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Arugula Latte

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26. Been here in Stumptown almost 20 years now and am still loving it.

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 11:28 AM

Oct 2014

My parents couldn't understand why I wouldn't move back to California, because they'd lived in colder climates (I was born in the Midwest) and they loved the dryness and sun, etc. But I really am more of a person who likes some moisture and greenery and plentiful rivers and lakes and big trees and moss, etc. Plus this has been a more affordable and more pleasant city to raise kids in. Also, we've been actually live in the city limits without "having" to move to a suburb for the schools or whatever.

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Back from Portland, loved it. [View all] PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 OP

I have always loved Portland gopiscrap Oct 2014 #1

One of my closest friends..... CherokeeDem Oct 2014 #2

Thanks PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #3

its built but not open yet, the tillicum bridge or crossing I believe it will be called jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #31

That's great! n/t PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #37

The Simpsons has Portland roots jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #49

Interesting PasadenaTrudy Nov 2014 #50

Its been awhile since I watched aswell. jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #57

Now I remember PasadenaTrudy Nov 2014 #58

I went to CalTech jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #59

Nice area! PasadenaTrudy Nov 2014 #60

It really is a beautiful campus. jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #61

The theory is since its frozen in liquid nitrogen , it glows as its falling jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #62

I was just wondering if you were back from your trip grasswire Oct 2014 #4

Infill is an inevitable result of having an urban growth boundary. Maedhros Oct 2014 #6

growth is not inevitable grasswire Oct 2014 #7

I'm not familiar with what's happening in Petaluma/Sonoma County. Maedhros Oct 2014 #11

here's a good article from 2002 regarding Petaluma's limited growth. grasswire Oct 2014 #13

Doesn't this amount to managed gentrification? [n/t] Maedhros Oct 2014 #14

gentrification is what has happened in Portland grasswire Oct 2014 #16

No argument there. Maedhros Oct 2014 #17

Petaluma addressed that... grasswire Oct 2014 #19

I noticed PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #8

exactly grasswire Oct 2014 #10

The same thing is happening here. PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #12

south meaning the other side of Lake Avenue? grasswire Oct 2014 #15

No PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #18

ah grasswire Oct 2014 #20

Yes! N/t PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #21

I lived in Sellwood for 5 years or so. jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #32

I've been here for nearly ten years now Trajan Oct 2014 #5

I grew up in Portland... grasswire Oct 2014 #9

example from craigslist grasswire Oct 2014 #22

Yes, that looks nice! PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #23

it's true that many "native" Oregonians regret the California influx. grasswire Oct 2014 #24

Yeah... PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #25

I grew up in La Canada with no AC. La Canada is across the arroyo from Pasadena. Anyway, Shrike47 Nov 2014 #51

Been here in Stumptown almost 20 years now and am still loving it. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #26

I'm the same PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #27

Yes, Beaverton is a major suburb. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #28

but if Democratic political sensibility and cultural depth.. grasswire Oct 2014 #29

I'll be back PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #30

Interesting. PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #36

Glad you enjoyed Forest Park jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #33

From my years of living in Portland jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #34

I could tell PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #35

The burnside bridge isn't too bad. jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #38

I went over PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #39

Clackamas county is east and south jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #40

Idiots....n/t PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #41

There was a suggestion to make it a toll bridge jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #42

Did you make it to Koifusion?? davidpdx Oct 2014 #43

No, I didn't... PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #44

Next July davidpdx Oct 2014 #47

That's funny! PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #48

Good you enjoyed... SoapBox Oct 2014 #45

I'm ready for clouds and rain... PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #46

Move to Western Oregon. Or the coast, where the wind always blows and the sun never shines... Shrike47 Nov 2014 #52

Ohhh, you didn't make fredamae Nov 2014 #53

I hope to PasadenaTrudy Nov 2014 #54

You won't be sorry :) fredamae Nov 2014 #56

My younger son currently lives in Portland, and I was there in August. SheilaT Nov 2014 #55