It's Thursday again, Blogtown. Let's have some news!
Portland is finally getting a bike share program, starting next summer, after years of lagging behind other cities that already have one. The O took a test ride on one and reports back on performance here.
Disgruntled East Portland residents who don't think they're fairly represented on City Council have begun their drive to collect enough signatures to put an initiative on the ballot that would change city government to a ward system.
Hedge fund troll Martin Shkreli, the evil human who tried to price gouge sick people needing a life-saving drug he bought the rights to, is sticking by his douchebaggery, saying that cutting the price may lead him to cut research and lay people off.
Oregonians looking at the sky on Sunday night will be able to see an eclipse of a supermoon, which sounds pretty cool, but you'll probably have to drive east of the Cascades to get a view unobstructed by clouds.
Speaking of clouds, it's time for weather:
Pope news! Pope news! Get your pope news here!
Pigs. They have a reputation for being dirty, but apparently they're not. Find out everything you wanted to know about pigs here.
The second season of Empire debuted last night, and a lot of people were real excited. Here's a collection of the best things said during the first episode.
All aboard the dog train!:
