From the moment word spread of the three-alarm fire that devastated Northeast Sandy Boulevard’s Roseway Theater on Aug. 6, grief swept through Portland.
Author: Jay Horton
With Shut Up & Dance: Redemption, DJ Gregarious Brings Portland’s Longest-Running Dance Night Back Where It All Began
A quarter-century ago, when retro DJ nights meant KISN FM booming through the bar’s sound system and landfill-bound vinyl LPs landfills were discarded like the bastard progeny of 8 tracks and floppy discs, Portland nightlife sounded far different.
In HBO’s “The Rehearsal,” Nathan Fielder Recruits Ordinary People for an Unsettling Social Experiment
The cultural footprint of Nathan Fielder, who embodied the misanthropic marketer protagonist in Comedy Central’s docu-reality saga Nathan for You, has only grown since the series’ 2018 close.
The Jolly Roger, Southeast Portland’s Iconic Lounge, Preps for the Long Dive
Fittingly, perhaps, for an iconic establishment that’s lazily drifted about Southeast Portland for 60 years without ever attracting much notice, the Jolly Roger has announced a fateful last call, but all relevant information regarding the date of depa…
“Ring of Fire” Director Steve Coker Walks the Line Between Pet Projects and Stumptown Showstoppers
Steve Coker always thought of himself as a “one man band”.
Beloved Southeast Portland Dive the Jolly Roger Is on Its Final Voyage
Fittingly, perhaps, for an iconic establishment that’s lazily drifted about the periphery of one of Southeast Portland’s most-traveled boulevards for 60 years without ever attracting much notice, the Jolly Roger has announced a fateful last call, but …
Beloved Southeast Portland Dive the Jolly Roger Is on Its Final Voyage
Fittingly, perhaps, for an iconic establishment that’s lazily drifted about the periphery of one of Southeast Portland’s most-traveled boulevards for 60 years without ever attracting much notice, the Jolly Roger has announced a fateful last call, but …
Following an Extended Pandemic Hiatus, Marijanefonda Prepares to Stretch
Down a long dirt road in a particularly bucolic section of recently developed Southwest Portland, a faux-rustic mini chalet named the Chateau Ballroom recently hosted the first cannabis-centric Marijanefonda gathering in more than two years.
Starting This Week, Mall 205 Won’t Be a Mall. Its Tenants Hope for a Second Chance at Lloyd Center.
Mark Benthimer can spot a disappearing act.
Environmental Contaminants Trigger Closure of Everyday Music on Sandy Boulevard
After stocking six figures of CDs, DVDs, and vinyl for more than a quarter-century as perhaps Portland’s largest record store, Everyday Music’s sprawling eastside location will close permanently May 7.