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fredamae

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26. If you're not

Reply to Lydia Leftcoast (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2015, 12:36 PM

Mar 2015

absolutely set on the PDXMetro area..I love and find Eugene/Lane County area to be wonderful.....a bit less congested than PDX
I don't live there, so I don't know about housing etc...
The Eugene Register Guard and Willamette Week are two of the local papers.

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Seriously considering returning to Portland; need input [View all] Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 OP

interested in this as well jollyreaper2112 Mar 2014 #1

We live in Salem Oregon Iwasthere Mar 2014 #2

Salem seems as if it would be bike-friendly, especially with an electrically assisted bike Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #3

Srsly? KamaAina Mar 2014 #12

Gotta love the eastside. jeffrey_pdx Mar 2014 #4

Some folks say the Rose City Park area is good to move into. love_katz Mar 2014 #5

lots to think about grasswire Mar 2014 #6

Thanks. Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #7

I think that Hillsboro has an active cultural life. grasswire Mar 2014 #9

Is Rose City the Vietnamese part of town? Or what used to be? Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2014 #19

there is some Asian influence in Rose City grasswire Apr 2014 #20

If you have more of a high tech career, living someplace like Beaverton might help you commute-wise cascadiance Mar 2014 #10

Actually, I'm self-employed as a translator Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #11

the Orenco (Hillsboro) area might be perfect for you 0rganism Mar 2014 #14

Hi, Organism. I think we may have met at one of the early DU gatherings (on Hawthorne?) Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #15

yes i seem to recall that - Lucky Lab maybe? 0rganism Mar 2014 #16

I think we were actually sitting outside at one of the restaurants or pubs around 20th and Hawthorne Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #17

I love Milwaukie davidpdx Apr 2014 #18

Good luck with your decision! SoapBox Mar 2014 #8

I can't really be of any help, LWolf Mar 2014 #13

Hi, Everyone, I'm still in Minneapolis, and it's been a cold, although un-snowy winter Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2015 #21

I would try North Portland. former9thward Mar 2015 #22

That may be worth looking into Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2015 #23

Heh. I will weigh in belatedly quakerboy Mar 2015 #24

I've been reading the Oregonian and checking out apts. online, so Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2015 #25

Max to Milwaukie opens this year. grasswire Mar 2015 #27

If you're not fredamae Mar 2015 #26

I like Rose City down to Milwuakie on east side Backwoodsrider Mar 2015 #28

I grew up in Portland and it is a very livable city. Paka May 2015 #29

i moved to Oregon last December (employment). CentralMass Jun 2015 #30