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Winter Olympics in the NW

by Travel Geek

In case you have been living in a small cave for the past few years, the 2010 Winter Olympics, hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia (that’s in Canada!) begin Friday, February 12. Though I don’t follow professional sports, I have always been a huge fan of the Olympics in general, and the Winter Olympics in [...]

02.04.2010 See the rest → 2 comments

LOST? Found…

by Betsy Richter

LOST – The Final Season | PDX.FM As LOST fans already know, the season premiere starts at 9 pm this evening. But instead of huddling around your own little television in your own little hovel, why not go out, drink beer, eat tots and have a communal viewing experience at the Bagdad [...]

02.02.2010 See the rest → 1 comment

Fight! Fight!

by Cosmic Charlie

Ever miss the good ol’ days when you’d spend Saturday night down at the watering hole, getting hammered and belligerent to the point where you had to clean the floor with everyone in the bar? Okay, me neither. I made it a point to get out before closing time, because that’s when the real action [...]

02.01.2010 See the rest → 0 comments

There Were Disco Balls and Legwarmers of Power

by CamiKaos

Hi there, OurPDX readers and fellow Fanadus!  This is morganpdx!  CamiKaos and I are back again, fresh from the Broadway production of Xanadu.  Remember our last blog post, where we announced the winner of our little Xanadu ticket giveaway?  Yeah, we’re gonna do it like that again.  Two OurPDX bloggers.  One blog post.  More fun [...]

01.13.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

PDX Metro Region Grows Food for the State

by Betsy Richter

Did you know that Portland Metro area contributes 1/5th of the total share of agriculture production value for the entire state? I certainly didn’t. So it stands to reason that any adjustments to the urban growth boundary not only has an impact on our region’s livability, but the entire state’s diet, no? [...]

01.11.2010 See the rest → 0 comments

Xanadu: And The Winner Is…

by morganpdx

STOP!  Before you read any further you should know that this particular post?  Is not written by only one OurPDX author… but 2.  That’s right, TWO of us.  You can see that morganpdx is the one posting this…  but did you know that I, CamiKaos, am actually typing this intro? (m: This is so cool!! [...]

01.09.2010 See the rest → 4 comments

The Button Man

by Cosmic Charlie

CAUTION: I’m about to press the nostalgia button.
Portlanders ‘of a certain age’ grew up with an early morning institution, The Ramblin Rod Show. Weekday mornings from 7:30-8:30 were set aside for the most important thing in life, cartoons!
This was not just any cartoon show. Rod would have a passel of local kids come into the [...]

01.08.2010 See the rest → 1 comment

Xanadu is Muse-ical!

by morganpdx

Hallo Internets. I’m having such a very busy week this week. I’ve been TRYING desperately to give away a free pair of tickets to Xanadu’s opening night at the Keller Auditorium! (Congratulations to @taradublinrocks, @blabbey, @ladygeek, @stevenguymcdade, and @divebarwife for getting the correct answer, and getting a shot at the free tickets [...]

01.08.2010 See the rest → 1 comment

Did You Know…

by Betsy Richter

…that you can still enter to win Xanadu tickets by playing the Xanadu trivia contest on Twitter? Follow @ourpdx & we’ll send out today’s question at 12 noon. First person to respond (yes, on Twitter!) will be entered into a drawing; winner will be chosen on Saturday & will receive ticket’s for Saturday’s opening [...]

01.06.2010 See the rest → 0 comments

Free Inspiration!

by morganpdx

Has your writing been weak? Do your paintings lack pizazz? Did the last 200 digital photos flop? Are your jam sessions just not jelling? Is your podcast pathetic? Or maybe your film is a feature length failure?
In other words, is your creative juice-maker dried up like a Saharan riverbed? (I was [...]

01.03.2010 See the rest → 6 comments

From Our Mailbox: Benefit for Marysville School 1/7/10

by Betsy Richter

I’ve known my friend Roger Devine for years, so I’d already be celebrating his birthday in some small way this year. But now? I can invite the rest of you to the huge party he’s now throwing himself!
Why? Roger — one of the partners involved with Tofino Auctions (the product [...]

12.30.2009 See the rest → 2 comments
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