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The Boogeyman Redux

I know what you did last night…
Well, I know what some of you did last night. For the first time since 1998, Halloween fell on a Saturday night. Portlanders seemed to treat it accordingly.
I skipped dressing up this year. I had no real inspiration, no event to go to. I attended the Paranormal Party a [...]

11.01.2009 See the rest →

Portland Pedal Power

by PAgent

I’m becoming downright fond of the new Green Line. By hopping on a MAX at lunchtime, I can visit entirely new food carts, carts previously unattainable given the state of my ancient and creaking knees and the temporal limits of my lunch hour.
I was on such a mission today, visiting the carts at SW 3rd [...]

10.13.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

What’s In A Name?

by CamiKaos

As I look around the city and see new construction stretching from bustling downtown to sleepy little neighborhoods I can’t help but wonder how each place is going to draw the attention of the masses. Get a foothold. Take a step forward and get noticed. The responsible (and fashionable) way to do it is to [...]

07.01.2009 See the rest → 4 comments

Parking Garage Nostalgia

by CamiKaos

I was still 17 when I moved to Portland at the beginning of 1995 to live with a boyfriend who was going to college here. I was a jaded youth but still young and simple enough to be impressed by the fact that I was living in a city as opposed to a suburb or [...]

06.22.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

I’m adding Portland Parking Ambassador to my resume.

by Radio Gretchen

It happened again today. I was strolling down the sidewalk in the South Park Blocks when I spotted a couple of women standing in front of one of those green SmartMeter parking machines. These ladies had The Look.
The Look has certain tell-tale characteristics:
Confused face and assertive posture
Repeated button pushing
Constant checking and [...]

06.15.2009 See the rest → 4 comments

Upsidasium

by Cosmic Charlie

While strolling along 4th Avenue yesterday, I came across this paperbox. I’d heard the newspaper world has been turned upside down recently, but this is ridiculous.
I asked the nice bookie lady at the Rialto horse parlor what had happened. She wasn’t sure why, but it happened sometime during the overnight hours. A wacky attempt at [...]

06.09.2009 See the rest → 4 comments

Loo loo loo loo….

by Cosmic Charlie

I often tell people I got a job downtown just so I’d have a place to go to the bathroom. That’s not a complete exaggeration.
Anyone who has been downtown knows the challenge of finding a public-friendly bathroom. Most businesses have signs that say “For Customer Use Only” or offer no facilities at all. (After seeing [...]

06.05.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Red coach is OPEN

by Dieselboi

Red coach
Originally uploaded by dieselboi

The Red Coach Restaurant, famous for their hamburgers and shakes, is indeed still open. A coworker and I ventured in there earlier this week and after lunch, spoke with the owners who informed us that they keep hearing that the restaurant is closed. I’ll re-iterate – it is open. [...]

05.21.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Low-Car Lifestyle Clinic @ Portland Farmers Market

by Jeremy Towsey-French

The recent shift to sunnier skies has many Portlanders dreaming of cruising down stumptown’s tree-lined boulevards on a bike. For many, these visions might also be accompanied by questions about how to best take advantage of a bicycle to meet the needs of everyday life –like a simple trip to the grocery store, or a [...]

05.11.2009 See the rest →

Rediscovering Portland

by Radio Gretchen

Today was perhaps one of the most beautiful days in Portland ever. Of course, I tell myself this every time it is sunny and in the mid-70s here. Nothing is better than Portland on a sunny day.
I’ve lived in Portland for 16 years. I don’t know that any other place will feel [...]

04.06.2009 See the rest → 14 comments

NOT the cover of Rolling Stone…

by Cosmic Charlie

Anyone here old enough to remember the Dr Hook song, The Cover of the Rolling Stone? Before the high-tech age, getting your picture on the cover made you a counter-culture hero. (Or hated villain.) Nowadays fame, or infamy, is everywhere. Just look what’s hanging out at the local newsstands! Probably not the magazine you’d want [...]

03.25.2009 See the rest → 1 comment