Moxie RX, the cute little food cart on Mississippi just north of the Shaver (and my next door neighbor), is featured on the USA Today website today as one of “10 great places to flag down a fabulous feast“.
“Fruit juice and smoothies are the specialties here, but you’ll also find inventive breakfast and brunch [...]
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Portland’s Moxie RX gets national exposure
July 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Media · Mississippi Ave. · Portland · Restaurants
A weekend in LA puts Portland in Perspective
July 9th, 2008 · 9 Comments
I began to relax as the Red Line raced alongside the quaint 6 lanes of I-84 towards town. Earlier, as we approached PDX I took in the tight clusters of tree tops and fields, almost all a shade of green. We road the train through town to our stop and walked along tree-shaded [...]
Tags: Navel-gazing · Out of town · Portland · Transit
Happy 4th of July
July 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Timbers Army Sings National Anthem — 5/24/08 from Shawn Levy on Vimeo.
Oregon Reddit//
Tags: Portland · Secular Holiday
Spend your First Thursday with the Timbers
July 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
There will be a fiesta at PGE Park tonight, as the Timbers battle Mexican 1st Division team Monarcas Morelia in a friendly at 7pm. Trust me; this will be a hell of a lot more fun than walking around the Pearl District looking at inanimate objects hung on white walls.
Coach Gavin Wilkinson told the Portland [...]
Tags: Mexican · Portland · Soccer · Timbers
Portland Tribune header image mystery
July 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment
I was perusing the local rags this morning when I was struck by something odd at PortlandTribune.com: The homepage header contains a photo of Charles Barkley in his old Phoenix Suns uniform.
This is the main homepage and news header, not the sports section header. Clicking on his image does nothing. (In fact [...]
Tags: Basketball · Media · Portland
Things to do in Portland when it’s hot
June 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Drink beer. If it’s hot, it’s probably summer, and since it’s summer there is likely a beer festival going on somewhere in or near town. Also many bars are air conditioned. All sell cold beverages.
Whine about the heat. It won’t make things cooler, but it’ll make you feel better.
Jump in a fountain. [...]
Cold organic beer for this hot weekend
June 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
As soon as I can sneak out of the office early Friday I’m jumping on the Yellow Line; The North American Organic Brewers Festival (NAOBF) returns to Overlook Park this weekend.
It’s my favorite summer beer festival in town; it’s not (yet . . .) nearly as crowded as the Big One, nor as expensive as [...]
Tags: Beer · Festival · Portland · Uncategorized
Summer stuff on Mississippi Ave: puppets, music, dance, films
June 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The overgrown lot Twilight Theatre in the Garden behind Moxie RX is hosting a series of events this summer, including music, dance, films and Puppetstock, a summertime puppet theatre extravaganza!
The current schedule:
Friday June 27, 10 am:
Mudeye Puppet Company
Penny’s Puppet Productions
Thursday July 3, 8 pm:
The Dim Sum Puppet Opera Company
Thursday, July 10, 7 pm:
The Joe Cocker [...]
Tags: Art · Dance · Festival · Film · Mississippi Ave. · Music · Portland
July is Craft Beer Month in Oregon
June 25th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Head on out to the Horse Brass Pub on Tuesday, July 1st for an Oregon Craft Beer Month kickoff event.
The Oregon Brewers Guild has a comprehensive list of this year’s events. Some Portland highlights:
All month Long
July 1st - July 31st
Eight Guest Taps from Oregon Craft Brewers
Horse Brass Pub, 4520 SE Belmont, Portland
Daily, Monday - [...]
Tags: Beer · Festival · Oregon · Portland
