The Water Bureau outs the skinny dippers What San Francisco learned at the Towards Carfree Conference in Portland What is it with (non-carfree) Portlanders and bumper stickers? My favorite building downtown is finally going to be renovated . . . but will the checkerboard remain? Conference call with newest official Blazer Rudy Fernandez And a [...]

For the second edition of the Rosebuds* I present to you an eclectic mix of Rose City related items. Join the Plaid and Proud Jax Saturday night at the Rose Garden Tribune says Timbers are hungrier in 08 Timbers Keeper Josh Wicks presents his favorite 07 highlights BikePortland.org runs down the Year in Bikes, 2007 [...]

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 [...]

A couple weeks ago I posted about the 2008 season’s resurrection. Rick from Beerdrinker.org posted a salient comment: any tips for which game someone new to the sport…solid rivalries or whatnot? Who are our rivals? Which teams, players, or coaches do real LumberJax fans hate? Please post comments! After a few tough games, coupled with [...]

According to this report on the National Lacrosse League website the league has reached a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Professional Lacrosse Player’s Association. The agreement also means that professional indoor lacrosse will be played in 2008. When a new CBA had not reached by the league’s deadline last week, the 2008 season was canceled. [...]

The good news is that Dallas now has more time to spend with Daria and his little dogs. Midnight Monday was the deadline for contract negotiations between the Professional Lacrosse Players’ Association and the National Lacrosse League. Tuesday morning there is no agreement on the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Reports are that the league is keeping [...]

With the sixth pick in the 2007 National Lacrosse League (NLL) Entry Draft the Portland Lumberjax selected transition player Tyler Codron. They picked five other players this weekend in Denver including another Brodie (Brodie Barfoot). In other Lumberjax news, the Jax dance team tryouts are set for next weekend. Just so you know, “girls trying [...]