Dave Knows: Portland

Maybe the Times has finally run out of things to write about Portland.
By the Beach, a Town Where Winter Also Has Its Fans
ON the drive south from Neahkahnie Mountain toward Manzanita on the north coast of Oregon, the view is startling: broad cobalt skies above shaving-cream waves that ghost toward shore, all complemented by low, [...]

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Rick at the Portland blog Beerdrinker.org is a friend of mine, and also quite a character.
In a recent post, Further adventures of the Kentucky Colonel, he documents his Halloween adventures as the famous colonel.
Where would Colonel Sanders go out for lunch? Why Popeye’s Chicken and Biscuits of course!
I can’t help but wonder what’s [...]

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The next two weekends will be good for Portland area soccer players and fans who like to shop.
Friday November 30th Far Post Soccer Supply kicks off their holiday sale. Enjoy a cup of hot cider and an EPL games on the TV while you browse the sale items. The sale runs through [...]

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Festivals are few and far between in late fall and winter, but this weekend is one of the exceptions. Fight the holiday cheer and cold: imbibe copious amounts of alcohol, sausage, and pickled herring.
Thursday-Sunday
Pioneer Square hosts the Holiday Ale Festival once again. Stay warm and dry and claustrophobic under the big tent. [...]

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Both hops and barley prices are way up this year, and brewers are feeling the pinch; especially local craft brewers, and drinkers, who aren’t fond of adjuncts like corn or rice.
But I am hopeful the result, other than $5+ pints, will be some lighter, more complex beers.
I can appreciate the malty and bitter jolt of [...]

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I’m an avid Netflixer and I don’t at present have a TV, so I rely on my Mac for all my video watching needs. Naturally I was delighted to read this morning that Multnomah County Library offers movies for free via the Internet. My enthusiasm waned a little after I perused the meager [...]

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Walking through the Park Blocks between classes one day in the early 90s I ran into my old friend Nick. We’d been buddies in grade school and high school, but when he went off to OSU and I to Reed, we didn’t stay in touch. Several years later we both happened to wind [...]

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I’m going to go out on a limb here and bet the Trailblazers (0-7 on the road, 4-0 at home) finish the season with a record of 41-41.
Oregon Reddit//

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Update: The game will be on Comcast channel 37 at 2:30pm Sunday, but not in High Definition:
CFL Football LIVE
Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
037 CSNNW
2007 | 240 mins | [Closed Captioned]
Sun, Nov 25, 2:30p - 6:30p
The 95th Grey Cup Championship, from Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Now if I could just find someplace [...]

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Update: The contest website posted the winners this morning!
The winners of the Portland Courtyard Housing Design Competition were announced Wednesday but won’t be posted on the website until late November.
But thanks to the Daily Journal of Commerce and the diligent commenters (bzar and Alison Ryan) on the Portland Architecture Blog we know the winners.
Links below [...]

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