Ed. Note: Greg Rucka is an award-winning writer of comics and novels who has called Portland his home since 1998. His comic book series STUMPTOWN, published by Portland’s Oni Press, will debut on ABC this fall, starring Cobie Smulders as Portland private investigator Dex Parios.
Rucka is also a proud Portland Timbers season-ticket holder and annual member since the team's inaugural MLS season in 2011.
On the eve of the re-opening of an expanded Providence Park this weekend, Rucka writes about the power of place and what this stadium means.