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Father’s Day on a bike – Sunday Parkways

Summer = Bikes. Well, not necessarily in Portland when you can also find streams of bicycles cruising down the street on the worst day of the year. But summer does bring out the bikes for those non-commuters or regular year- round bikers. Sunday is yet another chance for Portlanders to get out on their bikes [...]

06.19.2009 See the rest →

Leftbank Project unveiling

by Dieselboi

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The Leftbank projects is, in their words, “the pairing of a building and a vision: the commercial development of a Portland landmark with a community of mission-driven tenants.” It is my understanding that the building was destined for demolition and re-development. Previous to Leftbank, it was a manufacturing building for many years. [...]

05.29.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Welcome back, Mississippi Studios!

by A. L. Venable

If you weren’t able to make it to the re-opening of Mississippi Studios on Wednesday night, I have a few photos of some of the bands who took to the new stage. But first, I have to give kudos to the Studio’s business partners Alicia Rose and Jim Brunberg (shown below). The space is simply [...]

03.05.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Resuscitate your social life and learn CPR, too!

by A. L. Venable

While some around town may be marking Valentine’s Day by spending quality time with their honey or secretly cursing those who are doing that, I decided to spend the day in a classroom learning CPR.
However, this wasn’t just any regular CPR class. Held in the Oregon Trail Chapter of the Red Cross building in [...]

02.14.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

Found art on N. Interstate

by Dieselboi

I was heading up North Interstate yesterday afternoon to pick up some groceries at my favorite New Seasons when I eyed this great little piece of art by one of the MAX crosswalks. This is directly opposite where the old Crown Motel use to be which is now a new 5 story apartment building.
I [...]

02.09.2009 See the rest →

A house saved?

by Dieselboi

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Originally uploaded by dieselboi

There is a block close to my house where 9 single family homes are boarded up awaiting demolition. On N. Interstate, a new condo tower is going in – albeit only a 6 story “tower.” While I’m glad to see the change, I am saddened by the loss of some [...]

11.17.2008 See the rest → 4 comments