Notes from a planning conference
By David Krogh Note: The conference identity was inadvertently edited out. It was the annual conference of the Oregon Chapter of the American Plann…
Feature Stories
Letters to the Editor Nov 2018
Editor’s note: As a follow up to last month’s letter about gas-powered leaf blowers, an important section on noise pollution was omitted. Here is the c…
Letters to the Editor October 2018
An Argument for the Banning of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Gas powered leaf blowers have become ubiquitous in Portland and the noise and air pollution …
A story of horror and hope
By Nancy Tannler The Lone Fir Cemetery’s Tour of Untimely Departures will not be taking place on Halloween this year, but fortunately for story love…
Cost of housing’s value
By Don MacGillivray The history of housing affordability in Portland is complex. Thirty years ago, inner city neighborhoods were affordable for low-…
Art on a wall
By Midge Pierce Self-taught Eastside artist Laurel McSpadden takes no short-cuts crafting a personal approach to her customized paintings. “I want m…
Laurelhurst Hometour a success
From indigenous American tribal gatherings to the privations of early Portland pioneers; through roaming cougars to the formation of pig farms and gran…
Portopia Loses Its Righteous Edge
By Midge Pierce Portopia’s storied charm has the yips. The former Rose City is declared a cesspool, the noxious air so thick Beijing boasts better a…
Classes for women by women
By Nancy Tannler After dealing with a lifelong weight struggle, Tammy Salvato eventually found a solution at a gym in NE Portland. It was here she m…
Bricks, Mortars and Memories OpEd August 2018
OpEd By Corey Brunish Everyone wants the safest possible city. Every building owner wants to know he has done everything in his power to make his pr…