Brian Libby has the scoop but the Memorial Coliseum continues to come under pressure from those like Randy Leonard and Steve Duin at the O... these are people who just dont understand that it is the most significant piece of mid century modern architecture in the city and therefore deserves some TLC and a new plan that respects its unique contribution to our civic fabric. Lets think about the city's needs and repuropose the building. Put it this way, we have major league arts, farmers markets, cycling and music needs and a minor league baseball team simply doesn't come close to the kind of progressive thinking Portland prides itself on. Let's think about what the city needs and how the coliseum can better serve those needs as a historic structure which can do more (though it already does a lot).

Jen Graves has an interesting review of the Seattle Art Museum's Target Practice show but does anything really make Jackson Pollock look merely "academic" ... c'mon seriously?