town, chances are the money's actually being paid to those businesses' landlords. We noticed this recently when it was revealed that the $8 million sweetheart loan made by the city to keep Vestas's American h

Stein: Former Blazers C Joel Przybilla "Still Deliberating" Last week, a report indicated that former Portl

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The Super Bowl may have been a nail biter, but the ads were a snooze. That's mostly because nearly half of the 70 Super Bowl advertisers put their spots out online in the days leading up to the game.

Come to the MJCC lobby this week to see some of ORA's finest artists on display!We are pleased to present Glenn Decherd, Diane Fredgant, and Judith Hankin.The show is absolutely free. You don't need to be a member of the J...just come on in!

The digital video recorder maker Tivo said Monday that there wasn't an appreciable bump in viewers who played back the moment where M.I.A. extended her middle finger during Madonna's performance of "Give Me All Your Luvin'" on Sunday night's show.

Our spies tell us that Bruce Warner (left), chief executive of the Portland Development Commission under Mayor Tom Potter, is about to be nominated by our retread governor to be the new president of the board of Tri-Met. The linkage is perfect

In order to bring you the highest quality software, we need to fully understand how our users interact with our software. To this end, we have collected some data that I hope that you’ll find interesting. Think that you have a massive font collection? Well, don’t be so certain of that fact. While the average [..

This is what you shall do:  Love the earth and the sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hate to [...]

This is what you shall do:  Love the earth and the sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hate to [...]

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College or university writing is usually a challenging course for many people new scholars. In the experience coaching college publishing, I get quite a few key tips handy for the students. Please read on to uncover how you possibly can write an essay for virtually every college class to discover the ‘A’ you cho

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All the Northwest Portland news you might have missed over the weekend.

The former "American Idol" runner-up says he can't replace Freddie Mercury, but instead is paying tribute to the late singer.

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Darwin Day is celebrated around the world on February 12th, the anniversary of the day Darwin was born in 1809.

It's hard to understand what some of the characters are saying on HBO's new series, but it's clear that Nick Nolte's character thinks someone is not ready for the big time, and Portland Meadows is not the big time.

The twenty-two states that have not required workers to join a union and pay union dues have enjoyed, as a group, more rapid employment and income growth, better job preservation, and faster recoveries from recession. Oregon is not one of … Continu

  Saturday: Cleaned the kitchen and a rather filthy and malodorous refrigerator, liberating a myriad of ill used condiments and forgotten foods. Made focaccia and smoky roasted red pepper and tomato stew with garbanzo beans, delicious. Enjoyed a beautiful light That warmed us all. Sunday: Got up early, to more gorgeous

The second Sunday of January was the “Grand Opening” service of our church’s newest campus. My husband and I joined the launch team in October;  I volunteered to work in the nursery (which I’m loving!) and he’s having a great time playing his fiddle on the worship team. There’s been a po