Civics and Culture

  "Well, you win the award for Mr. Conviviality," an elderly woman said to me as she deboarded on the tail end of the 10....

  I’m not a religious man by any stretch of the imagination but I do think and I do see inspiration in words like those...

  I realize in rereading this piece that it can be seen to function as a political endorsement. It was not intended as such, though...

  People often ask me what "the most craziest thing" I've ever experienced on the bus is. Naturally there are far too many such incidents...

Portland’s newest car-free bridge will be named “Tilikum Crossing”, and it’s by no accident or quirky Portlandia-style convention. Prior to the settlement of the Pacific Northwest, before...

  Jim is waiting at Walker Street, the first stop on the route 4. Normally he prefers to walk off his workday by strolling over...

  "Thank you. I hope it's a pleasant rest of the evening for you," I say to someone at Third and Union, on a late-night...

I was riding the 7 one night, going out to Orcas to meet a friend. Rain peeled down from all corners of the globe...