Federal government isn’t solving big-picture problems, so maybe… The seasons are changing here in Portland. The sun is finally starting to shine with some consistency, the days are getting longer, the darkness is fading into winter’s past, conversations o ...
1 Jun 2015 - M. Nels Johnson
Election Day has sadly become a reminder to us all that we are a deeply divided country that doesn’t agree on much. We differ on Democrats vs. Republicans, trickle-down economics vs. a more redistributive approach, a more active and aggressive foreign pol ...
20 Nov 2014 - M. Nels Johnson
The recent announcement by the Portland Development Commission that Natural Grocers will be the new anchor tenant of the much-maligned and long vacant city-owned lot in Northeast Portland at the corner of Alberta Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevar ...
6 Oct 2014 - M. Nels Johnson
The last few months have seen a spree of really good news for Portland’s tech industry. From Intel’s $13.8 billion second quarter (up 8 percent from a year earlier), to Bain Capital taking a $230 million stake in online banking startup Simple, to the host ...
3 Sep 2014 - M. Nels Johnson
The Fourth of July has come and gone, and its passing has ushered in the start of summer in Portland. With summer comes the bounty of fresh local produce, the endless summer nights and evening dinners out on the patio. Summer also brings with it an incr ...
24 Jul 2014 - M. Nels Johnson
This month saw the passing of one of Portland’s greatest. Former City Commissioner Charles Jordan passed away at the beginning of April at the age of 77. Jordan was a city commissioner for 10 years and later directed the city’s Park and Recreation Bureau ...
6 May 2014 - M. Nels Johnson
I met Manuel a couple of months ago. He’s of average height and weight. His handshake is firm and callused from years of construction work. One of the first things you notice about Manuel is the determined and proud look in his eye. Manuel went on to tell ...
6 Mar 2014 - M. Nels Johnson
Several weeks ago Democrat Bill de Blasio won the Democratic nomination for Mayor of New York City while running a progressive campaign based on ending the city’s growing inequality. The Center for Economic Opportunity recently released a report stating t ...
17 Oct 2013 - M. Nels Johnson