Topic: portland area

Ever thought of owning your own live/work environment? What would it look like and what would the facilities require? In this ever-changing economic climate where there are at present 2K empty condos in the greater Portland area, the arts are classically one of the first to be considered a 'luxury'. Most creatives don't usually feel...

Lightning flashes in the sky above Milwaukie at 2:33 AM Thursday morning. Early this morning another thunderstorm rumbled through the Portland area around 2:30 AM, awakening me after 10 minutes of sleep. Henry (yellow Lab) was quiet about the storm (he's not afraid of anything, including the vacuum cleaner). Owen (black Lab) is frightened by the...

Portland-area publishers are invited to an informal gathering to learn about Bookbuilders. At this meeting, the Bookbuilder organization hopes to find out if the Portland publishing community is interested in starting a chapter of Bookbuilders. Bookbuilders is a nonprofit association of publishers and companies that serve the publishing industry in 13 western states. Michele Bisson Savoy, this...

June 2008 Update: In May 2008 we saw an average sales price decrease of -4% compared to the last twelve months. This was the second month we have seen a decrease in value in the Portland Area. However, the average sales price in May 2008 is UP 3.1% from the average sales price in April 2008. If this trend continues, it may signal that Portland has hit bottom and is on the way back to...

Pastini Pastaria (Six locations in the Portland area) Map It! Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Pastini Pastaria is pretty much my go-to spot for any sort of family or friend function that entails a large group going out to a restaurant. Sure, some people might consider it Portland's local version of Olive Garden, but the food...