Stephen Schneider
urbanpriestpdx.bsky.social
Stephen Schneider
@urbanpriestpdx.bsky.social
An Episcopal priest engaged in urban life and culture, living in Portland OR and Altadena CA. Website: www.cityandspire.com
A Manhattan Cathedral Appoints its First Female Dean www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
A Manhattan Cathedral Appoints its First Female Dean
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A New Organ Is Shaking the Pews at Trinity Church www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/a...
A New Organ Is Shaking the Pews at Trinity Church
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September 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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The worst freeways in Southern California: L.A. Times rankings
The worst freeways in Southern California: L.A. Times rankings
We ranked the 25 best and worst freeways in Southern California, based on traffic, accidents and much more. See the worst roads in Los Angeles.
www.latimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Rothko Chapel's executive director reflects on 10 years of serving the Houston community www.chron.com/culture/reli...
Houston spiritual leader reflects on career as chapter ends
David Leslie is reflecting on the chapel's past—and sharing hopes for its future.
www.chron.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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The future gives us an opportunity to reimagine ourselves, to see how the region’s disparate and far-flung communities transform themselves.

Sharing hopes and dreams for a future Los Angeles
Fast-forward 25 years: Sharing hopes and dreams for a future Los Angeles
After the devastation of the fires, are we ready to imagine a new Los Angeles, a city that takes everyone into account?
www.latimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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A second act for empty office space? How skyscrapers in downtown L.A. could ease the housing crisis
A second act for empty office space? How skyscrapers in downtown L.A. could ease the housing crisis
With downtown's office rental market mired in high vacancies and falling values, stakeholders are clamoring for more city support to convert high-rises to housing that would help address the city's persistent housing shortage.
www.latimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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In the aftermath of the Palisades fire, the original Chautauqua sites offer something unusual: a landscape where past and present momentarily coexist.
Dreamers built a 1920s utopia in the Palisades. How remnants of that Chautauqua movement survived the fire
The Chautauqua movement came to Pacific Palisades a century ago with a vision of healthy living. Much of the settlement has been lost to time, but some buildings managed to survive, even through the flames.
www.latimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The New Atheists ‘Attack a God I Don’t Believe in, Either’: A Q&A With Rowan Williams www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
Opinion | The New Atheists ‘Attack a God I Don’t Believe in, Either’: A Q&A With Rowan Williams
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Original Pantry was an LA treasure I enjoyed for over 60 years. As a young adult I always forward to sharing a meal with others at the community table.
The Original Pantry Cafe closes after over 100 years
www.latimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"T-BONE BURNETT once said: 'If Jesus is the light of the world, there are two kinds of songs you can write. You can write songs about the light, or you can write songs about what you can see from the light.' He opted for the latter."
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Music review: The Other Side, album by T-Bone Burnett
Peter Barrett on T-Bone Burnett’s latest album
www.churchtimes.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
After years of decline, the U.S. Christian share now shows signs of leveling off. The new Religious Landscape Study explores trends in identity, beliefs and practices.
February 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Hallelujah is 40 this month. What’s the magic sauce Leonard Cohen mixed into his masterpiece? Belle Tindall reckons it's something to do with both the holy and the broken.

www.seenandunseen.com/holy-or-brok...

#music #hallelujah
December 2, 2024 at 3:14 PM