Thanks to the internet and, most recently, the controversial documentary Bully, the issue of school bullying has elbowed its way into the national spotlight. And local. The Multnomah Youth Commission, the "official youth policy body" for the city and c... »
About 15 members of Occupy Portland met in front of Multnomah County Courthouse earlier this morning to support members of the group that will be in court later day. Following a controversial decision by Judge Cheryl Albrecht in February of this year, ... »
GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! I know what it means, to walk along the lonely street of dreams. LET'S GO TO PRESS. As Nathan mentioned in GMN Saturday, a company that processes credit card transactions has been hacked, which means those crooks possibly have t... »
If the second installment of New Seasons workers and supporters protesting the firing of long time employee Ryan Gaughan says anything about the groups' involvement, it's persistence. A melting pot of 40 or so New Seasons employees, union members, loca... »
Jake HachquetAs Alex mentioned in GMN this morning, "a Broadway taxi cab ran a red light, hit a BMW and proceeded to send two pedestrians flying through the windows of a downtown storefront last night." Police have since fleshed out their account of wh... »
Happy Leap Day!Al's Den—Archeology, Violet Isle, 7 pm, free Doug Fir—Elliott Brood, Pack AD, 9 pm, $10-12 Green Bean Books—Laura Veirs, 11 am, free, all ages Holocene—Adventures with Might, Pocketknife, Grandparents, DoublePlusGood, 9:30 pm, $5 Mississ... »
Fist Fite (Via) Bunk Bar—Rabbits, Fist Fite, Aerial Ruin, 10 pm, $3 Al's Den—Archeology, Nathan Trueb, Tyler Lyle, 7 pm, free Oaks Pioneer Church—Alela Diane, Evan Way, 8 pm, $12 Tonic Lounge—Eye Candy: VJ Norto, Phantom Hillbilly, 9 pm Valentine's—Nea... »
Diversity Dispute: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on affirmative action that could rewrite precedents. Virginia Abortion Law Mandates Sex Crimes? Democrats in Virginia say the state's new law to administer "transvaginal ultrasounds" to wom... »
A Multnomah County grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing in the January 25 fatal police shooting of Bradley Lee Morgan, a suicidal man who called 911 from the roof of a downtown SmartPark garage and reportedly pointed a replica handgun at two of ... »
Photos via qPDX and FlickrTwo of the city's biggest LGBT groups are joining forces: The North Mississippi-based Q Center confirmed today that it's merging with the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC), a nonprofit that provides counseling, eve... »
Ano LobbChioggia Beets/Space AliensHooray, it's 45 degrees and miserable today! Luckily, there's something summery to look forward to tomorrow: The first ever winter market from Portland Farmer's Market. As the market announced in October, this January... »
Another week, another Mercury music section to ignore while everybody talks about that very famous celebrity who set Twitter on FIRE last night. Wait, aren't we talking about Wayne Brady? Who are you talking about? Portland's Blouse is a young band, bu... »
Every day, a group of entrepreneurs holding tiny laptops show up on the Multnomah County Courthouse steps, eager to pick up homes on the cheap. The foreclosed home auctions are the end of a long, terrible financial episode for many local homeowners. To... »
Though it may mean cutbacks for Multnomah County's highly decorated library system, County Chairman Jeff Cogen on Friday told library employees on Friday he won't push to create a tax-revenue-raising library district next year. Instead, blaming a dour ... »
Sad news: Former Sellwood funeral home-turned-music venue The Woods is likely not long for this world. The owners of the Woods are lingering negotiations with their landlord over the lease, and the outlook isn't good. Unfortunately, the property owners... »
