Defunct for decades, the former Washington High School space reopens this month as a performing arts venue called Revolution Hall — a ‘mini-Schnitz’ Walking the halls of Washington High School in Southeast Portland, I am nostalgic about my old high school ...
9 Apr 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
Spencer Tweedy is making music with his father – Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy – and paying tribute to his mother, who is fighting cancer Last year, at 18 years of age, Spencer Tweedy learned his mother had cancer. That sent him and the Tweedy family reeling. He d ...
15 Mar 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
In her debut novel, Northwest author Megan Kruse explores family and queerness from three perspectives Megan Kruse came of age as a queer youth in quasi-rural Washington – outside of Tulalip to be exact. And like many youths, she gravitated toward Portlan ...
6 Mar 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
The author of “The Residue Years” talks about his memories of Portland, where his book is the 2015 Everybody Reads selection from the Multnomah County Library “It’s cold!” says Mitchell S. Jackson. “It’s really cold in Brooklyn.” Indeed. But in his native ...
3 Mar 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
Dan Savage grew up in a Catholic family in Chicago. At 18 years old, he came out as gay to his family, who after one rocky summer, Savage says, became aggressively supportive. That support has served him well. Today, his name is synonymous with gay activi ...
11 Feb 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
Ritchie Young was born and raised in a Republican family in Bend. He played a little music is school, but he will tell you he was “horrible.” Though he plays the guitar and sings lead vocals for his band, Loch Lomond, Young admits he identifies more as a ...
19 Jan 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
When Mic Crenshaw came to Portland, it was sort of like shaking a personal Etch A Sketch. He wanted a fresh start. That is understandable. He had left behind an on-going struggle with white supremacists in Minneapolis, Minn. His connection to the streets ...
10 Jan 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
Watch Brian Lindstrom’s recent films and it’s clear the importance the filmmaker places on compassion. “Finding Normal” is about recovering addicts who reach out to help others through recovery. “ Alien Boy ” explores issues of police accountability in th ...
6 Dec 2014 - Suzanne Zalokar
Portland is such a musical town. It makes sense that the first time I met Beth Harrington, it was at a women’s music night at a mutual friend’s home. I remember she wanted to play “Dancing Barefoot” by Patti Smith. Immediately, I was smitten. It wasn’t un ...
16 Oct 2014 - Suzanne Zalokar
Jensine Larsen, CEO and founder of World Pulse, will tell you that she is innately shy. And to listen to the soft timbre of her voice when she speaks, you might believe her. But listen for a minute. There is nothing shy about Jensine Larsen. In fact, she ...
6 Oct 2014 - Suzanne Zalokar