Cool Mercury for a solid neighborhood, planning and architecture article. Housing with an auditorium makes no sense - loose the auditorium. Housing with a fancy parks pool next door would be pretty cool.
Another article idea totally up the Mercury line is an article about live music venues by size and gaps. There is a need for something bigger than the Crystal. The Roseland eventually should and will be torn down, we need nice like the Doug Fir and there is always a need for raw visiting DJ spaces. Looking at the distribution of other city's capacities and what bookers want is a start.
Opinion: Washington High School is an expensive eyesore.
Fact: A wealthy developer wants to pay less than market value for a landmark building in the inner Southeast.
Ms. Mirk, either you got paid or played: this is a biased hit piece. You connect the dots to draw a picture of an unreasonable and negligent Portland Public Schools but apparently never interviewed them; what's their side of the story? Lyndsay's quote is an awkward cherry-pick, it adds nothing to the DeMuro story and only tangentially relates to the following historical information. Then the final paragraphs conflate DeMuro and community centers without any evidence or justification. The careful reader is baffled by your nonsensical presentation of information; careless readers learn that big bad PPS is hurting Portland by hurting "well-known developer Art DeMuro."
Another article idea totally up the Mercury line is an article about live music venues by size and gaps. There is a need for something bigger than the Crystal. The Roseland eventually should and will be torn down, we need nice like the Doug Fir and there is always a need for raw visiting DJ spaces. Looking at the distribution of other city's capacities and what bookers want is a start.
Fact: A wealthy developer wants to pay less than market value for a landmark building in the inner Southeast.
Ms. Mirk, either you got paid or played: this is a biased hit piece. You connect the dots to draw a picture of an unreasonable and negligent Portland Public Schools but apparently never interviewed them; what's their side of the story? Lyndsay's quote is an awkward cherry-pick, it adds nothing to the DeMuro story and only tangentially relates to the following historical information. Then the final paragraphs conflate DeMuro and community centers without any evidence or justification. The careful reader is baffled by your nonsensical presentation of information; careless readers learn that big bad PPS is hurting Portland by hurting "well-known developer Art DeMuro."