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Pioneer Courthouse Square was especially lively yesterday, one of the warmest days we have had so far. Portland’s Blue Man was basking in the sun at his usual corner:This group silently focused on a game, just a few feet away … Continue reading
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Last week, this young woman was busking near the corner of SW 9th Avenue and Yamhill Street (you can just see the Billions of People art exhibit in the background). She had a lovely voice, and was very unaffected for … Continue reading
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“More wind and rain in the forecast today,” per the radio. Dreary is simply how Portland’s weather is much of the time. Nobody expresses the gloom better than Portlandia herself: So, I am on the hunt for something cheery this … Continue reading
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A six-day work week, and six lunch hours in downtown Portland. Monday At 715 SW Morrison, in the lobby of the Pioneer Park Building, I contemplated a mixed media piece by Portland artist Margot Voorhies Thompson, whose work has been … Continue reading
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Even on rainy days, I like to get outside and walk around downtown on my lunch hour. Now and then I duck into the lobby of old building to warm up and look around. Last week I found refuge in … Continue reading
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Today I walked up to Portland State University to look around. The weather was nice for this time of year, and students were outdoors, visiting with friends, laughing, talking. Couples were holding hands. People were standing in cheerful queues at … Continue reading
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There are so many things to happily stumble upon in downtown Portland. One of my favorites is finding art in surprising places. This week I came across the construction site for the Park Avenue West office building. Construction of this … Continue reading
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There are places I pass by every day on my way to somewhere else. They are part of the landscape that I see on such a routine basis that I hardly notice them. A good example of this is where … Continue reading
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We had a lot of rain this week, verified not only by me, but also by my neighbor’s weather station. In denial of this fact I spent a lunch hour walking from my 5th Avenue office down to the river. … Continue reading
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(For the new story – Cinco de Mayo 2012 – click here!) The 2011 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta is this weekend at Waterfront Park in downtown Portland, kicking-off the park’s event season. From now through August is a series of … Continue reading
Noticing Southwest Portland 