Good Flag News Today

 I wonder how many non-Portuguese have taken a close look at the Portuguese flag. 

Josh Harkleroad and Brian Lachman are heading up the CLE Flag Project, with a mission to research, commission, and introduce a new city of Cleveland flag.

The Manitoba Vexillological Association doing an unofficial — and extremely short — online survey of Manitobans' thoughts on the nearly 60-year-old provincial flag and whether it's time for a redesign.

Guest columnists Wyat Hamilton and Adam Fleischer state their case for updating the North Carolina state flag.

Four flags were chosen as semifinalists.

There is nothing that makes Michigans current flag stand out, state Rep. Phil Skaggs said. He intends to introduce a bill to create a new one.

Kansas City Council overwhelmingly voted Thursday to adopt a new municipal flag. A prominent flag expert agrees that the city's current design was in need of a reboot, and says the new one is a major improvement.

It's time for some flag self-reflection.

For Lee Herold, a Rochester flag shop owner, longtime vexillologist and co-designer of a Minnesota flag replacement first proposed in 1989, it's all about effective symbolism. One anecdote says it all: He’s seen the current flag fly upside down at the Capitol and across the street at the senate office building.“No one even notices,” he said.