The City Repair Project is now underway with its annual Village Building Convergence (VBC) event. This is where volunteers from all over Portland come together to work on community space projects, like Sherritt Square and the Sunnyside Sunflower.
City Repair has gained a name for itself across the City for its ingenuity in making public places [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Lifestyle’
June 9, 2009
Village Building Convergence Works Magic
March 27, 2009
Better Living Show This Weekend!
The Better Living Show, sponsored by our friends at Energy Trust, will be happening this weekend at the Portland Expo Center, and entry is FREE. Learn about the many ways you can live greener – whether at home, in transit, or at work. In fact, they are hosting a Green Jobs fair tomorrow from [...]
March 22, 2009
Top 10 Reasons to Buy Your First Home Now
1. $8000 tax credit to new homebuyers in 2009 only —wouldn’t it be nice to get a chunk of change like this from the IRS next year? Must purchase before December 1, 2009 to qualify. You qualify if you haven’t owned a home within the past 3 years.
2. Selection—with Portland inventory near all time highs, you couldn’t [...]
March 9, 2009
Portland’s bounty of fruit trees
One of the my favorite days from last Summer was when a friend and I biked around Sauvie’s Island. Wow, what a ride! After accidently veering off course and heading 2 miles off the loop, we finally got back on course. Toward the end, my friend even got a flat! But I still look fondly [...]
