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PDX HISTORY IN WILLAMETTE WEEK

November 7, 2014 by

It’s All In The Personal Details For Portland. Historic data reflects how things were and warn against what might be coming. After the facts of an event circulate through enough hands it becomes hard truth. The forty year history of Portland as recounted by Willamette Week reporters show a city recent arrivals will never know. […]

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FOR THE LOVE OF PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

November 5, 2014 by

A Haters’ Review. The love/hate relationship with sports comes into full blossom when a player leaves a team. Some leave with remorse, some leave with bitterness. All agree it’s part of the business. So what’s it about Portland that leaves such a bad feeling in some players? Why do some NBA guys take a shot […]

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BRITTANY MAYNARD’S GRAND CANYON

October 28, 2014 by

The Perfect Choice For Her Bucket List, For Every Bucket List. An easy step into history. Layers of ridges, impossible depths.

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A PORTLAND GEM

September 29, 2014 by

The following post found it’s way into The Oregonian’s opinion section as an op-ed. I’ve traded emails with the Portland man who stood tall, then grew even taller and the newspaper editor who plucked this piece from his 100’s of submissions each day. What’s it feel like opening the Sunday Oregonian and finding your work […]

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TOO OLD TO RETIRE YOUNG?

September 19, 2014 by

Sixty Is The New Sixty In The Garden. The dream used to be make a million before you’re thirty and retire. You’ve seen these people, these young retirees? They travel, learn new languages, stay in shape. In other words they’re bored to death and need to keep finding challenges before their brains shut down completely. […]

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HIKING BABY BOOMER PORTLAND, pt. 3

September 15, 2014 by

Part One and Part Two. Portland bridges move people over the river. They also create fantastic venues for events. Above is Portland’s Mini Maker Faire from Sunday in OMSI’s parking lot. That’s the Marquam Bridge and I-5 overhead. A beautiful thing about Portland is its availability. I left my driveway at 1:30 and parked on […]

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HIKING BABY BOOMER PORTLAND, pt. 2

September 15, 2014 by

An incredible part of the city is feeling like you’re never far from the woods. There’s always a clearing, a trail to follow. And it feels safe enough to dive right in there. On a Friday I stopped on SW Terwilliger in between appointments. This is the road on the side of the hill below […]

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VENTURE PORTLAND, A HUG FOR THE CITY

September 11, 2014 by

More Than Business As Usual For 36 Districts. Portland began with an 1845 coin flip. At least that’s the official story. But Portland was Portland before two Easties, one from Portland Maine, the other from Boston, made their call. The clearing that became Portland was already an early business district for tribal trade. A land […]

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PORTLAND’S LITERARY AND CULTURAL DISTRICT?

September 11, 2014 by

What Does Google Say? Boston becomes the first city to designate a literary cultural district. Portland can’t be far behind since the choices at the original coin toss to name the city was either Portland, Maine, or Boston. That might not be enough to kick start a lit-district into gear, but just knowing another city […]

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INVITATION FROM PORTLAND: WHAT’S MY NAME?

September 8, 2014 by

An old Russian saying explains it this way: The much loved are called by many names. With that in mind, Portland must be much loved by the number of names it has. Stump Town. Soccer City, USA. River City. Rip City. Rose City. Beervana. Bridge City. And they all fit. Just like weather that changes […]

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