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 next [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 Levy’s Mad [...]