Here's a funny one. Portland Business Journal reporter Andy Giegerich this morning breaks the important news that "the city is said to be seeking a Target Corp. store" at the Galleria downtown. No kidding, Andy -- last Friday, your competitor explained in an extensive article that Target is currently finalizing a lease on the property, having gotten a major design review approved a couple of weeks ago. Try to keep up.

Giegerich does add one interesting wrinkle, however -- the Target folks want assurance that the city's pet condo developer weasels aren't going to mess up the city-owned parking garage across Morrison Street. Apparently the city's hapless development commission, which owns the garage, is begrudgingly agreeing to leave the parking alone for two years. Wow, don't do them any favors. Welcome to Portland, Target! Be sure to get it in writing.

The Giegerich story also names the developer for whom the fix is in with the city for a steaming pile of "mixed use" shinola on the garage site, where the Peterson's convenience store controversy raged a few years ago. It's density ramrod John Carroll.