Dave Knows: Portland

I’m addicted to Oregonlive.com’s Reddit. Apparently I’m not alone.
Steve, at More Hockey Less War, noticed an Oregon Reddit button on Mike Vogel’s blog, and investigated.
The fruits of his efforts is a freely distributed Oregon Reddit button Wordpress Plugin, which you can download from his site.
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First a special thank you to Heather at Mile73.com for the new rose image!
Portland Architecture asks: Can We End Gas Mowers In Portland? Leaf Blowers?
Black velvet paintings from the Velvetaria on display in the Pearl Room all month
Neverbeencool offers us Justin’s Guide to Driving In and Around Portland
Two Timbers away-match viewing parties this weekend, [...]

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The Portland Timbers and the Army made the trip north Saturday and came back with one shiny point. Despite the anemic Sounder fan support, visitors rarely win in Jet City. A draw is a commendable result, though disappointing to Timbers fans after the strong start to this season.
We got into Seattle a few [...]

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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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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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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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I’ve traipsed through Ape Cave, on the southern flank of the mountain, a few times, but I’d never in my thirtyish years living in Portland viewed Mt Saint Helens from the north. The dramatic crater*, almost 10 years younger than me but much more impressive, is on the north side of the mountain.
Heather’s car [...]

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The Portland Building is ours!
Walking / Drinking Tour of Portland by pickled Berkely wine writer, Tim “Blind Muscat” Patterson
Just in time for the beautiful weather, the Portland Area Patio Dining lineup from Portland Food and Drink
North Portland’s got a podcast. This week’s discussion: North Portland Streetcar
Great new blog: Trimetiquette
TriMetiquette covers personal TriMet stories [...]

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On occasion, when there’s a festival or sporting event or some other extraordinary reason to drink beer with friends, I’ll blog a recommended weekend itinerary. But sometimes there isn’t a critical mass of events to satisfy my blogging urge, or there is truly nothing going on, or I’m lazy*, and I blog nothing about [...]

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To make the life of a lazy blogger easier, I recommend finding a non-lazy blogger with whom you can do bloggable activities.
Heather of Mile 73 fame has done such a great job of writing up our day trip to the Gorge (and she also has a camera), that, once again, I’ll steal her map image [...]

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