🌱Contamination Closes Everyday Music + Kotek Scores Endorsements

Dominic Anaya
Updated ·8 min read

It's another Wednesday in Portland my friends! The mid-week lull of humpday has me in its grip, but I can always work up some enthusiasm when I talk about Portland. Here's what's going on today.

First, today's weather:

Morning clouds that clear slightly in the afternoon and give us a high of 54. Delightful!

Here are the top five stories today in Portland:

  1. 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 on May 7. The building is scheduled to be demolished a week later. Oddly enough, while many factors surely contributed to Everyday Music Eastside’s demise, the blame may fall on the lingering effects of an even more iconic emblem of Oldest Portland: Jantzen Swimwear. Alas, the only lingering traces of that glamorous past may well be suspiciously elevated levels of carbon tetrachloride in indoor air samples. (Willamette Week)

  2. The men's NCAA tournament is coming to Portland this week. Starting Thursday, some of the top basketball programs in the country will compete at Moda Center in first- and second-round games. Eight teams will compete in four first-round games Thursday in Portland, including No. 1 seed Gonzaga. Other teams competing in Portland this week are UCLA, Saint Mary's, Boise State, Memphis, Wyoming or Indiana (depending on Tuesday's play-in game result), Akron and Georgia State. (KGW)

  3. City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) are attempting to make the city’s COVID-era plazas and dining patios permanent. In a Monday morning press conference, Hardesty announced that she is “directing PBOT to begin the transition to making this program permanent,” continuing to offer free permits through August 31. However, Hardesty noted that to bring her plans to fruition, the rest of Portland’s city council needs to approve PBOT’s proposed budget. (PDX Eater)

  4. The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a 25-count indictment on Monday, charging a former nurse at Oregon’s only women’s prison with sexually assaulting a dozen women while they were incarcerated. Tony Daniel Klein, 37, faces 21 counts of depriving the women of their constitutional right to not be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment, as well as four perjury counts. If convicted, he could face life in prison. Through his attorney, Klein entered pleas of not guilty to each of the 25 charges. As of Monday, Klein maintained an active nursing license, according to the board’s website. After he resigned from the Coffee Creek prison in 2018, Klein was hired by Legacy Health where he remains an employee. (OPB)

  5. Earlier this week, former House Speaker and gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek announced the endorsements of five prominent BIPOC-led organizations. The endorsements from the following groups showcase Kotek as a champion for standing with Oregon’s diverse communities: APANO, Building Power for Communities of Color, Latino Network Action Fund, NAYA Action Fund and Unite Oregon Action. “APANO is thrilled to endorse Tina Kotek for Governor,” said Marchel Marcos, political director of APANO. “As House Speaker, Tina always worked to get to the root causes of the inequities our communities face." (The Skanner)

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Today in Portland:

  • The 2022 Consider This series, American Dreams, American Myths, American Hopes, continues with a conversation about comics. Comic books, and especially the superhero comics of Marvel and DC, have embodied the hopes and fantasies of many Americans for nearly a century. Our guests for this conversation are David F. Walker, Douglas Wolk and, as moderator, Courtenay Hameister. This event will take place at the Alberta Rose Theatre in NE Portland. Tickets are available online, as are a limited number of no-cost tickets. The conversation will also be streamed on the Oregon Humanities website and YouTube. Doors open at 6:00 PM.

  • The Songwriter Soiree is BACK for its first live indoor event in over 2 years at The Village Ballroom in NE Portland! The Songwriter Soiree is a 12-year running musical community which started in a Portland living room, and now has reaches across the world. The Soiree is an open mic for original music. Every song played MUST be original and played by the writer. Each person gets up to 5 minutes to present. Get your tickets online. 6:00 - 11:00 PM.

  • Do you love movies? Then consider coming out to the Volunteer Fair for the Portland Film Festival. It has always been a 100% volunteer-driven organization, and none of the programs would be possible without the support of generous, dedicated volunteers. It’s looking for pre-screeners, sponsor relations people, produvtion and technology helpers, even volunteers to help with social media. There are also many opportunities to volunteer while staying in your own home. Register for free for this in-person event. The offices are in NW Portland. 6:00 - 8:00 PM.

  • Coined "A Beehive of Activities" by Rolling Stone, the Tokeativity® Social features educational sessions, workshops, guest speakers, and themed community sesh rooms. Meet and network with other cannabis-loving feminists from across the globe. Listen in or join the online and live conversation via chat, audio, or video! Tonight's subject is Psychedelics and Plant Medicine. You must be a Tokeativity member to attend, but registration is easy. 2:00 - 4:00 PM.

  • Buddy Wynkoop will be performing at Holocene in SE Portland. Buddy Wynkoop is a 4-piece art punk outfit that combines a barrage of spoken word existentialism, shout-sung melodies, a unique approach to structure and old-school rock ‘n’ roll aesthetics. Also performing will be The Mistons and Lo Fives. Doors open at 8:00 PM.

From my notebook:

  • Lifelong Portlander Matt Froman’s decade-long dream is very close to becoming a reality — restoring the Phoenix Pharmacy in the Foster-Powell neighborhood. The Phoenix Pharmacy was once one of the biggest pharmacies in the state. It was an important pharmacy for Rexall and for the Foster-Powell neighborhood. In later years it was the neighborhood video store. “I love old buildings in the city, and so many have been demolished recently. It’s like a personal goal for me to save this one here,” Froman told KOIN 6 News. “It’s a 100-year-old beautiful piece of architecture. It was built in 1922 by John Leach, and it’s always been one of the cornerstone buildings in the neighborhood.” (KOIN)

  • Clyde Willcutt has a dog named Mr. Magoo. He lives in a cabin with Corey Greig and built the cabin with Don Rainey. They built the cabin along Marine Drive, visible to drivers heading south on the I-205 bridge who looked across the Columbia River. Willcut, Greig and Rainey said they will be homeless once again after PBOT officials told them to dismantle the cabin and leave. Rainey doesn’t really understand why people, including PBOT officials, would be concerned about the cabin. “We tried to get housing. We tried to get help and they said they were going to give us help and they never came back,” Rainey said. (KOIN)

  • It's hard to overstate how much Bill Schonley has meant to not just The Portland Trail Blazers but to the region. It may be impossible. He was the founding play by play person for the team, hired in 1970 – their first season – by team founder, Harry Glickman. Perhaps his single greatest contribution was coining the phrase "Rip City" to denote a basket. Now, after 52 years with the team – the last 22 as an ambassador the Blazers – Schonley has decided to take a break. He's 92 years old. (Portland Patch)

  • Prior to the pandemic, Curious Comedy Theater used to hold a short film competition for local filmmakers called Portland's Funniest Video. We could all use a chuckle or two, so why not watch some of these funny gems. (Portland's Funniest Video)

  • You are sitting down to dinner, getting ready to relax. Suddenly hear you what appear to be fighter jets overhead. It does not mean that Oregon has gone to war with Washington over plans for a new bridge. It does not mean that Canada has invaded. It does mean that the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd fighter Wing is conducting night training exercises. (Portland Patch)

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That's not your everyday Wednesday, people. That's a Portland Wednesday. So get out there and do what you do on your Wednesdays, but come on back tomorrow and I'll tell you more juicy details about Portland.

— Dominic Anaya

About me: Doctor, educator and now a writer/artist, I'm just chillin' in Portland, OR with my wife, our ferrets, our chickens and our goats.

This article originally appeared on the Portland Patch