Our goal of going down to Dawson Park was to ask a wide variety of visitors about this park. We asked them, “What does this park mean to you? What memories do you have of this park? What do you think about calling parts of this park ‘kid-friendly’ and ‘sketchy’?”
Read More“It used to be that when I lived in Illinois, I would return to Spain to visit my family. I told my friends there I was ‘going home.’ Spain was my home. Once I moved to Portland and bought a house, this city became our home. Now, I visit my family in Murcia, but I do not ‘go home’.”
Read More“It was mostly an accident,” says George Crandall, thinking back to his early days.
On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, I interviewed Crandall, a wise older gentleman with round glasses and wispy gray hair.
Read More“Where are you from?”
It’s a question that can hold more significance than we often realize.
For some, the answer is as simple as naming a city. For others, there may be more than one answer or no clear answer at all.
Read MoreMany people know Peggy Schauffler simply as the Lower School Art Teacher who is soft spoken, who enjoys being out in nature with her students and finding the best creative outlets for them, and who almost exclusively wears stunning blues and greens. For me, she has been all of those things and also my long time friend.
Read More“Faces of Portland” was created with the goal of challenging viewers to look deeper than just physical appearances, and to get a chance to see the multifaceted range in Portland’s city.
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The CatlinSpeak team has launched an investigative report on Portland’s form of government. Our research led us to interview Mischa S. Webley, Communications Manager of the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods.
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