Crowdfunding for retrofitting local buildings is an intriguing idea. One, the return is making your own neighborhood better or more livable and two the return is pretty immediate. … Read More Crowdfunding a neighborhood hang-out: Ye Olde Towne Crier
Taking a pic of an older building on Alberta in Portland turned into a history lesson. … Read More An interesting occurrence on NE Alberta
Milwaukie, Ore. still has some historical gems. Here’s one of them. … Read More Ralph Friedman disses Milwaukie, Ore.
Meet Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey: amazing illustrator, pioneer and activist, ornithologist, and nature writer.… Read More Birds, history and backyards
A warm late spring walk around the Central Eastside Industrial District. … Read More Walking around Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District
A look at Light Capsules by Craig Winslow at the Portland Winter Light Festival. … Read More Illuminating ‘ghost signs’ with glorious light
Burt Reynolds shot a heist film in Portland in 1989. … Read More That other gritty 1989 movie shot in Portland
Was there a murder at the Equitable Building? … Read More A murder mystery at the Commonwealth Building? SOLVED!!
