Every Thursday and Friday I have the privledge of enjoying my lunch on the steps of Pioneer Square in downtown Portland Oregon. And with regular frequency, especially during the summer, there seems to always be something to watch . Whether this be street performers or petitioners, the life of Portland Streets is experienced as a [...]
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Category Archives: Portland
Gen Juice
As many of you know I am involved with the Social Media Club of Portland as a vocal participant and active board member. One of the perks of being recognized as a member of this group is that I am introduced to some pretty intriguing peoples, this last Monday was no exception. As our panel [...]
Make In Oregon
Yesterday I was at Stumptown Coffee in the Ace Hotel having a conversation with a young woman and I casually looked outside the window and something caught my eye. There were three men standing around a lamppost hanging flyers of somesort. In Portland this is not uncommon at all, in fact there are regularly more [...]
Bitch Magazine: Mad World
I had never really ever given Bitch Magazine (Media) a fair chance. I had always supposed it to be radical feminism and really unintended for my eyes, but I was ignorant in thinking that. Recently, Bitch Magazine published an article about a subject that I find very important; truthfulness in advertising. It was through the [...]
Quiet Heroes
Portland is full of quiet heroes, people who are making a very real difference in the lives of thousands but who do not trumpet their successes to the masses. These people deserve to be recognized and to have their stories told. What follows is a list and description of several profiles that I will be [...]
Michael C. Reese
At 2:37PM this afternoon I received an email from Mayor Sam Adams announcing that “effective immediately” Police Chief Rosie Sizer had resigned as the Police Chief of the city of Portland. Within the same email I was confronted with a sort of admission of the problems that have plagued the Portland Police and the Community [...]
58 Portland Podcasts
Every now and then I go in search of local Podcasts. From dating advice to music reviews, I am looking for the underlying character of Portland Oregon. I have subscribed to over 20 local programs and assume that what I am listening to is simply a snapshot of the total number of Podcasts here in [...]
Matt Davis Leaves the Portland Mercury
This is perplexing news; Matt Davis is leaving the Portland Mercury for good and moving to New Orleans! According to his first post about the move, “I’m taking the next step in my career after four fantastic years with the Mercury. I’m sorry to say that I’m moving on.” As would be expected, his fans [...]
Podcamp Portland 2010
I have admit, I am a podcast Fan Boy. I have been listening to podcasts for the past 4 years, many of the same ones the whole time. I have also been producing audio content, starting at KPSU 1450 AM here in Portland Oregon, for the past 3 years. I am currently the host of [...]
