Dave Knows: Portland

Last week I got a sneak peak at the new Deschutes Brewery pub in the Pearl District.
Brian Libby at Portland Architecture has a much more thorough, and informed, description and review of the Emmons Architects designed space than I could muster, however.
You could tell there was a real architect behind the design in terms of [...]

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TriMetiquette has the scoop on yet another tool to plan your tri-county transit trip: the TriMet Interactive Map.
Drag it around with your mouse and flip on satellite mode to see if your neighbors have a pool.
Use the sidebar in conjunction with the map to find stops, routes, transit centers and park and ride locations, [...]

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Trailblazer Channing Frye recently acquired a 65 Lincoln Continental convertible.

Fans are relieved he’s taken a different tack than former Blazer Darius Miles.
Oregon Reddit//

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Former U of P and Jesuit High School star point guard, Erik Spoelstra, is taking over for Pat Riley in Miami.
Via Will Manso’s Sports Blog:
Local 10 News is the first to learn that Pat Riley has stepped down as Head Coach of the Miami Heat. Riley is set to make the official announcement at [...]

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Goal.com has compiled a list of their Best Places in America to Watch Soccer, and inexplicably they have failed to mention Portland. This is doubly crazy as we not only have the best supported club in the country, in our beloved Portland Timbers, but we also have collegiate powerhouse University of Portland and the [...]

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The grand opening for Deschutes Brewery’s first Portland pub (210 NW 11th Avenue) is scheduled for next Friday, May 2nd. This Saturday, April 26 the pub is hosting a (sold out) pre-opening fundraising party to benefit Oregon Trout.
We’d heard rumors, however, that the pub might be open already for lunch, so Amy and I [...]

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The festival packed, beer soaked, and sun drenched weekends of the summer are still months away.
But this late-April weekend is shaping up nicely. Don’t let a little rain bother you.
Thursday
At 5pm today head up to the old rope factory at NW 13th and Marshall for a free sample of Bridgeport’s Stumptown Tart, an Oregon Marion [...]

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Heather’s first Timbers game was, sadly, the night Timber Jim retired from mascot duty. She filmed (from section 107, row N) the last log sawed, for Chris Brown’s 71st minute game winner.

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Food Cart Festival this Saturday!
Jarrett Jack no longer #1
An interview with Portland director Todd Haynes
Democracy Now considers Portland the most bicycle-friendly city in North America
The Oregonian debates one of my favorite topics (and breakfasts): the best biscuits ‘n’ gravy in PDX
LA considers the Portland Streetcar

*Read the inaugural post for a rosebud explanation.
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I texted a half dozen friends “Beautiful day 4 soccer” as I walked to work Thursday morning. There was something in the air, even at 7am.
Work was pure torture, but 4pm rolled around and I rolled into the Fryolator-and-cigarette-smoke-infused embrace of the Bullpen. The weather, however, was fine, so we enjoyed the [...]

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