Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for October 9th:
- EAT.DRINK.THINK.: It’s not your mother’s Castagna
Horseradish snow? Celery root in ash? Bruce Bauer gives an exhaustive overview of his experience at the Castagna preview dinner last evening; read it for yourself for the full meal deal. Here, a taste: "So is this a good thing happening at Castagna? When Monique came by the table and in talking afterward, you can sense her excitement at this huge change, and she and Lightner are absolutely taking Portland dining in a new, modern-thinking direction, giving a modern twist to the whole farm-to-table ethos. Lightner came out of the kitchen, and in a short conversation at our table we were struck by his seriousness and well spoken commitment to what he's trying to accomplish, which belies his young age. I can tell there's going to be some surprised, confused looks on the faces of longtime Castagna regulars, but my thought is if they give Siu and Lightner's vision a chance, the rewards are evident." - The Miracle in July Act Two Launch Party! at Leisure Public House (Saturday October 17, 2009) – Upcoming
Yes, we’re going to shamelessly promote an event for our own mediaChick! You should BE THERE to see for yourself just how wonderful she is. "Join author Michelle Anderson (mediaChick) in celebrating the October 19th start of Act Two of <a href="http://themiracleinjuly.com/story">The Miracle in July</a>, that sexy, visceral multimedia memoir experiment that reverse-engineers publishing and leads to a hardback book. Perhaps you've read it?
This party will feature the debut (AND GIVEAWAY!!) of MIJ lockets created by @locket2you, free nibbles from Leisure Public House, a MIJ Martini, and art work from fans inspired by The Miracle in July. Whoo-hoo!"
- Oregonian memo: Many current news teams will ‘cease to exist’ | Oregon Media Central – This article, quoting liberally from executive editor Peter Bhatia's staff memo, had some interesting nuggets. This, the most interesting one: "This new operation will be headed by Therese [Bottomly, managing editor for readership and standards]. She will have a team of section editors working for her who are responsible for prioritizing and producing what goes in the paper and online each day, in consultation with the content editors. In addition, management of the OregonLive home page and other Internet operations will be part of this operation." (emphasis mine)
So….what's happening with OregonLive, anyway? And does this mean The O is taking over local control of the site's look & feel as well? One can only hope.
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