Showing Portland the Love--Times Four

It's summer, which means it's time for tourism articles about what a great place Portland is. I dedicate these links to Jack Bogdanski:

• Would it surprise you to know the town named North America's "Best Big City" (according to Money magazine) is Portland, Oregon? Luxury hotels, natural beauty, theaters and local attractions combine to create a sophisticated city that's quickly gaining the attention of the entire nation.

  (American Chronicle)
  
  
• "Portland bewitches travelers, rain or shine..." (CNN Travel)
  
  
• The Portland streetcar works, bring it to LA! (OK, that one's for an LA audience, but it's written by PDX developers Homer Williams and Dike Dame, who certainly are streetcar believers--given the profit they've realized from it.)
  
  
• Portland is for (lesbian) lovers! (The Advocate)

Suck it, haters!