• 313 Year Anniversary of Cascadia Fault Earthquake and Tsunami Observed

    SEATTLE — January 26, 1700 is when an estimated magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake and tsunami occurred on the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coastline of Washington, Oregon, Northern California, and British Columbia. This Saturday, January 26, 2013 marks the 313th anniversary of the last great Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and associated tsunami. The Cascadia Subduction […]

  • Pedaling Bike Culture in Rural Oregon

    I didn’t think I would ever find myself in rural Oregon, nestled between the waterfall-speckled Coastal Range and the vineyards of the Willamette Valley. Never the less, here I am, working for the Dallas (not Texas) Downtown Association. If you were not already aware, rural Oregon, even west of the Cascades, is not Portland. While […]