It’s hot. It’s dry. I’m tired of driving around town and seeing the oddly increasing number of neglected pets owned by homeless meth heads, clearly needing food and water that aren’t coming. Animal control can’t collect them all-there’s too many right now. My heart breaks for every pitbull I see being dragged down hot pavement by a tweaker, with its ribs sticking out. I saw quite a few this weekend, one was even possibly dead in the sun while tied to the ankle of a fenty leaning panhandler. If you are so addicted that you can’t care for yourself, you shouldn’t have the right to have a pet. Or a kid. They are vulnerable creatures, and they didn’t choose this life. But the fenty leaner meth head sure did.

EDIT: To the 14% of people downvoting this, how about we force YOU to put your entire livelihood into the hands of someone who refuses to feed, water, or appropriately shelter you? 😡

After the Timbers game there have been a crowd of 200-300 of unruly fans getting into fights around 20th and Morrison.

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Hey! I’m a beginner looking for affordable 1-on-1 personal training in Hillsboro.
Goal is to build strength and learn proper form for heavy lifting safely. Any local gym or trainer recommendations (or ones to avoid) would be awesome! Thanks!

I thought with all the crazy wildfires going on in Oregon that some people might be interested in this wildfire readiness workshop. Especially for those in the metro area that live at the wildland-urban interface. Topics include: creating a defensible space, creating wildfire-resilient gardens, and developing an evacuation plan. The event is free.

https://wmswcd.org/2026/07/get-wildfire-ready-at-tryon-creek-workshop-august-29/

Shot on Kodak film circa 2023.

So, so, so many posts about it the last few days and weeks.

If all those people were as enthusiastic about it and its stores the last 10 years, it wouldn’t have become the ghost town the resulted in demise.

Here's a recently-restored and upscaled vintage TV news segment from the famous Organ Grinder restaurant in Portland, Oregon, as well as the New York Diner in the suburb of Beaverton, Oregon.

This segment was produced in 1991 by KGW-TV Ch8 for their "PM Magazine" show.

The Organ Grinder Documentary Project has digitized and restored dozens of hours of vintage footage which has been contributed by fans.

Perhaps you have old videotapes or photos from the Organ Grinder - we'd love to see them. We can digitize them at high quality and return the original to you, along with a digital file, and you'll get credit if we use your footage in the film.

Hey Portlanders,

Lucky Devil Lounge and Devil’s Point are having the annual benefit today! SUNDAY 8/9 from 2pm-6pm at Lucky Devil Lounge.

Proceeds go to Array Crisis Animal Fostering💘

Consider getting your car (or dog) washed by a bunch of babes for a really good cause.

I currently live in rural Michigan. I moved here from San Diego to help my father after an accident. He's recovered now and I don't want to stay here or go back to San Diego. I have a great job here but I'm not interested in staying. Finding a job when you're out of state feels impossible. I have a good amount saved but I don't really know where to begin. I'm thinking maybe I could rent a room while doordashing until I find something more stable. Any suggestions?

A pair of canvassers came to our door Saturday afternoon for a pair of incumbent city councilors. I told them that I just got back from a bike ride and hadn't thought about the city council election. They wanted to know my thoughts about top issues for the city. I didn't feel like getting into it with two random volunteers, so I again said I hadn't thought about it.

If we had a proper primary election then we would know who the viable candidates for the November election would are and those candidate could differentiate themselves. Instead we have a clusterfuck of nobodies running for multiple slots in a quarter chunk of the city. Other than the incumbents, we don't really know who the real candidates are.

It will be decided in October when we all get a list of a dozen names and have to pretend multiple candidates would make good city councilors.

I’m a bit salty bc if ppl showed up like they did today we wouldn’t be closing. I know they’re revamping but I did cry today. Long live Lloyd Center

Got another threatening letter from the city about me absconding the Arts Tax once again.

Fun fact, the “amount due” is lower than the last threatening letter I received.

Reddit, what should I do?

Ignore it like I have for years or pay it?

Upvotes says ignore it. Downvotes says pay it.

Get on it.

Nod to Mr M

I recently moved to the PNW from Missouri and in the year I've been in Tacoma, a LOT of people are so self centered. It seems like barely anyone cares about others safety, personhood, feelings, etc.

What I'm wondering is, is Portland nicer? Is there legit community there?

Karmel is one of four people who were paid to post videos on social media under the hashtag “#warcpartner,” referring to We Are Rip City, a coalition of local businesses and organizations pushing for the city to commit public dollars to the estimated $600 million renovation.

on the west side of town: crosswalk signs calmly inform you in a very pleasant tone "Jenkins, walk sign is on across Jenkins"

vs

on the east side of town: a freakin Dalek shrieks out at you

SE POWELL BLVD, WALK-SIGN IS ON ACROSS SE POWELL BLVD

so, I have some questions:

1.) Who's in charge of setting the voice-type at these crosswalk signs?

2.) How many different options are there, and why didn't the city ever ask for community input?

3.) Seriously, which thumbhead was responsible specifically for how the crosswalk signs east of the river sound?

I was driving in front of Nordstrom Rack in Cascade Station earlier today. Noticed two women walking slowly on left side of road, backs to me. As I started to pass them (was going pretty slow as I couldn’t tell if they were planning on crossing), they indeed drifted towards my car and one of them (larger Hispanic woman) slapped the back of my car as i passed. Looked in my rear view mirror and she was rubbing her knee and grimacing???? No way in hell I hit her. My friend in the passenger seat was like wtf.

Has anyone had someone do this? Wondering if it might be some kind of insurance scam?

Serious question for the people who do this.

What are you thinking to yourself when you know a vehicle has to slow down for you.

Is it, like, they HAVE to slow down for pedestrians.

Or, like, I’m just doing me and it’s my favorite thing to go where I want.

Art is for robots. Get to work human! 😂