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Betsy Richter

Celebrating Keith Goodman’s Life

My apologies if I’m sharing information out of turn, but I know that there’s been a flood of inbound traffic looking for memorial service information for Keith Goodman.
I received the following email tonight from the da Vinci middle school parent mailing list I’m now on sharing the official district statement about Goodman’s death, [...]

OurPDX shared links for June 29th

by Betsy Richter

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for June 29th:

Coping with deployment: A wife’s tale | KATU.com
Sarah Gilbert writes a moving guest contribution about planning for her husband’s eventual deployment to Iraq - “I don't know whether it was minutes or hours or even a day: the [...]

06.29.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Thatch Tiki Mug Release Party 7/1!

by Betsy Richter

It’s the perfect weather for tiki drinks, isn’t it?
I wouldn’t have said that a year or so ago (I’ve developed a taste for drinks I’ve considered a bit more ‘grown up’ - bourbon, whiskey and the like.) But thanks to two other OurPDX authors, I have grown to appreciate all things tiki late in [...]

06.29.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

The Losses that are Closer to Home

by Betsy Richter

It might be easy to overlook the passing of Portland’s Keith Goodman. Goodman — who died yesterday of an apparent heart attack at the conclusion of a dance performance — wasn’t nationally notable, after all. As a result, his death will be missed by many PDX people, sandwiched in as it is between [...]

06.28.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Bloggers By the Baker’s Dozen

by Betsy Richter

OurPDX authors
Originally uploaded by Igal Koshevoy

Here, some of the OurPDX author crew (both past and present), at our anniversary/birthday party last night at the Green Dragon.
Thanks, Igal, for preserving the memory — pre-Tiki drink consumption, no less! (More party pictures here…)
(Shown: mediaChick, Radio Gretchen, PAgent, Metroknow, Cosmic Charlie, Aaron, Amye, Tricia, Lyza, JTK, [...]

06.27.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Happy Birthday To Us!

by Betsy Richter

Just over a year ago*, a few of us stumbled out from the wings and onto the stage — we were the proverbial kids in the barn, putting on a show for y’all as Portland’s latest group blog. And it seems appropriate that I commandeer the 1000th post on OurPDX to make a celebratory [...]

06.25.2009 See the rest → 14 comments

What’s Your $$$ Situation?

by Betsy Richter

Yes, we all know there’s a recession. Yes, we all know Oregon’s in the toilet. Yep, we know that PDX retail businesses are giving up the ghost in masses; the empty storefronts in downtown, the Pearl and NW 23rd remind us of the ‘here on top today, gone tomorrow’ transient nature that even [...]

06.23.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

OurPDX shared links for June 22nd

by Betsy Richter

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for June 22nd:

Isaac Laquedem | A modest reason not to rename a $treet
Isaac's looking for the 'tangible public benefit' in light of all the other ways to spend 150K of the city's money. As am I…
Free Summer Fun: Outdoor [...]

06.22.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

OurPDX shared links for June 21st

by Betsy Richter

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for June 21st:

Blame bush-league leadership, not Paulson, if Beavers leave – OregonLive.com
Anna Griffin calls it as she sees it (plenty of swings and misses and/or watching the ball fly on by.) "In my scorebook, blame for this flaming car [...]

06.21.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

From Our Mailbox: Pedalpalooza Pie Champ Challenge 6/23

by Betsy Richter

My friend (and Whiffies owner) Gregg passed this along to me in hopes I could help get the word out, since it’s another example of gluttony for a good cause.
Seems that one of the organizers behind Pedalpalooza is rallying a horde of bike-riders (many of them vegan) to be the next contenders to [...]

06.20.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

OurPDX anniversary party 6/26 at Beer & Blog!

by Betsy Richter

Hey! We’re almost a year old!
I know, I know — it seems like we launched the site just yesterday. But after 980 posts and with 23 authors on board, well — it looks like we’re here to stay.
And it’s time to celebrate! So please, oh, please — won’t you [...]

06.19.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

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