In the latest issue of The Guardian, columnist Peter Preston writes about Cascadia, in A World Away From Texas [can I get an atheist amen!?]

Portland City Council resolutions are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.

News and other information about the Portland Timbers from the past week (or so).

One proposal for the Rose Quarter is to transform it into Memorial Park, with some boring parts and one very interesting part.

There is no controversy if the sidewalk is clear, right?
Via Michael Rakowitz: (P)LOT: Proposition I

Via phillipk’s YouTube channel
Update: And I see on Portland Sucks that phillipk is actually Phillip Kerman, who is a very funny guy.

Eat out this Thursday, June 18th, at one of these fine restaurants, cafes, bakeries, or bars, and 15% of the proceeds will benefit Basic Rights Oregon – it’s the annual fundraiser Bites for Rights.

make a day of it and support establishments that support equality for all. visit as many places as [...]

Practice your French and watch the The Portland Timbers take on the Montreal Impact at PGE Park this Thirsty Thursday at 7pm.
The Timbers beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 last Saturday, and then demolished the young Club America Reserves 4-1 Sunday in a friendly. The Mighty Mighty Timbers are unbeaten in the [...]

It’s May Day, so you know what that means!
Well, for most Americans in means just another day to meekly report to work and grovel for a paycheck.
But in the rest of the world, and yes, even for some Americans, May Day belongs to the People. And this being Portland, of course there [...]

A compromise has finally been reached regarding the Old Town sign – it’ll look like this:

Oh wait, that’s my preferred design. Sigh. Here’s what the city of Portland, Ramsay Signs, and the University of Oregon have agreed upon: