Dave Knows: Portland

The more success the Timbers have, the easier it is to find bloggage (and podcastage):
Ax to the Head - Well, that sucked . . .
I can assure you that I’m working RIGHT NOW to make sure we have uninterupted coverage of the first leg playoff match on Friday. Andy Mac will be there, as [...]

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Portland’s first playoff match is at Vancouver Friday night so come watch the battle at Slabtown via a crappy internet feed blown up onto a big screen so you can really see the lack of quality.
Despite this deficiency you can still make out the Mighty Mighty Timbers and it’s a blast. Slabtown has pinball, [...]

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Portland Hamburgers
I’ve become a regular reader of Portland Hamburgers, which provides random reviews of Portland Oregon hamburgers, vegi-burgers, and vegan burgers too. Not so much reviews but a cornucopia of consumption.
I don’t even really like hamburgers (I know, blasphemous!), but the great photos, range of topics (you’d be surprised how many sundry topics can [...]

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The Timbers tied Vancouver 0-0 in the regular season finale Sunday night to finish 2nd in the USL First Division, a remarkable accomplishment for a team that finished in last place a year ago.
The first round playoff schedule is set: the Timbers prepare now for another match at Vancouver, Friday at 7:30pm. The [...]

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My weekly coming-up-this-weekend post had a glaring omission: Hempstalk 2007.
Don’t Procrastinate. Legalize, Regulate & Educate is the mission of the festival, which is being presented by The Hemp & Cannabis Foundation.
Tommy Chong headlines. There will be music, vendors, and speakers.
The festival will be held at the Sellwood Riverfront Park both Saturday and Sunday, September [...]

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The Portland Fruit Tree Project aims to organize “people in the Portland community to gather fruit before it falls, and make it available to those who need it most.” It is a project being undertaken by several NWSA Americorps members, with support from Growing Gardens.
With our lush climate, Portland has an abundances of fruit [...]

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Take your lederhosen out of the closet, as there are Oktoberfests galore this month, in addition to several street fairs, the inimitable Polish Festival, and the Juggling and Pirate Festivals to boot!
Speaking of boots . . .
Friday-Sunday
The Muddy Boot Organic Festival kicks off Friday at St. Philip Neri Church (18th & Division). The [...]

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Back in 1887 Oregon was the first state to officially recognize the Labor Day holiday, so it’s only fitting that we throw a huge Labor Day picnic featuring live jazz and professional wrestlers Monday at Oaks Park.
The event is sponsored by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council and around 15,000 people are expected to attend this [...]

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Fifty plus Timbers fans crammed into Slabtown Saturday afternoon to watch their beloved Timbers play the Carolina Railhawks in North Carolina.
In the 80th minute Bryan Jordan bagged his fifth goal of the season for the 1-0 win. Josh Wicks now has 13 shutouts this season, to lead the league in that category. With Seattle’s [...]

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With the sixth pick in the 2007 National Lacrosse League (NLL) Entry Draft the Portland Lumberjax selected transition player Tyler Codron. They picked five other players this weekend in Denver including another Brodie (Brodie Barfoot).
In other Lumberjax news, the Jax dance team tryouts are set for next weekend. Just so you know, “girls [...]

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