Amanda Fritz

My two sites, and others under fairy blogmother Lynn Siprelle’s wand, were down this morning. Lynn explains here. If I had to lose service, I’m proud it was due to blocking porn uploads…

Nobody had an A-ha moment with Thursday’s photo quiz, so here is another shot from the same park as a clue.

Far and away the most important item on this coming week’s City Council Agenda is *1415 Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation for the Columbia River Crossing Project (Ordinance)…

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.