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Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for November 5th: (yes, it’s really long and bloated; I’ve had no time for actual writing lately, but have found cool stuff in the last day or so…) A new way of supporting Mercy Corps | Mercy Corps A Mer...

The faithful started gathering shortly after six, standing in the cold rain outside the studio in Pioneer Courthouse Square. As the downpour increased in intensity, some moved down the steps under the shelter of the overhang...

Tired of the dreary weather already? Need an excuse for a cheap date? Step right up, have I got a deal for you! It’s the first Friday of the month, which means it’s time for Cort and Fatboy’s Midnight Movie. November’s selection? The Coen Brothers’ Raising Arizona. This is ...

Social media has come a long way in the last couple of years. Remember when it was socially incorrect to handle invitations, break-ups etc… by e-mail, and we were supposed to send a letter or, heaven forbid, pick up a phone and actually call someone? ...

I know what you did last night… Well, I know what some of you did last night. For the first time since 1998, Halloween fell on a Saturday night. Portlanders seemed to treat it accordingly. I skipped dressing up this year. I had no real inspiration, no event to go to. ...

(T)he(y) had a lot to say; (T)he(y) had a lot of nothing to say, We’ll miss them. We’re gonna miss them… As fans of Portland’s rowdiest rock station know, major shakeups have been happening. KUFO has gutted its on-air staff and brought in “talent” from around the country. I checked ...

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for October 28th: If Criticism is Dead, Nobody Mourned « Steven Walling Can you take a moment from mourning the lost art of print newspapering to spare some sympathy for the critic? Stev...

As I was leaving Mt...

…so what does PDX have when the weather just calls out for hot, slurpy soup? A quick & dirty Twitter poll from the @ourpdx account netted the following: @taradublinrocks: Matzoh ball soup from @mothersbistro @photobyamber: For when we are sick, homemade chicken noodle all the way. ...

Friday night we were joined in studio by Curtis Chen, better known to you twitter types as sparCKL. The two episodes can be easily broken down so I think I’ll do just that: In the Tech episode we talk to Curtis about writing, his site 512 Words or Fewer and Puzzle Hunts. ...

It seems that Vancouver (yes, the Couve) has a bit of a branding issue. Going beyond the problem of being the other Vancouver, located in the other Clark County, located inside the other Washington, Portland’s largest suburb is beginning a seven month effort to find a new brand. ...

I had the opportunity to indulge my deviant side Saturday night. I attended a presentation of Portland Mercury/The Stranger’s HUMP! ...

I’m going to try to refrain from using foul language, but no promises. I’m writing this in a fit of barely contained rage. Alpha Broadcasting has recently purchased several local radio stations, including KUFO. KU...

Portlanders, welcome to the dark ages. That’s what I was told by a bus driver after moving to Portland back in 1997. The driver told me to enjoy the summer, because Portland typically gets six to seven months of gray days and long nights, which he referred to as Portland’s dark ages. Th...