You missed your anniversary, Multnomah Villager!
Oh Man! I thought my 2 year anniversary was JULY 25th! Ha ha! I missed it!
OK…. Two years and one month ago today, on Saturday JUNE 25th, 2005 at around 10AM, I posted the first post to this blog.
It’s certainly been an interesting journey since then. Thanks for all the hits, comments, suggestions compliments and criticisms. This has been fun, and continues to be an exciting challenge. I might change things up over the next year. I’m probably going to redesign again, I’m thinking of adding additional writers (you out there, Cate?) and well, we’ll see what else comes down the road.
I resisted the temptation to add a PayPal “Buy me a coffee/beer” button on this post, as a blatant anniversary exploit, but since I can’t even remember when the darned anniversary is…… I’m like Fred Flintstone over here! To think I’ve been holding off on this post, to wait for the exact day!
I’m thinking of doing a Villager meetup at Journey’s later this summer or in September, I’ll hold off on my trolling for free beers until then.
July 26th, 2007 at 11:18 am
It’s great you’re doing this blog - partly because it’s fun to read, but partly because MV (and really SW Portland outside downtown) needs more recognition. Willamette Week and The Oregonian consistently give less attention to SW then the rest of Portland.
This week’s WW is their annual Best of Portland issue. Out of 54 pages (including ads), SW Portland outside downtown won:
–Best Pranksters for Peace: Wilson High School
–Best Spider Woman: biology professor at Lewis & Clark College
–Best Axis of Cuteness: Oregon Zoo
–Best Bar in Your Neighborhood – SW: Lucky Lab Public House
–Best Place to Make Out: The Tram
–Best Independent Bookseller that isn’t owned by Michael Powell: Annie Bloom’s Books
–Hottest Local State Rep/Senator (tie): Rep. Mary Nolan
–Best Local State Rep/Senator Runner-up: Rep. Mary Nolan
–Best Place to Walk Your Dog Runner-up: Washington Park
–Best View of the City Runner-up: Council Crest
–Best New Building Runner-up: The Tram
–Best Landmark You Love (or love to hate) Runner-up: The Tram
Maybe we could have our own Best of Multnomah Village or Best of SW Portland awards. We need to represent…