Monthly Archives: February 2011

‘Why do you hate my vagina?’ – Photos from Friday’s Planned Parenthood Rally in Northeast Portland

MLK Boulevard is visited on occasional Fridays by anti-abortion protesters, who picket outside the Planned Parenthood facility that opened last year. This past Friday, supporters of  Planned P’hood gathered in front of the building, though not in as large a … Continue reading

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SCRAP’s Re:Boutique Grand Opening this Sunday! Celebrate with Portland’s top-notch re-use artists.

SCRAP is excited to announce the opening of the Re:Boutique, a consignment boutique featuring the work of local reuse artisans, located within a corner of SCRAP’s Re:Vision Gallery. The boutique hosts vendors whose products are made out of a minimum … Continue reading

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New Formations Over Old Horizons: artist Joe Ryckebosch at SCRAP’s Re:Vision gallery.

I’m a little bit slow; this show ends on Friday, I believe. Nevertheless, it’s interesting stuff. SCRAP’s Re:Vision gallery is in the SCRAP store at 2915 NE MLK. –

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Upcoming Planned Parenthood community events: Sexy Tuesdays at Lizard Lounge, Trivia Night @ Crush, and Women’s Health Care Day at the Capitol

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Photos from today’s Planned Parenthood Rally in Northeast Portland.

There’s a link to info on upcoming Planned Parenthood events at the bottom of this post…   For information on more Planned Parenthood events coming up, visit this page! Some more photos from the rally can be seen on zhx’s … Continue reading

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Rally to support Planned Parenthood this afternoon – February 21 – 3727 NE MLK, at the Planned Parenthood facility.

On Friday, the House of Representatives voted to defund Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood provides millions of women with birth control, cancer screenings, HIV testing, and other lifesaving services. Rally with fellow supporters of PP at the Columbia-Willamette Planned Parenthood Headquarters, … Continue reading

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Farnell Newton at Curious Comedy.

A sweet piece of a performance by trumpeter Farnell Newton and players,  from 2009.   Unfortunately, Curious Comedy (5225 NE MLK, Vanport Square) is no longer hosting its ‘Round Midnight jazz series.   –

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Brunch at Ned Ludd!

Read all about it in the Portland Mercury’s review last week…                     –

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Keli Dailey: Destination Martin Luther King.

“In Portland and Harlem and points between, go find a street named Martin Luther King:” Check out, also, the fascinating photo blog MLK BLVD: Images and dispatches from streets, boulevards, drives, etc. named for Martin Luther King, Jr. There are … Continue reading

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