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30 Hour Day: (no longer) LIVE NOW!

by Betsy Richter

Updated 12/21 to extract the live streaming couplets — thanks for your support!
I’m at 30 Hour Day — the 30 hour livestreaming telethon benefiting 3 PDX charities — up close and personal right now (well, at least for the first 12 hours or so). As part of the OurPDX sponsorship of #30HD, I’m [...]

12.18.2009 See the rest →

“Hey lady, nice cans!”

by Cosmic Charlie

I *so* wanted to yell this at the mall today.
Now, before you get all busy wapping me with your umbrella and calling me a masher, I really mean it. I saw some nice looking cans at Pioneer Place this afternoon.

I’m a sucker for the beach, and when I saw the lighthouse, I [...]

04.15.2009 See the rest →

Benefit for the Bus Project and the Oregon Food Bank

by Motor Jeffries

My band is playing a benefit show this Saturday, March 28th to raise money for the Bus Project and the Oregon Food Bank. The Bus Project seeks to empower Oregon citizens to participate in our democracy and the Oregon Food Bank feeds the hungry. From their press release:
Musical guests: Cap Ducal, Bad Assets (9:00pm), and [...]

03.24.2009 See the rest →

Harold and Maude Make it Back to the Big Screen

by djtv

One of the many reasons I love the Hollywood Theater is there are times when I have a chance to watch one of my favorite movies on a big screen. The first time I went to the Hollywood Theater, I got to see The Big Sleep with all three alternate endings. Movie dorks understand how [...]

02.10.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

Party like it’s 1/20/2009!

by djtv

About a week ago, I started to collect information about a post focusing on what people were doing for the Inauguration in Portland.
After being buried under a big volume of information, I realized that just about everyone is having an inauguration party and that it was nearly impossible to write about them all. So, [...]

01.15.2009 See the rest →

WordPress Release Party and Blogger Food Drive

by Aaron

Portland is a town full of bloggers, and a bunch of those bloggers (including OurPDX) are running WordPress. At WordCamp Portland we saw a preview of features coming in WordPress 2.7; I’m sure I wasn’t the only one in the room excited about the new bits.
Local blogger Chris O’Rourke and I are hosting [...]

12.08.2008 See the rest → 7 comments

Brother, can you spare a chalupa?

by Radio Gretchen

Hello. I’m Radio Gretchen and I’m the newest blogger here at Ourpdx.net. Nice to meet you.
I’m here today to tell you about a unique giving opportunity for local Blazer fans. If you have gone to a few games you know about the special partnership between Taco Bell and the Blazers. Every [...]

11.21.2008 See the rest → 7 comments

Call me a Locavore

by Tricia

Local Berries from Sauvie Island
Originally uploaded by tb222

Yes, it’s a word—and apparently it won “Word of the Year 2007″ from the New Oxford American Dictionary. But, I digress.
This weekend kicks off Eat Local Week (July 4-11), which includes a series of community events organized by Sustainable Business Network of Portland to “Celebrate our Independents.” The [...]

06.24.2008 See the rest → 7 comments
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