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PDX in Your Pictures: They Left Out Snow…

by Aaron

They left out snow… by jbreweral2or
Everyone is invited to share Portland photography with the OurPDX community by participating in the OurPDX Flickr group.

10.09.2009 See the rest →

PDX in Your Pictures: The vibrant greens of … Winter

by Aaron

The vibrant greens of … Winter by Zeb Andrews
Everyone is invited to share Portland photography with the OurPDX community by participating in the OurPDX Flickr group.

03.25.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Oh yeah. People use bikes here too, don’t they?

by morganpdx

Hallo Interwebs!!!
morganpdx, new OurPDX blogger here. Welcome to my VERY FIRST POST.
So I figured my first post oughta be super informative and relevant and, well, Portlandy.
So obviously, that means bicycles. How about the mayor, our own embattled Sam, actually forgetting about them?
Seriously? Yeah.
Remember Snowpocalypse? Well, the mayor’s office released a survey [...]

02.27.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Going to PDX on Tri-Met? Travel Tips.

by Lizzy Caston

Obviously, these are tips for getting to PDX during Snowpocalypse ‘08. Getting to the airport on Tri-Met under normal circumstances is generally a breeze. Not so yesterday. Here is my experience and some tips, from someone who spent 3.5 hours on slogging her way a few miles from inner NE Portland to PDX and then [...]

12.22.2008 See the rest → 2 comments

Snowpocalypse!!!111eleventy!! Storm Open Thread

by Aaron

Sunday morning update: It’s now snowing – yes, for real. Follow the reports filed by the Twitter Storm Team!
This just in: There is a 100% chance of weather striking the Portland area in the next few days. We might all be buried under 50 FEET OF SNOW! Or maybe not. [...]

12.14.2008 See the rest → 19 comments

Weather Forecast Says: Relief On The Way!

by Betsy Richter

The current forecast is calling for colder and wetter weather hitting the PDX area by Sunday night.
“Who believes the weather forecast?”, you scoff. “Haven’t you lived in Oregon long enough to know that it’s frequently wrong, wrong, WRONG?”
Sadly, I believe the forecast. And here’s why.
My mini-vacation starts Monday night. [...]

08.16.2008 See the rest →

Crashing Sleeplessness

by Lyza Danger Gardner

Was anyone able to get a full night’s sleep last night with the storms? I was in insomniac heaves as it was, and just about to turn out the light and put down my copy of Richard III when it started blinking and booming. After that the dog panicked and it was futile to struggle [...]

07.03.2008 See the rest → 1 comment

Heat: Poor, Miserable People

by Lyza Danger Gardner

Spotted yesterday in a garage off SE Morrison: A poor chap, drenched in sweat, splitting firewood, then loading it in a wheelbarrow and wheeling it across the blazing asphalt parking lot to be used in the wood-fired oven at Nostrana. Performing this Sisyphean task again and again.
I really feel for this guy. At least most [...]

06.29.2008 See the rest → 1 comment
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