Music You couldn't buy your way into Taking Back Sunday's Crystal Ballroom show last Thursday, no matter how hard you tried. With Crystal's ticket booth closed, and Ticketmaster not taking calls, only fans with tickets given a month in advance got the chance to see an act that regularly sells out stadiums play in a ...   More

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As it turns out, only Iceland is greener than Portland.

At least, according to the July 19 issue of the Seattle-based environmental issues magazine, Grist.
The mag ranked Portland number two in ...   More

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Bowing to pressure in the wake of Michael Vick's federal indictments on dog-fighting charges, Nike announced Friday that it has suspended the Atlanta Falcons quarterback from his contract without pay.

And Nike, which has faced   More

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Multnomah County declared Monday, July 30, "Portland Beat Your Risk of High Pressure Day." Free blood pressure tests will be given out in Pioneer Courthouse Square from 10 am to 2 pm on Monday.

Those who can't come downtown to be tested on Monday can also take American Heart Ass...   More

Music [EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul is a WW news intern, whom we sent downtown to check out PDX POP NOW!'s second annual city hall show.] City Hall's front porch turned into a mini-happening Wednesday, with three bands, a stage, and some fans going about their business pretty much ignored by rush-hour downtown Portland strea...   More

News Portlanders already recycle bottles, phone books and cell phones—so why not an entire bridge? In response to a question after his City Club speech last Friday, city Commissioner Sam Adams said ...   More

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Get ready to start peeling off those layers.

Portland's summer of 2006 was one of the hottest ever recorded, according to researchers at Environment Oregon, who predicted more of the same at the unveiling of a    More

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City Commissioner Sam Adams thinks Peak Oil is coming. And he told City Club's weekly Friday forum that he wants Portland to be prepared, saying "The era of cheap energy is over."

As for the more immediate political questio...   More

News Commissioner Sam Adams and Charles Lewis, the man who wants to replace him on City Council, have much in common. Both were born in Montana to financially struggling families. Both eventually settled ...   More

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A missing link in Portland's bike map might finally be filled.

A greenway bike path connecting the Springwater Trail and the Eastbank Esplanade must be part of waterfront developer SK Northwest''s plans, a local Hearing Officer ruled today.

The proposed link would ...   More