http://portlandisawesome.com/2008/06/wanna-change-the-world-start-at-home/ All about Living and Working in Portland, Oregon Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:40:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://portlandisawesome.com/2008/06/wanna-change-the-world-start-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Rebecca Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:40:06 +0000 http://portlandisawesome.com/?p=67#comment-89 Portland IS awesome. Wouldn't want to live anywhere else, and I have. Portland IS awesome. Wouldn’t want to live anywhere else, and I have.

]]> http://portlandisawesome.com/2008/06/wanna-change-the-world-start-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for June 04 » Silicon Florist Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:01:58 +0000 http://portlandisawesome.com/?p=67#comment-88 [...] Wanna change the world? Start at home. Eva Schweber writes “Today I went to the Greenlight Greater Portland kick-off event and heard Richard Florida, author of Who’s Your City talk about what a great city Portland is. Given the livability factors (greatest number of microbreweries, library with the largest circulation per capita, greatest number of bookstores, forest, mountains, coast and desert within easy driving distance) that should be no surprise to anyone. But, he went on to talk about how important involvement in community is to people’s sense of well-being and how the high rate of community involvement in Portland is a huge factor in what makes Portland livable.” [...] [...] Wanna change the world? Start at home. Eva Schweber writes “Today I went to the Greenlight Greater Portland kick-off event and heard Richard Florida, author of Who’s Your City talk about what a great city Portland is. Given the livability factors (greatest number of microbreweries, library with the largest circulation per capita, greatest number of bookstores, forest, mountains, coast and desert within easy driving distance) that should be no surprise to anyone. But, he went on to talk about how important involvement in community is to people’s sense of well-being and how the high rate of community involvement in Portland is a huge factor in what makes Portland livable.” [...]

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