Archive for July, 2009Jul 31 2009 Portland Values Plateau in Case-Shiller IndexLike other markets across the nation, Portland’s housing values have leveled some as the peak purchasing season has arrived, according to today’s Case-Shiller Index report. Portland showed the ninth-best price performance in the index … More: continued here Jul 31 2009 piccalilli: Be the CatBecause it turned out everybody ELSE in the neighborhood had already decided the same thing and gotten there before us. Originalityfail. Before all of you who live in searing locales start snickering in your iced tea, consider this: … Most of us in Portland don’t. Fifty-one weeks out of the year, we don’t need it. Besides, most of us in the city live in old houses, and when you live in an old house (and I’m talking old like 1906, not 1972) installing air conditioning … More: continued here Jul 31 2009 Beat the Heat by beating it to a Portland Parks & recreation …From a shady walk in Forest Park to a movie or concert in your neighborhood park, from a dip in a community pool to a splash in a spray feature, Portland Parks & Recreation offers many free or inexpensive opportunities to escape the … More: continued here Jul 31 2009 skatelife memphis: Mixing Portland civics + skateboarders …Note: Portland also has a smaller population then Memphis. Their master plan includes 13 neighborhood skate spots, 5 district parks ( similar in size to our proposed public skate park for Midtown Memphis) and one large Downtown Anchor … More: continued here Jul 31 2009 Sundae in the Park : Portland OctopusThe good people at SMILE (Sellwood-Moreland Improvement League, the neighborhood association) are hosting Sundae in the Park, an annual tradition now in its 29th year. Always on the first Sunday of August, Sundae in the Park is the … More: continued here Jul 31 2009 Beer Northwest: BridgePort Brewing Company Toasts 25 Years of …The three original innovators decided to house the brewery in a three-story, century old refurbished rope factory in Portland’s industrial Northwest neighborhood, now known as the Pearl District, where the brewery still operates today. … More: continued here Jul 31 2009 Portland, Oregon at Night | Michelle Maida Real EstateWhether in Portland’s official Cultural District downtown, a transfigured warehouse in the trendy Pearl District, or an emerging neighborhood on the east side, Portland offers opportunities to simply dabble, or to fully immerse yourself … More: continued here Jul 31 2009 short + rose: Battered Suitcases Part IThey drove me around some Portland neighborhoods and the Pearl District. There was a visit to Knit/Purl for yarn and Josephine’s Dry Goods for fabric and notions. I restrained myself and only bought *three* skeins of yarn. … More: continued here Jul 31 2009 » Top 5: Multnomah County foreclosures ease up » Real Estate News …Benjamin Brink/The OregonianA house on N.E. 42nd Ave. in Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood went back to the bank. Your Top 5 real estate stories for Thursday. 1. Multnomah County foreclosures ease up 2. Oregon public pension takes hit … More: continued here Jul 31 2009 Lunch at Portland Headlight - VoxAdding this post, and any items in it, will make it viewable to everyone who has access to the group. Create a link to a person. Search all of Vox. Your Neighborhood. People on Vox. (Select up to five users maximum) … More: continued here |
