Just a quick local wonky film plug before you do: Portland Architecture critic Brian Libby is screening a series of films by local directors tonight like Matt McCormick, Rob Tyler, and Karl Lind at Design Within Reach in the Pearl, from 6:30pm.

WE MEAN IT THIS TIME Nick Fish and Sam Adams kill the sit-lie law for good.

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ADAMS AND FISH HAVE A SIDEWALK PICNIC: Illustration by BT Livermore

FIGHTING TOOTH AND RAIL Crashing the green line party.

SOME FRIENDS YOU ARE Legal settlement paves the way for a resource access center for the homeless.

BIKING WHILE BLACK Cops face more profiling allegations in North Portland.

POLITICAL TOLLS Why you should care about the Vancouver mayor's race.

And of course your little Dippin' Dots of "in other news."

Read the goddamn news.