beautiful work, beautiful building
Sometimes I keep my head down and slog through the decidedly unsexy parts of my work. You know, drafting agreements, tracking budgets, connecting dots between tenants and property management… And...
View Articlechanging the neighborhood
The City is looking hard at this neighborhood in their planning process for the next 25 years. At the center of the conversation (and the geographic location) is the I-5 and I-84 interchange that...
View Articlewhat’s your sign?
I love astrology. Not that I believe in it, but I don’t not believe in it. It’s just that the lure of reducing the maddening idiosyncrasies and inexplicable appeal of anyone anywhere to a function of...
View ArticleFashionbuddha
Fashionbuddha is a digital skunkworks creating world-class interactive experiences since 2001.
View Articlecommunity meeting
Public agencies and area stakeholders have worked over the last year developing urban planning objectives and models for Leftbank’s neighborhood. They’ve also looked at transportation in the area and...
View Articleon its way
The Grand Opening of the Portland Steetcar Loop is September 21, 2012. If you want to count down with me, that’s 175 days… Leftbankers’ memory of the brutal Streetcar construction period gives way to...
View ArticleWeMake Creates at Leftbank!
Gathered in the cafe on the first Friday of each month is a small group of Portland creatives waiting patiently to ascend upstairs, pen and sketchbook in one hand and a #6 in the other. They are the...
View Articlerede group
Rede Group is a planning, research and engagement consultant that works with a variety of public and private organizations to embrace change.
View Articleglory days
Leftbank holds formative history for Portland. I was reminded recently that among the mundane chapters, noble chapters, and glamorous chapters filled with wild nights and famous musicians – there are...
View Articlekickstart it
Focus the Nation just launched their first ever Kickstarter campaign and were chosen as the Kickstarter staff pick of the week! They worked with Wil Magness (who freelances with neighbors, Sockeye) to...
View Articlestreetcar!
If you remember miles of orange barrels and Leftbank at the epicenter of traffic standstills that felt like they went on for months at a time, chances are you’re an original Leftbanker. Whether you...
View Articleput a bird in it
Have you seen them? The 7 small works of art and avian architecture gracing leftbank’s lobby right now? I can’t walk by without hearing that They Might Be Giants song. You know the one? “Make a little...
View Articlecool boots
Leftbank’s basement smells like leather. It has ever since Tanner Goods moved in. I love it. I look for reasons to go downstairs. Sometimes I invent reasons. But Tanner Goods doesn’t just lend their...
View Articleleftbank workshop
Filmed over two days, Tanner Goods cut together a handful of time-lapse shots featuring their crew working a typical eight hour workday at their Leftbank Workshop. For those who haven’t visited their...
View Articlepsu portland farmers market is open!
We’re excited too! We’ll see you at the PSU Market on Saturdays, where we can all see our favorite farmers and fill our baskets with fresh produce, pastured meats, farm eggs, artisan cheeses, breads,...
View Articlecountry bag design contest unveiling
Join Portland Farmers Market at the musica stage, where they will be announcing the winner of their third annual Reusable Bag Design Contest. The winning student will receive a $1,000 scholarship and...
View Articlea cool space
Cool Spaces: Consulting firm gets comfy at the Leftbank Rede Group, a five-person consulting firm, operates from a 2,400-square-foot office at the Leftbank building, 240 N.Broadway St., in Portland’s...
View Articlemarkets begin to sprout up around town
Just as broccoli, sweet pea and radish sprouts peek out of the tilled garden beds through the Portland area, six Portland Farmers Market locations are sprouting up around the city. May marks three...
View Articlestreetcar art shelter now underway
RACC and artist Jorge Pardo have begun installing a new Streetcar Art Shelter just outside Leftbank’s front door. This eccentrically shaped sculpture will provide a shelter with “rainy on the outside,...
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