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Portland Police citing for jaywalking downtown

In a follow up to Cosmic Charlie’s post, I wanted to comment on Bojack’s blog about jaywalking ticket enforcement downtown. Earlier in the week, a coworker had stated that he’d heard they were going to do targeted enforcement in front of our building on 5th, so be careful. I have yet to see [...]

Live [insert something here] at The Square

by Dieselboi

KGW is debuting its Studio on the Square this week with celebrations on Friday and an open house on Saturday. The Studio on the Square is KGW’s new HD studio in the former Powell’s Travel bookstore space in Pioneer Courthouse Square. The studio has been built with the reporters sitting with windows at [...]

03.04.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Downtown Needs a Booster Shot

by Cosmic Charlie

Downtown on a Friday night isn’t what it used to be.
I took a stroll through downtown last night, shocked at how quiet it was. I’m down there at all hours, used to hustle and bustle. During the weekday it’s office people; at night it’s the same people unwinding amongst the students and other colorful types [...]

02.28.2009 See the rest → 7 comments

Watch Where You Step!

by Lizzy Caston

**This is a public service announcement about a health hazard plaguing the streets of Portland.**
It might have been early training navigating around the copious amounts of merde on the streets of Paris, France, but I tend to look down when walking the streets and sidewalks of Portland. Usually what I see is fairly innocuous: lots [...]

10.08.2008 See the rest → 5 comments

Spotted in PDX

by PAgent

A tagger took advantage of the temporary scaffolding that is up along Fifth Avenue to apply a big ugly piece of graffiti overnight. It stands out all the more because this is a neighborhood that is usually pleasantly devoid of this kind of social statement.
I can only assume that the owners of the Men’s [...]

08.08.2008 See the rest → 3 comments

Bikini Coffee

by PAgent

As you may have heard, Bikini Coffee is coming to Portland. The Salem-based coffee company is hoping its combination of hot coffee and hotter baristas will be able to make money downtown, and is currently moving into the former location of Caplan Sports World at 520 SW 5th Ave.
Like many other espresso outlets across the [...]

07.22.2008 See the rest → 3 comments

Running the Gauntlet

by PAgent

Leaving work the other night, I espied a familiar sight on the sidewalk ahead of me: A group of young men wearing matching T-shirts and carrying clipboards. Solicitors. Before I could look down, the youngest-looking of the three made eye contact, and predictably, nay inevitably, called out to me as I approached.
“I hope you’re having [...]

07.02.2008 See the rest → 11 comments