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Nov 13,2008
Portland Loos Coming Soon...
by jenniferd
I can hardly hold it -- the excitement I feel in letting you know that the Portland Loos will make their much awaited debut early this December. What is a Portland Loo, you ask? The Portland Loo is Portland's newest form of relief -- a place to go when you gotta go. No longer will you have to hold it until you get home because conveniently located on the street corner will be on oasis to Portland's bladder stretched coffee fiends -- a bathroom. (You might also have heard them referred to as Leonard's Loos in honor of Commissioner Randy Leonard who has so delicately taken these toities from conception to fruition.) The Portland Loo offers high durability and a unique and balanced blend of privacy and security, all at a cost that is a fraction of current stand-alone restroom models. The Loo can be installed almost anywhere that water and sewer hookups are available. They will be open 24/7 and are ADA accsesible. The Loos are solar powered. The first Loo will be installe
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Oct 31,2008
Citywide Accessibility Tool Launched
by where's lulu
The new Portland-only web site Where's Lulu is a free, online database where Portlanders can rate and review places and services (mostly businesses) based on their accessibility. Example: Are the curb cuts next to the bus stop in front of a Stumptown Coffee Roasters wheelchair-friendly? A search tool allows for filtering using criteria such as whether nearby public transit options exist. Coming up: The ability to upload photos depicting accessibility or inaccessibility of businesses. We founded the site to provide info making it easier for disabled people to get from point A to point B, as well as to establish higher standards of accessibility for businesses and public places in general. The local disabled community is already on board, with users voicing opinions on everything from just how close a Mac Store is to the MAX line, to the wheelchair maneuverability between aisles at swank Southeast eatery Noble Rot. To join Where's Lulu for free, or to learn more, visit http
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Oct 6,2008
The Perfect Office Space: Your Neighborhood Coffee Shop
by dariusmonsef
With the economy where it's at... saving some money is a good idea. While financial advisers often tell you to avoid expensive coffee shops when on a budget, if you can save on the major expense of paying for office space by leveraging your local coffee shop... Grab your laptop, order a drip coffee and move your office into your neighborhood coffee shop... just try and stay away from the pastries. I've been what they call down south in the valley a "New Bedouin," working primarily from a home office and a number of coffee shops around town for a couple years now. I can't do my writing at home with all my normal distractions, so I leave the nest to find comfort in a cafe with a cup of coffee. I know the shops that have food, quiet space for meetings and the ones that are open late. While Starbucks are useful, because of their mass number of locations and consistently decent coffee, they still charge for wireless access and I'd prefer to support my local independent shops.
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Sep 29,2008
WordCamp Portland Follow-up
by shooter
WordCamp Portland took over CubeSpace Saturday, bringing together many in the Portland tech community for a day of WordPress nirvana. If you use WordPress, this was an event not to miss. If you want to get to know Portland's tech community, this was an event not to miss. WordPress is a publishing platform that is preferred by many in the blogging community. Its appeal stems from the broad range of technical users - from neophyte to those who live and breathe code - and the community that builds all sorts of add-ons that help the platform grow. You don't need to be a programmer to make a terrific blog, but if you are a programmer you can dive deep into WordPress to customize it as you like. The day was full of full of talks and breakout sessions that covered WordPress and other issues in the blogging world. Two sessions I found particularly helpful were:
Aaron Hockley - In
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Sep 24,2008
Portland Voted Greenest City In The U.S.
by Agent503
According to a ranking by SustainLane, Portland is the greenest city in the nation. The rankings track the unfolding story of cities working to improve their residents’ quality of life. Cities with decentralized energy supplies, renewable water sources, abundant mass transit etc score high. Green building and land use policies also play an important role in determining who's green and who's not. Portland's placing at the top may not come as a surprise to many, but the city may not be as green as it's made out to be. Find out more here . Related Info: Portland is the Greenest U.S. City-Well, Mostly!
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Sep 23,2008
Technical Glitch...
by shooter
Sorry for the brief absence. It appears that a server update didn't go according to plan, which took Neighborhood Notes down for about an hour. We're happy to say that, since you are reading this, we are up and running again.If it were only that easy to fix my dishwasher and the DVD drive in my Mac...
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Sep 15,2008
New Tallest Building/Observation Tower/Wind Energy Harnesser
by Jules
The much anticipated design pictures for Portland's next tallest building have now been posted over on the Portland Spaces Burnside Blog . The tower would function as both an observation tower and it would also harness enough wind energy to power all of waterfront park, which costs around $1 million/year. The proposed SMART tower would reach to about 650ft, really making a mark on our skyline. Our current tallest building, the Wells Fargo Building is 546ft. Read about the rest of the details here in the Portland Spaces interview with developer, Derek Hanna.
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Sep 5,2008
Neighbors are Buzzing about WordCamp
by pearlgirl
The verdict is in—neighbors are excited about WordCamp !!! So far, neighborhood representatives from Parkrose , Northwest District , and the Pearl plan to attend the conference on September 27. We're all excited to learn how to improve online communications in our neighborhoods. Do blogs make sense for neighborhood associations? Learn more here . And, this isn't about adding another thing to your (already too full) plate, this is an opportunity to work smarter—not harder!If you're not tech savvy, that's okay. There is something for every level of expertise—from user to developer! In the end, you may even learn to love your computer. If you're planning to attend, please send us an email . We can keep everyone updated on who is planning to attend. This is a great opportunity for neighborhood leaders to connect and grow. Hope to see you there!
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Sep 2,2008
Do Blogs Make Sense for Neighborhood Associations?
by pearlgirl
Being a tech-savvy city, it makes sense that Portland neighborhood associations would have an online presence. A website can disseminate information, provide a forum for discussion, and make it easy for residents to stay in tune with the happenings in their 'hood. If a neighborhood association doesn't have a blog... well, their web presence is probably more complicated and expensive than it needs to be. A blog (you're looking at one right now) is usually used to post text articles in a chronological fashion... perfect for a neighborhood association to spread news to its members. The process of posting updates is very simple. If you can use an e-mail program or Microsoft Word, publishing posts to a blog isn't any more complicated than that. In addition to text posts, most blog systems make it easy to include other types of information such as photographs, calendar/event information, and even videos. Information which doesn't change (such as basic neighborhood information) can be p
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Aug 18,2008
Blogging on "The Blog-Off"
by jenniferd
Today is the first day of the rest of my blogging life -- The 2008 Blog-Off: Water Blog vs. Cross Blog . Today I will begin my first of five posts that puts those pesky Cross Bloggers in their place -- managing emergencies and begging for blood. Not blogging. Here's today's challenge and my instructions to you, faithful and loyal readers: Today's challenge presented by local media: Base a post on the following news article that's relevant to your organization. Difficulty level: Way easy http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/world/asia/19pstan.html?hp -Presented by Corey Pein of Willamette Week and Amy Ruiz of the Portland Mercury As I'm sure you already read a couple weeks ago, the Water Blog won the Mercury's pre-game, favorite blog contest , fair and square, so I know we can take the cake this week too. So, here's the skinny and how you can help -- Points are scored based on the number of comments coming in, positively assessing or jus
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