Archive for June 3rd, 2009

Jun 03 2009

Hands On Greater Portland: Hit the Parks This Summer!

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Thanks to the Portland area’s extensive park system, we needn’t go very far. From Forest Park, the largest wooded park within city limits in the US, to the plethora of small neighborhood parks perfects for family strolls, picnics, …

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Jun 03 2009

jason's faves June 09 « The Oregon Painting Society

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Chain and the Gang/Hive Dwellers (tour) Fubon Market SE Portland (store) Horse Brass Fish and Chips SE Portland (pub) Ariadne’s Community Garden NE Portland (neighbors) Summer Night rides through Irvington Neighborhood (activity) …

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Jun 03 2009

san pancho journal: The Mega

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The tequila cost less than Odwalla Orange Juice at the Strohecher’s in my old Portland neighborhood. Everything was cheaper, especially the wine. The selection of wine was no bueno, but there was a lot of everything at very low prices, …

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Jun 03 2009

St Johns wins 'main street' designation, mayor to announce June

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The designation will create a framework within which city and local civic, business and neighborhood associations can coordinate revitalization efforts. The mayor’s office has confirmed that Sam Adams will be present at an announcement ceremony at 11am, Monday June 8th, … The cities of Bandon, Dayton, Hillsboro, Klamath Falls, Medford, Philomath, and Portland’s St. John’s Town Center have also been selected for inclusion in the Transforming Downtown Program. …

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Jun 03 2009

urbanMamas exchange: Best Toddler Friendly Neighborhood

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Hi, I’ll be moving to Portland with my family, have 2 boys, ages 5 and 11 months, and am looking for a good neighborhood to move into. I know “good” is so subjective, but I was hoping to get advice…

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Jun 03 2009

Neighborhood Notes - Dragon Moon Festival - Sunday

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Neighborhood Notes is community-focused commentary, news and events. Whether it’s what’s happening on your block, your immediate area, or the entire city, Neighborhood Notes serves up Portland how you like it.

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Jun 03 2009

Milwaukie police confront, kill bleeding man

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People who live nearby told Fox 12 that this was usually a safe neighborhood that was shocked by the killing. “I wouldn’t say it’s shocking or frustrating. It’s sad. It’s sad that these things happen. It could be your neighbor,” Tammy Wagner, who lives nearby, told Fox 12. … Our Portland search engine optimization &Portland web design teams conduct Internet marketing services to providers of Portland pest control, real estate IRA and Portland florists. …

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Jun 03 2009

In Portland…$0.75 buys you a rocket pop and a song. - life:and:lim

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… ones) and she goes, “it also comes with a song!” The next day, we ran into the same girl in a completely different part of Portland, in a neighborhood grocery on Hawthorne. Alas, she was not wearing her giant red clown ‘fro. …

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Jun 03 2009

Laura Goes Birding: North Portland Canoeing and Coffee

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The St John’s neighborhood of North Portland is somewhere I don’t get to all that often. I used to take my Honda up there for service, Ms Nut used to live near-ish and I hear there’s a McMenamin’s Pub up there, but mostly I see it from …

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Jun 03 2009

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT is DEAD: Episode #6 What is Design part 1

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Rick Potestio was perhaps born to be a noted contemporary Portland architect. Raised in a mid-century modern home in the Hillsdale neighborhood, he remembers stacking blocks at the age of six trying to build houses. …

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