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Betsy Richter

Our Missing Child

I haven’t wanted to join the parade of people writing, commenting, analyzing and/or navel gazing about the fate of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman — until today.
Why not cover this story exhaustively in true breaking news fashion, you wonder? Or approach it from the position of a fellow Portland Public School parent, or someone who [...]

Meta Much? OurPDX’s New Editor Interviewed By Site’s Former Editor…

by Betsy Richter

Yeah, *that* was a little awkward! Or — was it…?
OurPDX’s new editor Robert Wagner sat down yesterday to pre-record an interview on my internet radio show, Redoing Media (airing Thursday at 1 pm on his internet radio station, pdx.fm).
And over a beer or three, he shared with me just what he intends to do with [...]

05.20.2010 See the rest →

Going on Hiatus

by Betsy Richter

Sometimes, life just gets a little — much, you know?
Some of us have been stuck in traffic, trying to navigate the new Burnside-Couch couplet. Others have been waiting for months for a Sunday #10 bus in NE Portland. Or dealing with the frustrations from a car ticketed by the predatory parking [...]

04.25.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

OurPDX Shared Links for March 7th

by Betsy Richter

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for March 7th (yes, it’s the “you want WHAT, Tom Hurley?” “You want to GIVE it to him, Randy?” righteous indignation edition):

Dan Saltzman pushes for City Council vote to challenge $100,000 disability award to former firefighter Tom Hurley | – [...]

03.08.2010 See the rest →

OurPDX Shared Links for 2/20: The PDX.FM Recap

by Betsy Richter

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for February 20th
Scratch that. I went looking for this stuff, because I want to give some people some props already, plus announce my new PDX.FM show with a spin. Stay tuned for a little self-promotion and/or award-show style acceptance [...]

02.20.2010 See the rest → 1 comment

LOST? Found…

by Betsy Richter

LOST – The Final Season | PDX.FM As LOST fans already know, the season premiere starts at 9 pm this evening. But instead of huddling around your own little television in your own little hovel, why not go out, drink beer, eat tots and have a communal viewing experience at the Bagdad [...]

02.02.2010 See the rest → 1 comment

Looking For Tales of Portland Parking Woes

by Betsy Richter

I’m working on a piece for tomorrow about experiences parking in downtown Portland.
Yes, it’s a follow-up to this piece. Yes, it involves a towing story or two. And yes, I’ve already gotten a ton of feedback in email, thanks to a Twitter call out earlier today. But I want to [...]

01.23.2010 See the rest → 14 comments

From Our Mailbox: Gardeners Go Road-Trippin..!

by Betsy Richter

My friend LeLo (a Master Gardener, don’t you know) sent along the following information in hopes that those interested in traveling to the Seattle for the Garden Show would rather travel by bus with a bunch of fellow local gardeners.
The Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle is the kick off for spring [...]

01.16.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

OurPDX Shared Links for 1/15 – Local Efforts to Support Haiti Relief

by Betsy Richter

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for January 15th:

Local Portland shops help you help Haiti : The Neat Sheet
Karen Vitt's The Neat Sheet has a nice roundup of local businesses donating a portion of their sales to help the relief effort in Haiti. Supporting local merchants [...]

01.15.2010 See the rest →

OurPDX Shared Links for 1/11/09

by Betsy Richter

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for January 11th:

Darn it all to heck: Daria told to watch her mouth on Afternoon Buzz | Oregon Media Central
What was he thinking? The Buzz’s Program Director thought he’d delivered a ‘no swearing’ ultimatum, according to OMC’s Mitch Nolen. [...]

01.11.2010 See the rest →

PDX Metro Region Grows Food for the State

by Betsy Richter

Did you know that Portland Metro area contributes 1/5th of the total share of agriculture production value for the entire state? I certainly didn’t. So it stands to reason that any adjustments to the urban growth boundary not only has an impact on our region’s livability, but the entire state’s diet, no? [...]

01.11.2010 See the rest →

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