A different take on Portland’s Platting, Yes, Portland is very white, and Portland blogger Dieselboi is blog-famous!

Did you miss your chance to tour the New Deal Distillery during Travel Oregon’s Oregon Bounty last fall?
Read the account of my November visit to New Deal, and then make your way to the distillery’s new tasting room Saturday, March 7th or Saturday, March 14. It’s open from 11am-4pm.
I used to live [...]

Oly Sandor ponders how Arvydas Sabonis, cerca 1986, would stack up against Olympians Chris Bosh or Dwight Howard
Portland experienced its first ciclovia back in June. And the ciclovia movement continues to sweep the nation.
Lost Oregon takes a look at the Burnside Burger King, cerca 1978
. . . which post borrows a photograph from Cyclotram, [...]

The Water Bureau outs the skinny dippers
What San Francisco learned at the Towards Carfree Conference in Portland
What is it with (non-carfree) Portlanders and bumper stickers?
My favorite building downtown is finally going to be renovated . . . but will the checkerboard remain?
Conference call with newest official Blazer Rudy Fernandez
And a fresh update from GO
Miss the [...]

First a special thank you to Heather at Mile73.com for the new rose image!
Portland Architecture asks: Can We End Gas Mowers In Portland? Leaf Blowers?
Black velvet paintings from the Velvetaria on display in the Pearl Room all month
Neverbeencool offers us Justin’s Guide to Driving In and Around Portland
Two Timbers away-match viewing parties this weekend, [...]

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.

The Portland Building is ours!
Walking / Drinking Tour of Portland by pickled Berkely wine writer, Tim “Blind Muscat” Patterson
Just in time for the beautiful weather, the Portland Area Patio Dining lineup from Portland Food and Drink
North Portland’s got a podcast. This week’s discussion: North Portland Streetcar
Great new blog: Trimetiquette
TriMetiquette covers personal TriMet stories [...]

If you can believe it, Powell’s is expanding
Burnside Bridge repairs are complete!
POVA is now Travel Portland
Registration is open for the 2008 Towards Carfree Cities Conference, to be held in Portland this summer.
And I’d like to wish a happy birthday to Greg Oden, 20 years old!

*Read the inaugural post for a rosebud explanation.

For the second edition of the Rosebuds* I present to you an eclectic mix of Rose City related items.

Join the Plaid and Proud Jax Saturday night at the Rose Garden
Tribune says Timbers are hungrier in 08
Timbers Keeper Josh Wicks presents his favorite 07 highlights
BikePortland.org runs down the Year in Bikes, 2007 edition
Non-Vegan item: The 2008 [...]

Sometimes I find things I would like to share, but they don’t warrant their own blog post, or I don’t have the time at the moment to flesh one out. Lately I’ve been dealing with this by not posting, but I think I’ve stumbled upon a better solution. I’m a fan of Shawn [...]