Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Oregon’s Brewpub Law with a special History Pub . . .

After spending a day digging around in the Oregonian archives, I found reference to what may be the first soccer game ever played at Multnomah Field, which eventually became Multnomah Stadium, then Civic Stadium, and is now known as PGE Park.

It’s a weekend for the ages!

It’s all accessible, for free, via the web. You have to have a library card and PIN though to see it at home, though anyone can access it at the library.

Yup, back in the day Portland was quite the vice hotbed!

Portland summer weekends rock: Oregon Brewers Festival, Tour de Coops, Division Clinton Street Fair, Park Blocks History, and Mondo Croquet?

Who can lay claim to being the first to impale a hotdog on a stick, dip it in batter, and deep fry it?

Join Portland author Don Nelson, as he discusses the evolution of the South Park Blocks. The lecture is based on his book The South Park Blocks: A Neighborhood History.

Peter Boag, the Columbia Chair in the History of the American West at WSU, will examine the difficulties and serendipity of researching gay, lesbian, and transgender history in archives that were set up long before GLBT history was considered an acceptable topic of interest for historians.

Timbers win, Timbers lose, Timbers secure first MLS sponsor, and a bunch of fan news by yours truly!