{photo: A pop modern update of a geodesic dome house built on a mountain top in Ojai, California.}
Our graphic designer, Michael, finder of all cool things design, ran across a post on design:related about a geodesic dome house designed by Shawn Hausman and Jessica Kimberley. Check out the intriguing solutions to creating privacy while maintaining [...]

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There have been a heckuva lot of Scrooges through the years, some more entertaining than others.
We’ve tracked down a few of the more unusual Scrooge portrayals for you…
First, the oldest Ebenezer was… A ROCK?
Turns out the word “Ebenezer” comes from Hebrew and is actually two words pronounced together: Even Haazer. It is usually transliterated as [...]

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We are delighted to announce that the Gerding Theater at the Armory is one of 5 buildings to receive a “Preservation in Action” Pinnacle Award from the Architectural Heritage Center/Bosco-Milligan Foundation.
The award was inaugurated as part of the organization’s 20th anniversary to spotlight the cultural, historic, and economic value of historic preservation to the Portland [...]

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Who better to take holiday shopping advice from than this formidable lady? Here are a few gift giving suggestions from your friends the Ghosts of Past, Present and Future (and a tip from Marley thrown in for good measure…)
Marley: Skip the fruitcake for your co-workers this year and give them tickets to a show that [...]

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Our friend and Buck-a-neer Kirby Urner recently blogged his thoughts about our November 10th Dymaxion Portland conversation, where we invited prominent Portlanders in to share their ideas about Bucky and how his concepts translate into current NW urban policy and sustainability practice.
Here were some of his thoughts about the event
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