food! drink! coffee!
At long last, we’re proud to announce the construction of the Leftbank cafe is underway. Kitchen to Leftbank’s living room, you’ll soon find it in the lobby chock full of good stuff. Looking back, It...
View Articlehappy wrap up!
The Leftbank community is picking up speed! On a recent Friday night we shook off the week and basked in the glow of shared inspiration. People who’ve been in on the project since its inception, new...
View ArticleRose Quarter Re-development?
If you’ve got something to say – or just want to listen – come to the public meeting here at Leftbank on April 14th from 6-8pm and grab Sam Adams or Randy Leonard by the ear.
View ArticleRose Quarter Redevelopment – an update.
On Tuesday scores of people descended on leftbank to participate in a public forum regarding rapidly advancing plans for redevelopment in the Rose Quarter. Plans were presented, and a wide range of...
View Articlefermenting away!
We’re making beer! Upright Brewing Company is in full production mode right now and the photo attached to this post shows the very early stage of fermentation for batch number six as viewed from above...
View ArticlePlayoff Picnic!
Boom! The Blazers are in the Playoffs and springtime is here like no other — so we figured, why not celebrate? This Saturday and Tuesday we’re putting up a big tent in the front yard (er, parking lot)...
View Articletropical salvage
People don’t typically think of commercial property as a mission-driven thing. Caring about sustainability, positive change and real relationship is unexpected coming from a development team. But...
View Articlesteel never tasted so good
i recently talked to Hans, our construction manager, and he told me a fabulous story of steel recycling that i want to share...
View ArticleUpstream Update
We at Upstream are enjoying the addition of new neighbors in the building. We're also excited about the ping pong table that we just discovered downstairs! We've been busy in the last few months. The...
View Articlewelcome home
…thats how we felt when we finally moved into Leftbank a few weeks ago, we are home… late in 2008 the owners of intelligent design, SOLIDCORE, ORANGEWALLstudios and JHL Design came together to form a...
View ArticleLeftbank Café Takes Shape
With construction wrapping up this week, the Café is right on schedule to move in as we close out the month of May, and they’ll be open for business on Monday, June 1st.
View Articlesummer brews
Upright Brewing has three special beers for summer in the works – a traditional Belgian-style wit, a hop-less gruit and a unique farmhouse saison, all of which use herbs and/or spices. The wit uses a...
View ArticleA Geek Comes To Town
An introduction of Old Town Computers to the Leftbank community...
View ArticleSuch a warm welcome…
Joanna is now my new favorite person at LB. I’m sure this will become a very tight horse race of popularity due to what seems like a much higher per-capita allocation of awesome in the building, but...
View Articlecoffee break idea
a great way to casually and organically discover more about Leftbank is to check out the new Points of Interest signs hanging around the building.
View Articlethe happiest hour.
a few weeks back, Leftbank had a big day. It was May 28th, 2009 – and the end of all major construction operations was upon us. Of course, there were no protests or great controversy in the face of...
View ArticleRose Quarter Redevelopment – an update.
On Tuesday scores of people descended on leftbank to participate in a public forum regarding rapidly advancing plans for redevelopment in the Rose Quarter. Plans were presented, and a wide range of...
View Articlefermenting away!
We’re making beer! Upright Brewing Company is in full production mode right now and the photo attached to this post shows the very early stage of fermentation for batch number six as viewed from above...
View ArticlePlayoff Picnic!
Boom! The Blazers are in the Playoffs and springtime is here like no other — so we figured, why not celebrate? This Saturday and Tuesday we’re putting up a big tent in the front yard (er, parking lot)...
View ArticleSuch a warm welcome…
Joanna is now my new favorite person at LB. I’m sure this will become a very tight horse race of popularity due to what seems like a much higher per-capita allocation of awesome in the building, but...
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