Kickstand Comedy announced on Friday that it will reprise its hugely popular Comedy in the Park series in Laurelhurst Park this summer. The shows will start promptly on July 1, the first Friday of that month and run through September. "Our kickoff show will be Julia Corral, Shain Brenden, Zak Toscani, and some surprise guests," Kickstand's Artistic Director Dylan Reiff told the Mercury. "Expect everything you loved about last year, but with some smart, fun.
Abortion site vigils face new challenges
With Portlandâs new clinic in a busy high-rise, demonstrators adapt and give their message to even more pedestrians Pro-life demonstrators pray July 2 at the door of the 511 Building in downtown Portland, home to a new clinic where late-term abortions are performed. (Ed Langlois/Catholic Sentinel) 7/25/2021 9:02 PM
select Therese Ruesink, front, is organizer of pro-life vigils held several days per week at the 511 Building in downtown Portland, home to a new clinic where late-term abortions are performed. (Ed Langlois/Catholic Sentinel) Vigils at a new downtown Portland abortion clinic have drawn young pro-lifers. Mary McIntyre, a student at Clark Community College and a member of Christ the King Parish in Milwaukie, hands out pregnancy resource literature July 3 in tandem with Matthew Guiher, a student at Washington State University in Vancouver and a me