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The all-black 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps of the 1890s
In June 1897, 20 African American infantry men rode their bicycles from Missoula, Mont., to St. Louis, Mo., a 1,900-mile trip that took 41 days. Those men made up the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, the first military regiment in United States’ history that was equipped with – and traveled by – bicycles. The Bicycle Corps…
Janet Byrd: Housing crisis demands ‘something bold’ from Legislature
More than 300 people packed a conference room Saturday afternoon at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization in outer northeast Portland. They were there to talk about affordable housing. And evictions. And drastic rent increases that have displaced hundreds of Portlanders from the neighborhoods they want to live in. Among the attendees were 17 state…
Lily Tomlin brings her unique characters (and character) to Portland
Lily Tomlin, at age 76, has already had a long and storied career as an actress, comedian, writer, singer and producer. But looking back at 2015, one might think she’s just getting started. Last year, Tomlin co-starred in the hit Netflix series “Grace and Frankie” with longtime friend Jane Fonda. They have already filmed a…
Meth pipe project comes to Portland
In the back room of an anarchist bookstore in North Portland, past a rack of zines and chalkboard list of upcoming punk shows, volunteers with the Portland People’s Outreach Project set up shop each Saturday afternoon. On Friday evenings, they make rounds on their bicycles, making deliveries to people sleeping under bridges downtown and to drug…
Opinion
Editorial: State legislation essential to ending housing crisis
It’s not just Portland experiencing a housing crisis. Many communities throughout Oregon are facing a severe affordable housing shortage. Add this to rising rents and stagnate wages and thousands of Oregonians across the state, in Bend, Eugene, Hood River and beyond, are finding themselves scrambling for a safe place to call home. Housing advocates, including…
