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A Little Evening Buzz

by zanger

I have a long-standing rule: no coffee after 11am.
Unless, of course, it is accompanied by delicious chocolate. Come to think of it, I’m good with chocolate just about any time of the day.
So, it was clear I couldn’t resist heading over to Slow Food Portland’s “From Bean to Buzz: Coffee + Chocolate Tasting” at Ecotrust [...]

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 → 3 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

@mayorsamadams: Twitter On!

by jgx

If we are not part of the conversation or listening to the conversation, then what are we here for? For me the conversation takes many forms today. My personal preferred way is face to face. But that’s not always the way it happens or needs to happen.
We have at our [...]

02.01.2010 See the rest → 12 comments

My Portland Timbers Tryout

by zanger

This past weekend was my tryout for the Portland Timbers. As mentioned before, there were a few things that were standing in the way of my potential run for glory — mostly my age: 40.
The two-day trial started Saturday morning and as I checked in, I noticed that I was clearly the oldest one there. [...]

01.25.2010 See the rest → 2 comments

Looking For Tales of Portland Parking Woes

by Betsy Richter

I’m working on a piece for tomorrow about experiences parking in downtown Portland.
Yes, it’s a follow-up to this piece. Yes, it involves a towing story or two. And yes, I’ve already gotten a ton of feedback in email, thanks to a Twitter call out earlier today. But I want to [...]

01.23.2010 See the rest → 14 comments

A Portland Flyer’s Lament

by Rabbi David

I have a little secret. At least, I think it’s a secret. At least, I’m pretty sure not everyone knows about it. My “secret” is that I’m an aviation buff. I love airplanes. I love reading about airplanes. I love looking at pictures of airplanes. I even still like riding in airplanes, despite all the [...]

01.22.2010 See the rest → 8 comments

Measures 66 & 67: Let’s Do The Math

by Gil Johnson

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: “Businesses don’t pay taxes; they just pass the cost of taxes on to—“
OK, so you’ve heard that. Most recently, you probably heard that from the opponents of Measures 66 and 67. One of their arguments is that Measure 67 in particular is nothing more than a sales [...]

01.20.2010 See the rest → 6 comments

Fitness Role Models? How’d That Happen…?

by MizD

On Tuesday, January 5th, we woke to the alarm at 4:15am
Holy crap, what were we thinking? Last time Dave (aka @chefchopper) and I crawled out of bed that early, we were sprinting to make the redeye ferry off of San Juan Island and back to our beloved Portland. We are NOT early morning [...]

01.20.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

From Our Mailbox: Gardeners Go Road-Trippin..!

by Betsy Richter

My friend LeLo (a Master Gardener, don’t you know) sent along the following information in hopes that those interested in traveling to the Seattle for the Garden Show would rather travel by bus with a bunch of fellow local gardeners.
The Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle is the kick off for spring [...]

01.16.2010 See the rest → 3 comments