Now this is a great balloon photo! Credit goes to David Gully, our partner in Sacramento, owner of Balloons Are Up. The event was the ceremonial swearing-in of the city’s new mayor, Kevin Johnson, at Memorial Auditorium on November 25. Great concept! Great execution!

This summer we discovered the red balloons of Rio, the black balloons of the Nakba, and the orange balloons of British Columbia. Now add to that list the clear balloons of Korea. 
The Christian Science Monitor reports that North Korea has closed its borders to South Korea as a direct response to the balloon activism of South [...]

Watching the trailer for Pixar’s new film, Up, I couldn’t help but see a few things from the Northwest in this upcoming film. Where Carl Frederickson, a 78 year old crank, owns a home surrounded by highrise construction, here in Seattle we had 86 year old Edith whose house (pictured above) was surrounded by a [...]

Today’s online version of The New York Times posted an amazing panoramic view of the GOP Convention’s finale at the Xcel Energy Center, St Paul, Minnesota. Internet technology allows viewers to scan every part of the colossal convention center, including the distant ceiling, where tucked between the rafters can be seen more than two dozen [...]