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  • Man dies from collision on Highway 18 during Reach the Beach ride
    Oregon State Police survey the scene. Dayley's bike can be seen in the upper right. 65-year old Camas, Washington resident Steven Dayley was bicycling along the same route as the Reach the Beach ride on Saturday when he was struck from behind by a man driving a pickup. Dayley died from his injuries...
  • Electronic bicycle counter coming to Hawthorne Bridge
    A bicycle counter similar to this one will be installed on the Hawthorne Bridge later this summer.(Photo: Eco-Counter) At long last, Portland is set to install an electronic bicycle counter. The new tool, which will be placed on the Hawthorne Bridge, will provide a daily and annual, ongoing count of...
  • The Monday Roundup
    L.A. got some major attention in the NY Times. Here's the top news and other cool stuff that caught our eyes this past week... - Sightline takes a look at why women don't ride bikes to work more often and finds the reasons are more complex - and sometimes simpler - than many people think. - Already...
  • Portland reclaims #1 spot in Bicycling Mag rankings
    Back on top where we belong. Bicycling Magazine has just released their 2012 Bike-Friendly Cities rankings and Portland sits atop the heap once again. Portland was ranked #2 in 2010, which was the last time the rankings came out. Prior to that Portland had earned the top spot every year since 1995....
  • Hundreds gather to remember Kathryn Rickson
    The corner of SW 3rd and Madison filled with people who came together to remember Wednesday's tragedy.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Less than 48 hours after Kathryn Rickson lost her life while bicycling on SW Madison Avenue in downtown Portland, well over 200 people came together to grieve and to...

InnovativEye

  • When good enough IS good enough

    One of my first mentors once told me, "Good enough is nevergood enough." Great advice. Perfection is not easily achieved. It takes commitment. It takes a level of persistence and stubbornness to reach the pinnacle of execution. But, perfection for the sake of perfection can be a false god....


  • Creativity Beyond Google Goggles

    Android-based Google Glasses may soon hit the market. For a price tag between $250 and $600, Google can filter your world 24 hours a day at 3 or 4G. Before surrendering any more of my cognitive processes to technology, I'll share some insights from the opposite end of the spectrum.

    Several months...

Things About Portland That Rule

  • #10 Waterfront Blues Festival
    Towards the end of the glorious 80′s, a genius came up with this amazing idea: to bring the blues to Portland.  Although it initially didn’t create much of a spark throughout the state, it continued to grow throughout the 90′s and into the massive awesomeness that it is today.  National Blues musicians come through Portland, [...]
  • First Thursday @ Lizard Lounge
    I’ve been to so many First Thursdays and consider it one of the greatest ongoing events in Portland.  Of all the galleries, there is only one place that hosts the ultimate First Thursday experience. Lizard Lounge has been holding these events since they first opened.  Each event showcases art and music from the Northwest.  Somehow, [...]
  • #8 Powell?s Books
    Powell's has it
  • #7 BarFlyMag.com
    When I first became of age in Portland, OR, Citysearch was the place for information about where to go Friday night.  I hated Citysearch.  It felt fake.  It made me believe that the only genuine reviews they had to offer were the over-the-top negative comments.  My knowledge of bars in my area and where I [...]
  • #6 Urban Iditarod
    Definitions: Iditarod – an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail Urban Iditarod – a human-led shopping kart race run annually through SE, NW and SW Portland bars. ?There are no winner, there are no losers, there are just a bunch of belligerent people.? KATU NEWS The insanity of Portland’s urban iditarod can [...]

Blazers Blog

Things About Portland That Suck

  • #85 Tanking
    Last night, was a personal low for me as a Po?Zers fan.  With only a few games remaining in the 2012 season, I was excited to see our team face off against the #1 team in the West.  The 2012 Spurs have surpassed everyone?s expectations with their cruise into the post season.  This was an [...]
  • #84 TV Shows Set in Portland
    When I first heard that a TNT show called “Leverage” was filming in Portland, I was super duper excited. “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Wire” all do a great job of capturing and depicting the pulse of the city they are filmed in. After watching the first episode of season two, [...]
  • #83 The Tiger
    The Tiger is the  U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 1st congressional district. As a beast and congressman, The Tiger has been a part of some landmark moments that have shaped our country. The Tiger was born in the 1950′s, when Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes was in need of a mascot to appear on packaging and advertising campaigns.  [...]
  • #82 Snowpocalypse
    Its that time of year when everyone in Portland gets on their cold weather periods. The peacoats, hipster scarves, and rain boots come out in full force. Coffee shops experience a jolt in morning sales. Our town becomes a super sad depressing wet blanket. The amount of darkness and rain only prelude to the inevitable [...]
  • #81 Leaf Blowers
    Every year, just after labor day, autumn descends on God’s Country. It is a time when one can finally switch out summer sweaters for winter sweaters! The air becomes crisp and misty! And at least a dozen local hipsters must be rescued from the Sauvie Island Corn Maize. Oh yeah, and motherf**kers start busting out [...]