Dave Knows: Portland

The FA’s Community Shield match is the traditional kick-off to the English football season.
Last year’s Premier League champs take on the FA Cup winner, so this year that means Manchester United and Chelsea FC.
Kells is showing the match, bright and early, at 7am Sunday.
The English Premier League regular season begins Saturday the 11th!
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First comes Miser Monday, then between Tall Boy Tuesday and Thirsty Thursday falls Wine Wednesday.
(Almost) every Wednesday the Hotel Vintage Plaza (422 SW Broadway) hosts a “Wine Wednesday” wine tasting. A winery representative conducts the tasting and gives a wine education presentation. Appetizers are provided, usually by the adjacent Pazzo Ristorante. It [...]

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There’s a post today on the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) blog suggesting bike valet parking at PGE Park.
A couple years ago this very idea came up at BikePortland.org. And festivals and events around town have been providing valet bike parking for years; why not a permanent facility at PGE Park and the Rose [...]

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Far Post Soccer Supply’s annual sidewalk sale begins Thursday and runs through the Sunday.
I’ve gone the past few years and found some great deals on shoes, clothing, and soccer paraphernalia.
This year each day of the sale will have a different special (I believe these discounts are in addition to the sale prices):

Thursday: 15% off equipment
Friday: [...]

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The author of The Overhead Wire, a blog dedicated to “sending up transit and TOD with a little unconventional wisdom”, is visiting Portland for a streetcar workshop, and has posted some great streetcar, tram, and Oregon Brewers Festival photos interspersed with commentary.
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The Timbers came from behind to beat English visitors Preston North End before a big crowd (8,238) Saturday night. Despite a few first half flashes for the Timbers, the Lillywhites went up 1-0 in the 12th minute on a pinball in the box that popped over Bayard Elfvin’s outstretched hands. Throughout the half Preston North [...]

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Think your mac and cheese is the best?  Submit your recipes (up to three) to Tillamook Cheese’s third annual Mac and Cheese Contest and you might win $5000!
The top recipes will compete at one of six regional cook-offs, including one in Portland. The grand finale cook-off is also in Portland at the Noble Rot [...]

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Check out the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association website for all the details. Here are the basics and some highlights:

The street fair extends from 12th to 60th on Division and 21st to 27th on Clinton Street and runs from 11am until 10pm.
Pizza eating contest! Yes, Hammy’s (2114 SE Clinton) is holding a pizza [...]

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USL first division points-leader Daniel Antoniuk and the Atlanta Silverbacks were held scoreless at PGE Park Thursday night, keeping the Timbers undefeated at home this season and earning Josh Wicks yet another shut out.
Unfortunately the Timbers could not score a goal either, despite outshooting the Silverbacks 17-8, with 8 of those shots on goal.
Preston [...]

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A match made in PGE Park heaven - The Oregonian talks about the utopia that is PGE Park when the Timbers Army and the management find common ground.
Pro soccer career everything Holbrook’s Chris Bagley hoped it would be - The Enterprise at SouthofBoston.com gives the career rundown of first-year Portland Timbers forward Chris [...]

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