Category: Portland

GoBox or Go Home!

Portland has food carts.  Portland has a lot of food carts.  Most of them give you your food in a plastic container.  Sometimes the container is biodegradable, which is good.  Sometimes it also comes in a plastic bag with a plastic fork, which is bad.  On rare occasions it is just wrapped in butcher paper (as … Continue reading GoBox or Go Home!

Morgan Freeman encourages teens to build a robot army [video]

[video link] I admit.  The title of this post is a little sensationalized.  The video is actually about US FIRST, a nonprofit group that organizes tech-based “sports” for kids from elementary school to high school.  At the low-end they’re using Legos.  At the high-end, they’re using power tools and soldering irons.  They have people like … Continue reading Morgan Freeman encourages teens to build a robot army [video]

My journey into sensory deprivation and what I found there

A float tank center, Float On, opened earlier this year here down on Hawthorne.  It has been on my list of things to try for a few months but I never got around to it.  A few weeks ago I was watching Fringe.  As you may know, Fringe has on more than one episode centrally … Continue reading My journey into sensory deprivation and what I found there

The first day of the PDX bike commute challenge, and boy are my arms tired!

So I finished my first day of the PDX Bike Commute Challenge, and boy are my arms tired.  Really.  My legs aren’t feeling all that bad.  I walk all over the place, uphill and down, so I guess my legs are used to it.  I assume there is just something about the body position on … Continue reading The first day of the PDX bike commute challenge, and boy are my arms tired!

PDX Bus 6.0’s Commuter Bookmarks

There is a free iPhone app that I use all the time called PDX Bus (iTunes link).  Portland has not only GPS-enabled public transport with extremely accurate arrival and departure times, they have opened up the data feeds for anyone who wants to request a free developer ID.  As such, we have plenty of apps … Continue reading PDX Bus 6.0’s Commuter Bookmarks

Foster Road Summit recap

About a month ago the local government held a summit to discuss Foster Road. It’s getting some urban renewal money to help update storefronts and streetscapes. The public transit system is looking to install a streetcar. Local businesses want it walkable and bike friendly.  Traffic safety folks want to fix the deadly intersections.  There are … Continue reading Foster Road Summit recap

Pioneer Courthouse, 1875

There is a local blog I follow, Vintage Portland, that digs through the city archives and posts vintage photos of Portland every few days.  Last month, they posted a photo of Pioneer Courthouse from 1875, with a school in the background that is now PDX’s living room, a.k.a. Pioneer Courthouse Square.  I really enjoyed the … Continue reading Pioneer Courthouse, 1875

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