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Saturday | September 4, 2010
Tearin' Up The Parking Lot
City Commissioner Nick Fish helps "Depave" a SW Portland church's parking lot, transforming it from asphalt-covered dead zone to community garden.
Go to story: Depave photos
Friday | September 3, 2010
Locker Room Pragmatism
City assures public it's providing Portland's homeless folks with access to storage lockers for "practical--not just humanitarian--reasons." Will "creeping compassion" ultimately undermine self-righteous ruthlessness and free-market fanaticism? Experts fret over the "inevitable unwinding" of multiple decades of carefully contrived pro-corporate cultural conditioning.
Go to story: Homeless get storage lockers in Portland
Thursday | September 2, 2010
Multnomah County "Taps Out" Disposable Plastic Water Bottles
Commissioner asks employees to "pledge" oaths of loyalty.
Go to story: Multnomah County "Takes Back the Tap!"
Wednesday | September 1, 2010
Portland Dealt A Bad Hand
Aces come down hard on the Beavers.
Go to story: Reno Aces defeat Portland Beavers
Tuesday | August 31, 2010
Food Cart Fight
Will Bing's Food Cart Finder best Google Maps' Food Carts Portland!?! The battle rages as iPhone and Android apps skulk nearby.
Go to story: Battle of the Portland Food Cart Apps
Monday | August 30, 2010
Former Transportation Office Spokeswoman Awarded DUII
Mary Volm falls off motor scooter while allegedly intoxicated. Mid-life transportation crisis for would-be Portland City Councilperson?
Go to story: Former Portland candidate faces Ore. DUII charge
Sunday | August 29, 2010
A Streetcar Fuels Desire
Other towns covet Portland's street car success.
Go to story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-08-30-streetcars30_ST_N.htm