Murals at Stephenson Elementary by William Hernandez

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From time to time The Weekend Photographer takes on video projects. This one features Portland artist William Hernandez and the students from Stephenson Elementary School, who transform three school walls using beautiful vibrant colors into welcoming murals. The video features Stephenson’s principal, Carlos Galindo, who initiated the idea and drove funding needed to make this project a reality. The murals …

DUS at PDX

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Recently a delegation from the City of Düsseldorf visited Portland to talk about a partnership between the two cities. During the visit the two “cities” realized that they have many things in common: similar size and population numbers, each has a major river, parallels in the makeup of trade and industries. Hopefully this first visit will lead to a partnership …