We have some creative authors here in Portland. Some of the best, and most unrecognized, are those who can make a point in 15 words or less. Spotted on business reader boards on…

“I can do this standing on my head”

Here’s something interesting I learned at the Portland Parks & Recreation budget meeting earlier this week: Our City Council has adopted five Overarching Goals for its work this year. I’d like to give…

I’ve been a member of the Coalition for a Livable Future (CLF) since its founding in 1994, and was elected by the membership to the Board of Trustees in 2004. CLF is a…

Scottish national poet Robert Burns was born in Ayrshire on January 25, 1759. The city of Burns, Oregon, established in 1884, was named (sweet story) in his honor by early settler, store owner,…

OK, so The Oregonian‘s web site wasn’t very fancy. But it was easy to find the different sections, and breeze through to check for anything compelling that couldn’t wait until your spouse brought…

“Don’t try this at home.”

Yesterday’s Vancouver Columbian carried a report of Mayor Royce Pollard’s State of the City speech, in which he advocated for putting light rail on the new $2 billion bridge which is coming down…

Portland Parks & Recreation (PPR)’s draft budget was reviewed by concerned citizens yesterday. Despite the meeting date being set just last week when the previous schedule was disrupted by snow, about 25 people…

The League of Women Voters of Portland, Oregon (LWV) has just posted their new position on Portland’s Neighborhood Associations (NAs). I’ll copy and paste it after the break. I was a member of…