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Behind the Beard – Portland Macy’s Downtown Santa

by Radio Gretchen

If you are like me, you don’t accept change willingly. I’m still in a minor state of mourning over the loss of the Pixie Kitchen and the Organ Grinder – the two places that held the most magic for me as a child. A Motel 6 now stands where the Pixie Kitchen stood [...]

12.23.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Articles That Could Write Themselves: Vancouver Seeks Branding

by Aaron

It seems that Vancouver (yes, the Couve) has a bit of a branding issue. Going beyond the problem of being the other Vancouver, located in the other Clark County, located inside the other Washington, Portland’s largest suburb is beginning a seven month effort to find a new brand.
As a lifelong resident of the area, [...]

10.26.2009 See the rest → 12 comments

Proposed Bull Run filtration plant could cost YOU $$$

by Pete Forsyth

Pete Forsyth emailed me the following article, and asked if we’d post it. Gladly, Pete! Update: Welcome new author Pete Forsyth to our ranks!
Lately it seems that some plan involving a $40 million baseball is the biggest thing we hear about from City Council.
But here’s something that’s much more likely to have an [...]

07.28.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

Old truckers don’t die, they just get a new Peterbilt…

by Cosmic Charlie

We all have friends who send amusing pictures and fun facts around the web. (Guilty and loving it.) I received one the other day that got the wheels spinning. It’s slightly NSFW, so I’m putting it at the end, after the jump. (Female nudity, FYI. Now you have to look, right?) I tried to find [...]

06.16.2009 See the rest →

Remember the Ski Jump in Civic Stadium?

by PAgent

I sure as heck don’t. I wasn’t even born yet.
Today’s post at deputy-dog.com is dedicated to temporary ski jumps, the kind that used to get erected in stadiums for ski jump exhibitions. And lo and behold, down at the bottom of the page, were two pics from “multnomah civic stadium in portland, oregon”, 1953:

According to [...]

06.15.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

Leftbank Project unveiling

by Dieselboi

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The Leftbank projects is, in their words, “the pairing of a building and a vision: the commercial development of a Portland landmark with a community of mission-driven tenants.” It is my understanding that the building was destined for demolition and re-development. Previous to Leftbank, it was a manufacturing building for many years. [...]

05.29.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Strollin’ for Art

by Jeremy Towsey-French

This Saturday, May 9, the annual Laurelhurst Art Walk kicks off at 10 a.m., running through 5 p.m. The Art Walk provides an opportunity to walk, bike or ride your llama down the lovely tree-lined streets of Portland’s historic Laurelhurst neighborhood and gawk without the fear of being labeled a voyeur.
The concept behind the Art [...]

05.05.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Hung Far Low sign returning

by Dieselboi

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Originally uploaded by dieselboi

I just read over at the Portland Mercury that the Hung Far Low sign is actively being restored and will return to its original location. The PDC, Portland’s little own gold card, is pitching in $12,000 towards the renovation and the owner is looking to raise an additional $18,000 [...]

04.27.2009 See the rest → 7 comments

This Old House

by Cosmic Charlie

As I get older, I try not to fall into the stereotypical trappings, like resisting change. I don’t necessarily believe things were better ‘when I was a kid.’ As we adapt and improve, setting the stage for the next generations, we need to remember where we’re coming from and who got us there. The generations [...]

04.09.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

The Grande Dame of Portland

by PAgent

There was quite a bit of fuss at Pioneer Courthouse Square yesterday. A bunch of folks got together to celebrate the 25th Birthday of Portland’s Living Room. They even had cake.
While 25 years is pretty impressive, right across the street is a building that could scoff at such a puny accomplishment. Construction on Pioneer Courthouse [...]

04.07.2009 See the rest → 6 comments

Can you say Sesquicentennial Five Times Fast? Celebrate Oregon’s 150th Birthday on Valentine’s Day.

by djtv

Did you know that our beloved state is turning 150 this year? And on Valentine’s Day, no less!
If you love Oregon, show your sweetie how much by driving to Salem for the official celebration of Oregon’s Birthday on Valentines Day. Word is they’ll have a giant 6-tiered cake for 3,000 guests, blacksmithing, wagon wheel demonstrations [...]

02.04.2009 See the rest → 1 comment
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