Portland Mercury Blogtown
Portland’s most popular blog, providing news and entertainment to a quarter million viewers per month.
Breaking News and Analysis
- BREAKING: Portland Public Schools Votes to Ratify Teachers’ Contract, February 27, 2010
A peaceful conclusion to over a year of threats and rebuffs from the school district and the teachers’ union. - “BREAKING: Keaton Otis Was ‘Still Moving’ Four Minutes After Police Shot Him, June 1, 2010
The police release testimony and audio files related to an officer-involved shooting.
Interactive Feature
- Unsafe Buildings in Portland: The Map, June 24, 2010
Signs have been appearing around town, warning firefighters not to enter buildings deemed “unsafe.”
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Live Event Coverage
- Gone Fishin’ for Victory, May 18, 2010
Live-blogging from City Commissioner Nick Fish’s election night party (and watching him learn the results)
Article Followup
- After Shootings, Life Goes On at New Columbia, June 2, 2010
Following up on a short article I wrote about crime and safety at a mixed-income development, with a more personal angle.
News Roundup
- Good Morning, News!!, June 3, 2010
A lighthearted, irreverent daily summary of world news headlines. (Sorry about the cuss words.)
Video Reporting
- Video from the Aaron Campbell Rally, February 17, 2010
Portland citizens voice their distress after a police officer shoots an unarmed black man:
Other Writing
- Term Limits: What to Call Journalism, Open Salon, November 8, 2009
- Designer Profile: Peter Mendelsund [PDF], March 3, 2009
- Stumptown to San Francisco, a bike tour journal, February 2009
- Nothing was between me and the storm except a thin layer of nylon and some trees, but at times like these the tent can feel like a cathedral, built for nobody but me.