“… I took this photo on the Burnside Bridge in Portland. The Burnside Bridge is one of the areas of Portland where homeless people congregate. There are a few homeless shelters there and lots of homeless people hang out just underneath the bridge. I was up shooting the bridge at night and the “Made in Oregon” neon sign that can be seen from the bridge.
I’ve been busy doing instead of writing lately, so here’s a little update on local homeless news.
Last night, I attended the third of four planned registration dinner meetings at HealthServe for homeless people without income or health benefits. These have been going really well and a number of those who have attended and registered have already seen a doctor and received medications. Because they are homeless and without income, and they attended a registration dinner, they qualified to have their appointment and prescription fees waived. Awesome. A big “thank you!” to the HealthServe staff and to Moses Cone for making this happen.
Read more on Homeless News Update, 04/25/08…
From Facebook:
“Friday April 25th a team of directors and camera men will be in Greensboro, NC to shoot a documentary and music video for the band. This is going to be a huge event in Urban history. This team has experience with Nike, MTV, and fuse and we are blessed to have them shoot the show. You will not want to miss this opportunity as the team will be interviewing fans for their take on the Urban saga.”
Be there. Friday, April 25th at 11:00 p.m. at Greene Street Club in downtown Greensboro.
Read more on Tonight in Greensboro: Urban Sophisticates — The video…
Triad blogger Meetups are restarting this evening, thanks to Jen Worrells (love her!), so join us tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the coffee shop at the downtown public library.
» Join the Greensboro Weblogger Meetup Group
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The “Bum Bot” chases away homeless people and drug dealers from a downtown Atlanta neighborhood.
Some neighbors appreciate Rufus Terrill’s robotic security guard. The bar owner and day care center board member built the robot to help him safely patrol the neighborhood. But homeless advocates are not amused.
Read more on ‘Bum Bot’ chases away the homeless…
Some link love for my friend Sean P. 
Here’s what you could be doing in downtown Greensboro this Friday night.
I’m scheduled to be watching the night, but I may sneak on by for a bit…
Read more on the dotmatrix project: Live music, film, and photography in downtown Greensboro…
MobLogic.tv interviews homeless people at The Bowery Mission in New York to get their thoughts on Google’s plan to give phone numbers and voicemail to the homeless:
This is just so amazing.
My mom got the link in her email and we marveled. I keep playing it over and over and my youngest son is getting a little annoyed (understatement), but, I mean, listen to her…
Read more on You must hear this…
From Liz:
WHAT: Open House at the HIVE — come find out more about what’s going on at Greensboro’s newest grassroots community space and how you can get involved!
WHEN: Saturday, April 26, 6:00-8:00 pm
Read more on Open House at the HIVE, April 26th…
Enjoy.
“Angels Rejoiced”
Nicolette Larson and Herb Pedersen (1978)A house not a home was a picture Satan painted
For sweet little sister and me
Our Daddy would frown while Mother was praying
His heart was so hardened that he would not believe
$53.11 will buy one pair of pants, two dresses, eight tops and a rockin’ pair of boots at Goodwill. And that’s more than enough to make me smile. 
Wear clothes with history. Pay less. Do more.
Read more on You can’t buy happiness, but……
“Who am I that You are mindful of me, that you hear me when I call? Is it true that You are thinking of me? How You love me… It’s amazing. I am a friend of God. I am a friend of God. I am a friend of God. He calls me friend. God Almighty, Lord of Glory, You have called me friend.”
Read more on I am a friend of God…