Those Darlins calling it quits

Those Darlins blew me away at Pickathon a couple years ago. Their musical roots were in folk and roots rock, by the time I saw them live they were firmly in their heavy rock phase, melting the audience’s faces with chugging riffs and ripping solos when appropriate. I hear they’re calling for an indefinite hiatus … Read more

Public Process & Elements of Dominant Culture, from Williams Avenue to Wall Street

In Portland, a transportation project has raised the ire of historic neighborhood residents, many who feel the city’s sudden will to improve safety on the street is conveniently timed, as most of the neighborhood’s historically black community have now been dispersed to other neighborhoods and a new, more affluent white community has taken their place. … Read more

How do City Council and Mayoral Elections work in Portland?

I was having a conversation with a friend yesterday and the topic of the 2012 Portland Mayor’s Race came up.  As we were both non-native Portlanders, we tried to piece  together an understanding of how local elections worked, as if the answer lay in a collage of how it works in other cities. City Council … Read more

Transforming Our Streets: Parklets in Portland – New Intersection 911 Video

Thanks to Rebecca & Karl for pulling it together for some spontaneous video interviews. It was fun putting together the prototype of this parklet with other people’s detritus. Me and Karl joined Rebecca after we met the day before on the Transport Your Activism ride.  Learn more about Rethinking the Right-Of-Way.

4 Agreements

BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. DON’T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do … Read more