Dave Knows: Portland

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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Portland historian Tom Robinson’s vintage 16mm films will be shown at Mississippi Pizza through February, starting tonight at 9pm (right after the spelling bee).
Tonight’s subject:

January 7, 2008
Beer Commercials a Go-Go!
Tom’s been busy buying even more of those retro liquor ads. See some of the classics you already love, plus reels of never shown ads, certain […]

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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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Moxie Rx, in the lot just north of the Rexall Building at N Mississippi and Shaver, is the place to be Monday nights in late summer. Outdoor movies are the reason:

Monday August 27th – Steve Cheseborough will perform acoustic blues from the 1920’s and 30’s followed by the Portland Premiere of the […]

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Gravy (3957 N Mississippi) is known for its breakfast (and the 30 people out front Saturday and Sunday late mornings waiting to get in), and rightfully so.
But Gravy also has a happy hour . . . and Gravy Fries.
I tried them for my first time last night. As I have long been searching for […]

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The Slammer Tavern (500 SE 8th Ave.) will serve as the starting point for this year’s Portland Challenge. Registration begins at noon and the race begins at 2pm. It’s free to enter but the organizers ask participants and fans to make donations to the House of Peace and Love Project (see the official […]

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I’m moving (from downtown to North Portland) this weekend, so unfortunately I won’t be participating in much of this weekend’s goings ons. Here’s what I’ll be missing . . .
Thursday
MAX construction on 5th Avenue in Old Town/Chinatown is almost complete, so TriMet’s throwing a party. Here are the details:

Local bands and musicians including Autopilot, […]

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The Hermiston Watermelon Association is making its annual trek to Portland to give away free watermelons at Pioneer Square (and cantaloupes and potatoes too) on Friday. This will be the 17th year in a row.
Like lots of good things in the Rose City, this tradition started when Bud Clark was mayor.
As Frank Harkenrider, a […]

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First comes Miser Monday, then between Tall Boy Tuesday and Thirsty Thursday falls Wine Wednesday.
(Almost) every Wednesday the Hotel Vintage Plaza (422 SW Broadway) hosts a “Wine Wednesday” wine tasting. A winery representative conducts the tasting and gives a wine education presentation. Appetizers are provided, usually by the adjacent Pazzo Ristorante. It […]

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Urban Edibles is a community maintained database of wild food sources in Portland. Like Arifilahi’s Fruit and Nut Trees map, mentioned previously, anyone can search or add to the database.
The creators of the site tell us what it’s all about:
This project aims to make more available the natural food sources throughout the city that […]

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