April 14, 2004
A New Development In The Pearl District
OregonLive Publishes 'Pearl Blog'
A week or so ago, we noticed that OregonLive had posted an application form inviting one to become a "neighborhood blogger."
Apparently, they've gotten at least one person to respond, since they are now publishing Pearl Blog, described by OregonLive as, "News updates from The Pearl District." It's written by one Ethan Lindsey, described as having "embarked on a journalistcally-nomadic life in search of an original worldview."
It's apparently been up and running since April 8, and thus far has included items on the Pearl's boundaries, "New York-ification," the Portland Center Stage deal to acquire the old Armory, and Major League Baseball.
We'll see how it goes, and if OregonLive manages to snag any other "neighborhood bloggers" and from just what parts of the City they happen to hail.
Comments (3)
Sho on 14 Apr 2004
It's an interesting idea. Unfortunately, I dislike OregonLive's layout so much that I probably won't read the neighborhood blogs, except when other Portland bloggers link to an interesting post.
Doug Klotz on 14 Apr 2004
I looked at the Pearl Blog too. I was annoyed I had to give a ZIP code and an age, but I just made them up (where is 99999 anyway?). I also find that there's no way to comment on the post, like any good blog. I wanted to comment on the comments on Randy Gragg's Armory article, which had some rather sloppy history. The building in question is not the Armory, but the Armory Annex, built later than the Armory. The Armory was on the south half of the block, and torn down by Henry Wienhard (In the 70's?). The historic photo of the interior is of the Armory, not the Annex (note the difference in the roof trusses, as well as the windows). I know, I should just email Randy, but I wondered if anyone else noticed.
Jenn on 16 Apr 2004
I'm just impressed that they are finally interested in running a blog with local content. Not sure if they are still running it, but for a while there they were running one that was a bunch of meme's and celebrity gossip that they called "Le Blog".