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Corbin Smith

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Corbin Smith

    How Portland Became a Player in the Comic Book Industry - Portland Mercury (opens the original)

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    It may surprise you to learn that Portland, Oregon, a mid-sized America city known for its rain and its many river spanning bridges, is a global hotbed for the production of comic books. A new documentary for OBP’s Oregon Artsbeat, Indie Comics City: How Portland Built Its Own Comics Universe, which premiered at the annual Rose City Comic Con, tells how it happened, a story about the place of Portland itself, and the decentralizing modes of cultural production everywhere. The documentary, helmed

  2. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Corbin Smith

    A Lloyd Center Elegy in Photos - Portland Mercury (opens the original)

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    On August 1, 1960, Lloyd Center—a new, massive shopping center in Northeast Portland—opened its doors to the public. This midcentury modern cathedral to American consumer culture housed more than 70 stores, with larger department names at its cardinal anchors and smaller shops mixed in along the “malls,” all connecting at a then-outdoor ice skating rink. An urban manifestation of what would come to be a symbol of suburban sprawl, Lloyd Center hailed itself as “the largest shopping center in the

  3. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Corbin Smith

    A Fair to Remember - Portland Mercury (opens the original)

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    Do you like going to THE FAIR? If your answer is YES, then do we have a hearty recommendation for you! The Clark County Fair is a yearly exhibition that goes on for a whopping TEN DAYS in beautiful Ridgefield, Washington, just north of Vancouver. The Clark County Fair traces its origins back to 1868, making this fair older than the state it’s held in. For some reason, presumably good stewardship, time hasn’t really dulled the mass or the impact of the Clark fair, which still manages multiple day

  4. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Corbin Smith

    Shady Pines Is a Refreshingly Handmade Music Festival - Portland Mercury (opens the original)

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    Welcome to Sandy, Oregon, up Highway 26 past Gresham in eastern Clackamas County, where outer Portland Metro’s sprawl is overtaken by the mountains. We are at Camp Tasty’s, an RV campsite and outdoor event center that can host thousands of people. It’s also the home of a former private plane hangar that has been converted into the primary manufacturing center for Tasty’s Cannabis Edibles, a THC gummy manufacturer. Look closely at the architecture left behind and you can see traces of this space’

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