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Who designed these signs?

by Dieselboi

Originally uploaded by dieselboi

A couple of years ago, new signage began appearing throughout downtown and inner SE with maps of the area and information for tourists or someone trying to get their bearings. I’m a big fan of them because even though I’m downtown every day, I still can’t remember which street is Salmon [...]

06.27.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

A Cleaner, Safer Wackenhut?

by Cosmic Charlie

No, I have not been hanging out with Wizardboots again. That happens Friday night.
But now that the provocative title has caught your eye, heh heh, allow me to burst the bubble. This is all about TriMet, downtown, and the folks who keep an eye on such things: Security guards.
Besides Portland Police and the Multnomah County [...]

06.25.2009 See the rest → 2 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

Shakespearean Week in Review

by Cosmic Charlie

Jack Bogdanski has summed up the recent Lents baseball park fiasco with a bard-like twist. Catch up on current events in classic style…

06.21.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Street of Dreams

by Jeremy Towsey-French

The quest to rename a Portland City street to Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard has rumbled on for two years –testing the City’s collective patience. What was once a somewhat well-honed, targeted effort to rename Interstate Avenue after the late workers’ rights advocate, has turned into an attempt to rename the street-of-least-resistance –whatever street that may [...]

06.18.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

Thank you, CubeSpace. Now - What Do You Need?

by Betsy Richter

Rabbi David broke the long silence about CubeSpace’s future with this post: It’s the End of CubeSpace as We Know It… And since I’d been talking to both Eva and David quietly behind the scenes while negotiations dragged on, I wasn’t surprised.
The outpouring of support and thanks I’ve seen all evening [...]

06.08.2009 See the rest → 12 comments

Loo loo loo loo….

by Cosmic Charlie

I often tell people I got a job downtown just so I’d have a place to go to the bathroom. That’s not a complete exaggeration.
Anyone who has been downtown knows the challenge of finding a public-friendly bathroom. Most businesses have signs that say “For Customer Use Only” or offer no facilities at all. (After seeing [...]

06.05.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Crosswalk Rage

by PAgent

I was near PGE Park around 12:30 today, waiting to cross Morrison at the crosswalk. And waiting. And waiting. This was a seriously long crosswalk signal. In the meantime, most of my fellow pedestrians were going ahead and crossing the street, in both directions.
I happened to look up as two women stepped off the [...]

06.03.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

If You Love CubeSpace…

by Betsy Richter

…then it’s time to demonstrate your affection in a tangible, visible way.
How? By taking a deep breath or two, for starters. And then by stepping away for a bit & giving David and Eva a bit of breathing room while they wrestle with some big decisions on their own.
I’ve [...]

05.26.2009 See the rest → 11 comments

LEP Charter School Gets Three-Year Renewal

by A. L. Venable

Yesterday morning, a Portland Public School Board subcommittee voted to extend the charter of the Leadership & Entrepreneurship Public High School (LEP) for another three years. The full school board will make it official when they vote on June 8.
Previously, the Portland Public School Board voted 6-1 to close the three-year-old charter school at the [...]

05.21.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

From Our Mailbox: Rally for Basic Services Friday 5/15 at 10:45 am

by Betsy Richter

Yes, we all know the State of Oregon’s revenue is heading south faster than, well - insert your tired hoary old metaphor here. And we’re bracing ourselves for the bad news - how deep will the cuts go? But a few local activists aren’t willing to just sit back and take all [...]

05.14.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

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