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PICKING UP CO-EDS 70’S STYLE

May 22, 2015 by

Which One Was You? Before social media, meeting co-eds at college meant leaving the basement. Starbucks moved into the space on the opposite end of the block from the U of O bookstore. It the seventies it was a college bar, the best place on the street for 21 and over students. And everyone else. […]

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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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Boomer Beach Means College Football?

October 10, 2013 by

Not Oregon Duck Football. Lots of birds at Cannon Beach. Baby boomers love birds. Seagulls, puffins, cormorants, pelicans, crows, swallows, jays, a titmouse. The whole flock flew between Hemlock Street and Haystack Rock. Just no Ducks. Plenty of wind and rain, but no Ducks. What did Cannon Beach sports fan miss? The most engaging football being […]

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