Four years ago, my husband and oldest child began what has turned into a rite of passage: Dad-and-high-school-senior lining up for over 12 hours outside a store on Thanksgiving night, to buy the…

Guess where this was taken, anyone?

The Council this morning voted to table the proposed Code amendment allowing Council-initiated street renamings now and in the future. They also unanimously voted to reverse last week’s vote calling for naming 4th…

I heard the Council this morning is taking testimony on the renaming of 4th Avenue (both SW and NW), and on the new Code setting up a Council-centered process for this and future…

We’ve had several discussions here about the pros and cons of biofuels. Use the handy-dandy search feature in the left sidebar, if you’d like to review previous posts and comments. Now, the Oregon…

Taken this summer by my daughter, Ali.

Sunnyside neighborhood volunteer Mary Ann Schwab alerted me to this HGTV site, where your click can help bring money and volunteers for improvements in less affluent areas of Southeast Portland. The three projects…

“You’ve got to play your heart out, because you never know when you’re going to get that last play.” Dennis Dixon, Jr., 11/15/07 Fans who’ve watched the Oregon Ducks play football this season…

The most controversial item is early on Wednesday’s Portland City Council Agenda. That, of course, is the renaming of 4th Avenue and the proposed Code amendment to allow the Council to initiate and…