God is waiting for everybody to tap back in. ![]() This album is for everybody who ain’t been to church or connected to God in a while who thinks they can’t go back. “We just went through the pandemic and ain’t nobody to church in a minute. ![]() “ No Church In A While has all types of meanings,” explains 1K Phew. Out of his convos with 1K Phew who he is mentoring, came the idea to actually record an album for people who like themselves hadn’t been to church in a while. Lecrae was recording his mixtape, Church Clothes 4, when it occurred to him that people actually hadn’t been to church to even put on those church clothes because of the pandemic, church hurt, and other reasons. The concept for their collaborative album, No Church For A While grew out of conversations between Lecrae and 1K Phew. Thousands of flights have either been delayed or canceled.A post shared by Church In A While features 10 tracks including “Wildin” “Ready Or Not,” “Move It,” “One Call,” “What We Gon Do,” “Amen,” “Blockhead,” “Born Sinner” “Save Us,” and “No Church In A While.” Our winter storm is also half-the-nation's winter storm, as snow pummels parts of California, moves through Arizona and into the northern Plains, and bringing the possibility of record snowfall in Minnesota (where the snow is never a joke).In this week's edition of HEAR IN PORTLAND: The big feelings of Small Millions, Portland hip-hop artists onscreen, and let's roll out the red carpet for Rico Nasty! ![]() Ooh-la-la! Take a sneaky peek at just some of the gorgeous cocktails you can get all week (and for only $8 each) during the Mercury's HIGHBALL WEEK! (Look, this snow is gonna melt and when it does? You're gonna be READY,).Stand by for an apoplectic cry-baby hissy fit to be thrown by our local police union. McDaniel strenuously denies he added the slide, even though, according to the bureau's investigation, all evidence points to him. Jeffrey McDaniel for two and a half weeks without pay for allegedly including a slide in a training presentation that depicted a cop beating the shit out of a "dirty hippie" protester, along with an offensive poem of sorts that's too ignorant to repeat here. The Portland Police Bureau has suspended Sgt.Keep an eye on your houseless neighbors:įour emergency shelters will open in Portland Wednesday at 8 pm as overnight temperatures plunge below freezing.If you left your car like this last night drop your we just want to talk /WL9In9QLZV Meanwhile, all Portland schools are closed today, more than 3,000 people lost power in Southwest parts of the city last night, riders on TriMet should expect significant delays in service, and snow plows are diligently working to clear the roads-which isn't easy, since a lot of nincompoops abandoned their cars in the middle of the streets during last night's traffic jam.Have an updated snow report? If so, please tag us with your report! /MfGlfEDlUE Heavy snow showers continue at the coast. Radar Update 655am PST 2/23: Snow is FINALLY winding down over the Portland metro, but continues to fall from Forest Grove to Gales Creek to just north of McMinnville. (Long story short: Our council hates charter reform, wants to torpedo it, and it's your job as a good Portland citizen to vote every one of them out in 2024.) In other words, THE JOB OF THE TRANSPARENCY ADVOCATE THEY JUST VOTED AGAINST. BUT! As our Isabella Garcia writes, not only did every member of the council vote to table the decision indefinitely-claiming they didn't have enough time to vet it (Narrator's voice: They had plenty of time)-they sprung a surprise, head-spinning, UN-transparent resolution on the room at the last minute, unanimously voting in favor of making the auditor review the city's policies on transparency, and offer suggestions on how to improve it. because they love transparency so much? City Auditor Simone Rede brought the proposal to council, who could've taken an easy win and approved the idea which would've been voted on in May, so the new transparency advocate position would be in place and ready to rock when Charter Reform kicks off in 2025. We'll learn more about this "snow thing" in a minute, but first, THIS IS SOME BULLSHIT RIGHT HERE: Yesterday afternoon, as many of you were fighting the traffic home, our city council decided you shouldn't be allowed to elect a transparency watchdog. ![]() The near record-breaking snow has slowed to a stop (at least temporarily) in the city, but continues south and west to the coast, and it's a chilly 27 degrees this morning. GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! And welcome to our winter wonderland. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.
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