links

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news, opinion, and politics

state, local

• Portland Tribune
  Portland's bi-weekly newspaper
• The Bee
  A Southeast Portland monthly (now owned by the same folks as the Tribune)
• Willamette Week
  Portland alternative weekly paper
• The Oregonian
  Portland's only daily newspaper
• Portland Mercury
  An alternative weekly, sister paper of The Stranger in Seattle

national, international

• Alternet
  A liberal/progressive news site with a full-time writing/editorial staff that also aggregates articles from many other sources.
• TomPaine.com
• Mother Jones

news critique, fact-checking

• SourceWatch
  A project of the CMD (see link below).
• Center for Media and Democracy
  Founded by John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton, experts in debunking PR.
• FactCheck.org
  The Annenberg Political Fact Check website.
• truthdig
  Investigative journalism which digs beneath the headlines.
• Open Secrets
  See who's funding your congressperson. Follow the $$$!

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local government

• Metro
  The Portland metropolitan area elected regional government.
• Portland Online
  The official city website, with links to lots of useful information.
• Commissioner Sam Adams' blog

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transportation

bicycling

• BikePortland.org
  A blog for all things bike-related in Portland.
• Bicycle Transportation Alliance
  Promoting alternatives to the automobile throughout Oregon.
• The Bike Gallery
  Locally owned and operated since 1974.
• Maxarya Recumbents
  Yes, I ride one of these. No, you can't have a ride. ;)
• Sheldon Brown articles
  The legendary Sheldon Brown has sadly left us, but his incomparable web presence lives on!

automotive

• subaruoutback.org
  A Subaru Outback owners forum.
• TDI Club
  Forum for owners of TDI (Volkswagen diesel engine) cars.
• zipcar
  Car-sharing organization. Recently merged with Flexcar.

transit

• Tri-Met
  Includes bus, MAX, and streetcar maps and schedules.

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woodstock area

neighborhood assn.

• Woodstock Neighborhood Association
  Site includes schedule of activities at Woodstock Community Center.

library branch

• Woodstock Library

nearby parks

• Woodstock Park
• Berkeley Park
• Tideman Johnson Natural Area

local businesses

• First Cup Coffeehouse
• Laughing Planet Cafe
• Otto's Sausage Kitchen
• Woodstock Wine and Deli
• The Joinery
• Eastmoreland Market & Kitchen

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education, childcare

• Childcare in Portland
  A list of childcare facilities with links to each.
• Preschools in Portland
  A list of preschools with links.
• Youngset Preschool
  Cooperative preschool. Located at 18th and Jefferson, inside the First United Methodist Church.
• Portland Public Schools
• Lewis Elementary School
• Sellwood Middle School
• Cleveland High School
• Oregon Episcopal School
• Willamette University
• Oregon Health & Science University

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recreation, arts, entertainment

• Portland Parks & Recreation
• 40-Mile Loop Land Trust
  Info on the 40-mile loop trail system, including the Springwater Corridor.
• Multnomah County Library
• Oregon Zoo
  Yea! Animals!
• Portland Children's Museum
• OMSI
  The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
• Portland Art Museum
• Oregon Children's Theatre
• Oregon Historical Society
• Travel Portland
  Formerly the Portland, Oregon Visitors' Association.
• The City of Portland . Com
  A "TheCityof.com" business directory. (Not affiliated with the city gov't.)

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sustainable living, shopping

• Treehugger
• alonovo
• Plenty Magazine
• Sustainable Business Network of Portland
• Home Power Magazine

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environmental info, activism

• Grist Magazine
  Gloom and doom with a sense of humor (as their tagline reads).
• RealClimate
  Climate science from climate scientists. (Imagine that!)
• Earth Track
  Learn about subsidies. Whee!
• Bark
  A non-profit working to protect the Mt. Hood National Forest and surrounding environs.

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local bands

(Other than my own.)

• Jason Fellman (an old friend from the 'hood, with a new CD and a new baby!)
• Pink Martini (Portland's favorite musical export)
• Jesus Presley (for a weird but amusing time)
• Dirty Martini (Portland's first supergroup)

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myspace & elsewhere

(Self and friends — actual, real-life friends. Yes, I have some.)

• Me, me, me! (not enough to have my own domain, I guess....)
• Paul (pontiff of percussion and deacon of drinkin')
• Michelle (her royal buffness, if you don't mind!)
• Erhan (or AIR-hawn, if you prefer)
• J.D. (of Get Rich Slowly fame)
• The Cronk Family (friends, neighbors, and all-around good people)

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humor

(Cartoons, fake news, and general weirdness.)

• The Onion (America's most trusted news source)
• xkcd (geek humor)
• Questionable Content (indie hipster humor)
• Homestar Runner (hard to explain....)
• Perry Bible Fellowship (Nicholas Gurewich is a sick, sick man)