Dave Knows: Portland

Cinco De Mayo Carnival from Andrew Curtis on Vimeo.
I stumbled upon this at Oregon Reddit.

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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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The Oregonian has the scoop, and video, on that above-average Elvis who’s been setting up shop across from Powell’s downtown.
 

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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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Portland Ground is a good place to start, but the 2nd bloggiest city in the country also hosts many other fine photo blogs (phlogs?).
I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorites below, with brief descriptions.
Blue Ruin
A Portland photo blog.
Sly slices and bits of buildings with prominent sky. Portland grays and earthy colors […]

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Summer comes to an end, but the warm weather and festivals continue unabated through September.
There’s not much going on this particular weekend, however. Have some friends over, buy some beer, grill some flesh.
If you itch to get out, the North Park Blocks are the setting for the 11th annual Art in the Pearl arts […]

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The School & Community Reuse Action Project, aka SCRAP!, is hosting a sculpture competition this Saturday: The Iron Artist Sculptoff. In this competition:
ten teams of artists receive exactly the same materials and have three hours to build a sculpture based on a theme that is announced at the start of the event. […]

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