Seattle & King County
Keep your eye on that dog
A dog's-eye view of an ordinary neighborhood in Portland. Max is calm. George is up to something.
Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett
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Seattle & King County
Portland's cool has its cost
Portland is good at turning down-and-out neighborhoods into hot spots. If only we could keep a repair shop or two alive right next to the spa, gallery and bistro.
Culture
The Horizon shuttle huddle
The last real Northwest men's club may just be Horizon Air's [http://www.alaskaair.com/] regional shuttle service. When I ventured into the Portland and Seattle airport gate areas for a recent weekday roundtrip, I felt like I was the only one who didn't know the secret handshake.
Politics
The (political) pause that refreshes
Like everyone I know, I am spending hours watching the presidential-campaign tangos on TV, stopping only when my eyes roll back in my head. But now, when I'm getting too tired, too worried, or too angry, I know it's time to take a break and click on the one campaign ad that anyone, of any party, can
Seattle & King County
Fearing for a neighborhood on the brink
Seattle's Broadway demise foretells the possible fate of Portland's Hawthorne Boulevard.