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A Pedestrian Friendly Foster Road?A Pedestrian Friendly Foster Road?
East Portland NewsLast night at Kern Park Church on SE Holgate and 68th, neighbors, pedestrian rights activists and Mayor Sam Adams got together and talked about solving the dangerous driving problems...
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New Urge Overkill? New Urge Overkill!New Urge Overkill? New Urge Overkill!
The camera was never this band's friend. Since no one asked, here is the new Urge Overkill single, their first song in 15 years. It's alright, I guess. It's no "Sister Havana" or "Bottle of Fur,"...
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TBA:10 On The Cheap!TBA:10 On The Cheap!
Lovers play tonight at Washington H.S.Good day to you Blogtownies!As previously promised, over at the TBA:Blog, I'm posting daily cheap and free events at this year's TBA festival. Here's what's...
View ArticleBreaking: Mayor Won't Confirm Punishment in Campbell Shooting
Mayor Sam Adams this morning addressed reports he and Police Chief Mike Reese had recommended firing Ron Frashour, the police officer who fatally shot Aaron Campbell earlier this year. Adams confirmed...
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Episode Ten of the Mercury Music Hour
Episode number ten of the Mercury Music Hour is on air, RIGHT NOW! Music from Explode Into Colors, Skiploader ('90s alert!), YACHT, the Clorox Girls and plenty more. Stream the show online at 947.fm...
View ArticleToday in (More) Book Trailers: Night of the Living Trekkies.
(Just in case one zombie book trailer wasn't enough....) I'm as tired of Quick Books' shtick as anyone—they're the publishing house that, under their Quirk Classics banner, regularly cranks out stuff...
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Halston - Silky SmoothHalston - Silky Smooth
New York Fashion Week is almost over—two more days! To that I say, "lets talk trends." We've seen the '70s in full effect; Marc Jacobs, Vena Cava and now Halston. We've seen silk EVERYTHING, as well...
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Band Name Trends: Native Americans Are the New WolfBand Name Trends: Native...
Sorry wolves, you are so 2009. This year is all about the Native Americans: Neon IndianWarpaintCowboy Indian BearBlack Elk (reference)Indian Jewelry Thanks for your help, Rob! [ Subscribe to the...
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Tonight in MusicTonight in Music
Nibble on tonight's musical tidbits: Backspace—Grass Widow, STLS, Silver Interior, 9 pm, all ages Rotture—Sndtrkr, Rats, Mustaphamond, 9 pm, $5 The Woods—Sam Amidon, Raymond Byron & The White...
View ArticleSly Insert in Chief's Statement on Campbell Shooting
Obviously today's big news in police oversight has been Mayor Sam Adams and Chief Mike Reese announcement that "draft" discipline recommendations have been issued in the fatal shooting of Aaron...
View ArticleTyphoon "CPR/Claws Pt 2" - Video
Typhoon - CPR/Claws Pt 2 from Matthew Ross on Vimeo. Typhoon is working on a trilogy—just like Look Who's Talking—of videos, and this clip for "CPR/Claws Pt 2" is their second offering (see the first...
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'Made in Oregon' Deal Won't Have to Wait'Made in Oregon' Deal Won't Have to Wait
If it's Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, and Rudolph's nose is shining atop the newly christened "Portland, Oregon" sign in Old Town, be sure to send some holiday wishes over to Commissioner...
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Guillermo del Toro on Movie Stuidos, Monsters, and Gigantic Stainless Steel...
Getting excited for Guillermo del Toro's upcoming appearance in Portland? Details for that are here (and watch for a review of del Toro's new book, The Fall, in our September 23 issue), but in the...
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Singing Cowboys and the Pendleton Round-UpSinging Cowboys and the Pendleton...
The Sweetheart of the Rodeo! This week, the Pendleton Round-Up celebrates this 100th Anniversary and us city-slickers are vaguely reminded that the folks just east of us are living like it's the Wild...
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The Five Worst BeatlesThe Five Worst Beatles
From least worst to most worst. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Radical(s)Radical(s)
In this week's New Yorker author Lawrence Wright tackles the Park51 controversy. Though the issue has been wrung dry by legions of pundits and politicians, Wright's perspective is worth a read. He's...
View ArticlePrepare to Twee Your Pants: Darren Hanlon - "All These Things"
I don't know too much about Aussie Darren Hanlon—other than the fact that he looks like a younger, more likable Russell Crowe—but his video for "All These Things" is absolutely adorable. It's almost...
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PHART CHART TOPPER!PHART CHART TOPPER!
This week's PHART CHART TOPPER is dejvicka! Congrats and look we've animated it for you! Will you be the next Phart Chart Topper? Submit your art or photos to the Mercury's Flickr pool, and start...
View ArticleDispatch #2 from the Pendleton Round: Photos!
At 9AM, we rode up to the Cycle Oregon tent city on a Harley Davidson. At 10AM, Pendleton broke a world record today for having the most horses ever in a parade. 1,300 horses. That's a lot of horse...
View ArticleBest Buy CEO Says iPad Sales Have Cut Laptop Sales by Half
According to Engadget: The dude in charge of the yellow label empire has told the Wall Street Journal that his company's internal estimates indicate the iPad has eaten up as much as half of laptop PC...
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