Dave Knows: Portland

Congressman Earl Blumenauer bicycles. Apparently in DC this is remarkable.
In today’s Wall Street Journal he is profiled in a page 1 story: For Congressman, Life in Bike Lane Comes Naturally.
There’s also an accompanying video:

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Obviously, take all of this with a grain of salt, but I do have confidence in my sources.
New Turf?
New turf has long been on the Timbers players, opponents, and fans’ wish list. 2008 may be the year the wish is fulfilled. From a bullet point in a Kerry Eggers column in September:
PGE Park’s [...]

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The Oregonian has the scoop, and video, on that above-average Elvis who’s been setting up shop across from Powell’s downtown.
 

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Tickets go on sale today at 10am. Opening day is January 12th.
The Portland LumberJax have announced that all individual game tickets for the 2008 season will go on sale starting Tuesday, December 18 at 10 a.m.
The Jax should be much better this year than last. In the off season they picked up Dangerous Dan [...]

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(Give or take 35 degrees.)
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For about the past five years, I’ve lived car free.
Based on my conscious decision to jettison the private automobile, I’ve had to make decisions about where I make my home, where I work, and what sort of activities I pursue.
Now it’s second nature; I don’t consider being car free a sacrifice (that’s why it’s [...]

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The guys who sang the national anthem appeared to be high on something, my guess is coke. And the lead guy is not a very good singer. (The best national anthem so far this year was performed by Jeffrey Phillip Wiedlandt.)
Stephen Jackson really is crazy. Great player though, just not last night. [...]

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That’s the speculation in the the City Room blog on the New York Times website.
The chain was not giving anything away about its New York plans, if it has them. Matt Lounsbury, Stumptown’s director of operations, said: “We’ve had discussions, but nothing’s solidified. Our eyes are open for opportunities, but so far our expansion is [...]

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The Los Angeles Times asks that question today in an article entitled Powell’s turns the page.
Michael Powell is passing the operations of Portland’s iconic and beloved bookstore on to his daughter, Emily, over the next few years. After college and several years living and working in San Francisco, she has returned to Portland, where [...]

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Local transit riders now have another way to plan trips.
A company called Dabnab has extended their service, similar to TriMet’s web based Trip Planner, to Portland.
From the press release:
A Portland Dadnab user sends an SMS text messages from a mobile phone to portland@dadnab.com. In the message, the user specifies an origin, destination, and an [...]

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