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Portland Hipsters Upset Because They Have To Get Full-Time J-O-B-S

VGB: Pass the Kleenex. Never did Portland’s famed “Keep Portland Weird” sign promise to the skinny-jean, handle-bar mustached set that the city was to “Keep Portland Affordable for the Artsy-Fartsy Set”.

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This story tells the tale of Susan Langenes and her husband, both professional musicians, who lived for over a decade in an inner neighborhood apartment complex with other artists. They created a community, cooking together, gardening and playing music together.

Until they received no-cause evictions. New owners renovated the complex and rents tripled. She and her husband were exiled to Milwaukie, a small town five miles away.  read more

5 Comments on Portland Hipsters Upset Because They Have To Get Full-Time J-O-B-S

  1. “Susan Langenes and her husband, both professional musicians … have lived for over a decade in an inner neighborhood apartment complex …”. So after 10 years plus as “professional musicians”, Susan and her hubby have to go to work for wages like the rest of us. I submit they both suck at being “professional” musicians then.

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