A hell of a weekend is in store – summer like weather accompanies Portland’s largest street fair, one of the largest French themed festivals on the West Coast, and soccer up the wazoo – on film, on the world stage, and at PGE Park!

Naturally, Portland has a Unicorn Pub Crawl (thanks to PDX.FM!).

The Garden at Lot 13 is a private park, open to the public, on North Mississippi. It’s right behind Moxie RX, next door to the Fresh Pot building at Shaver.

During the summer it’s also a venue for various events, including music, Puppetstock, and T’ai Chi.

I was dining with Heather the first time the grasshoppers were brought to my attention, but she inexplicably demonstrated not merely disinterest, but actual repulsion at the suggestion we should put in an order. But yesterday while she was out shopping . . .

Celebrate consumerism and Earth Day. No cognitive dissonance here!

Why wait until Tuesday? Celebrate Mardi Gras on Historic Mississippi Avenue both Saturday, February 13, and Tuesday, February 16.

Sadly, Lovely Hula Hands, one of my favorite Portland restaurants, will operate for the last time on New Years Eve, 2009.

Several of the food carts have been open a few weeks already, but the official Grand Opening of the Mississippi Marketplace (4233 N Mississippi, at Skidmore) takes place this Saturday from 1 until 6pm. Roger Goldingay, the former NASL Timbers player and developer of the marketplace, has revealed also that there will be a special [...]

Speaking as a former, and future (come winter), resident of the neighborhood, the new food cart pod opening soon on Mississippi at Skidmore will likely be a great addition to the neighborhood – certainly better than a weed-filled vacant lot. Christened Mississippi Marketplace, the stated goal of the endeavor is to create a vibrant, affordable [...]