Dave Knows: Portland

Between Timbers games and spending time with Mom on Sunday, there are a few events worth exploring this weekend.
The Portland Vegfest kicks off Friday evening with a keynote address by Howard Lyman, the Mad Cowboy.
The fair Saturday runs from 10am-6pm at Benson High School (546 NE 12th Avenue). The events include food samples, […]

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The international force known as the Portland Timbers (can you find the Solomon Islands?) takes on the Rochester Rhinos this Thirsty evening at PGE Park. The Rhinos lost their first two games but are a perennial power, so the team coming together badly now might finish the season strong. The Timbers are a […]

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Prepare for even more visitors to our fairly weird city. Joseph B. Frazier has cataloged Portland’s popular kudos and quirks in an AP article that is making the rounds.
The article, entitled, The chi of Portland: High weirdness in Nirvana, touches on all the usual suspects: Voodoo Doughnuts, nudity and freedom of expression, drag queens, […]

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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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TriMetiquette has the scoop on yet another tool to plan your tri-county transit trip: the TriMet Interactive Map.
Drag it around with your mouse and flip on satellite mode to see if your neighbors have a pool.
Use the sidebar in conjunction with the map to find stops, routes, transit centers and park and ride locations, […]

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Trailblazer Channing Frye recently acquired a 65 Lincoln Continental convertible.

Fans are relieved he’s taken a different tack than former Blazer Darius Miles.

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Former U of P and Jesuit High School star point guard, Erik Spoelstra, is taking over for Pat Riley in Miami.
Via Will Manso’s Sports Blog:
Local 10 News is the first to learn that Pat Riley has stepped down as Head Coach of the Miami Heat. Riley is set to make the official announcement at […]

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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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The grand opening for Deschutes Brewery’s first Portland pub (210 NW 11th Avenue) is scheduled for next Friday, May 2nd. This Saturday, April 26 the pub is hosting a (sold out) pre-opening fundraising party to benefit Oregon Trout.
We’d heard rumors, however, that the pub might be open already for lunch, so Amy and I […]

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The festival packed, beer soaked, and sun drenched weekends of the summer are still months away.
But this late-April weekend is shaping up nicely. Don’t let a little rain bother you.
Thursday
At 5pm today head up to the old rope factory at NW 13th and Marshall for a free sample of Bridgeport’s Stumptown Tart, an Oregon Marion […]

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