This reminds me of photographs of Emperor Qin’s army in Xi’an, China. It’s all natural and all-American, in Bryce Canyon National Park.

Jack Bog’s blog draws attention to a Willamette Week article by Corey Pein, reporting the City of Portland is about to spend $365,000 so drivers can pay at parking meters via their cell…

Anna Griffin covers Commissioner Randy Leonard’s proposed restrictions on selling spray paint in today’s Oregonian. She reports the proposed ordinance would require store owners to keep cans of spray paint locked up, and…

Hey, I didn’t invent the corny title. But if you like to bicycle and want to learn more about development in Portland’s neighborhoods, the following fundraising event of the Coalition for a Livable…

….aka Blue-throated lizard, from our stop in Idaho. Posted partly because it’s beautiful, and partly because it will boost my site’s ratings. Surprisingly popular, the Western fence lizard.

Scott Moore commented on Blogtown last week about an upcoming City Council vote on whether to allow an exception to the City’s rules requiring contracting companies to provide healthcare benefits to domestic partners…

It’s rare that a City of Portland issue pitting affluent landowners and business interests against citizen advocates and non-profit groups is duked out in public early in the process – before the matter…

This is today’s wallpaper on our computer’s desktop monitor. Steve changes the image daily, so each morning I’m greeted by a new one, too.

How often do you read a major newspaper’s Editorial Board stating, “We were wrong”? After acknowledging that in their original position on the Eastbank Esplanade, “Our prose ranged from the snide to the…

Sometimes good ideas take a while to materialize. The Oregonian reported Thursday that two groups are working towards recognition as “Communities without boundaries” under Portland’s Neighborhood Association system. This concept, and the structure…