This is our series where we explore top neighborhoods, blogs, and bloggers in cities around the U.S. In previous posts we’ve covered Philadelphia, Buffalo, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Boston.
This week we investigate Portland, the “motherland” of micro-brews, progressive citizens, and home to a thriving music and arts scene.
Bloggiest Portland Neighborhoods:
Top Portland Blogs:
- The Vanguard Blogzone - the blog of a college run newspaper, providing full coverage of local sports and other happenings.
- Neighborhood Notes – a community site covering stories on neighborhood events and news.
- Bike Portland – a site dedicated to everything velo.
- Our PDX Network – a group blog, with discussions around local eats, neighborhoods happenings, and local politics.
- PDX Pipeline – the place to hear about upcoming parties, music & comedy events, and catch local news.
Up and Coming Blogs in Portland (in no particular order)
- Burnside Blog- discussions on the city’s development, architecture and urban design.
- Ultra - stylishly covering fashion, design and culture.
- The Water Blog – a fascinating look at water usage and conservation in the Portland area and beyond.
- Portland Architecture- up and coming architects, analysis of new construction, and coverage on the latest architecture exhibits.
- Portland Food and Drink – unabashedly honest reviews of local restaurants.
Most Talked About Stories:
- Local Project Runway contestant Leanne Marshall makes it to the final three
- Residents want Prostitution Free Zone back
- The city is seeking volunteers for the independent police review
- More disputes over columbia river crossing project
- The downtown sidewalk sit/lie ordinance survives its first constitutional challenge
Have your own Portland Top 5 or want the Professor of Blogiology to come to your town? Raise your hand and we’ll call on you, or you can leave a note in the comments section.
Methodology: Our rankings track local buzz by analyzing a mix of variables including: total number of posts, location of posts, links from other sites in the community, and feedback from Outside.in members. Bloggiest Neighborhoods/Top Blogs, past 30 days; Most Talked About Stories, past 7 days.
