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Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 3 #6: DB Cooper Part One

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DB Cooper Part OneKick Ass Oregon History is the latest series of podcasts from the enthusiastic historians behind ORHistory.com.

Volume 3 #6 dropped today – DB Cooper Part One:

In which a man named Dan hands a girl a note, dinks a drink, grabs a bag, and jumps off a staircase. Like a boss.

Featuring interviews with Galen Cook, author Geoffrey Gray, and Ayn Sandalo Dietrich of the FBI. With the vocal talents of Ally Schutlz.

And mark November 20, 2011 on your calendar – you won’t want to miss the Kick Ass Oregon History DB Cooper Night event!

The brains behind this Kick Ass project are the crack hustlers of Oregon History Doug Kenck-Crispin and Andy Lindberg. Doug is a graduate student studying Public History and Pacific Northwest History at PSU, and Andy, though a Portland native, is currently working as an actor in New York City. Doug does most of the research and writing for the podcasts with input from Andy, who voices the broadcasts with a thespian’s flair.

With the Kick Ass Oregon History podcast they plan to cover just the good stuff: Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll and Earth Shattering, Devastating Destruction.

Ultimately, our goal is to take Oregon History out of the hallowed halls of the academy, get folks excited and enthused about this shared history, and get them out into the state, digging it and experiencing it. Get them to embrace it, and get their boots muddy in the process. It’s all OUR History; nobody owns it.

Visit ORHistory.com and stay tuned to @Oregon_History on Twitter for further details on specific episodes and the series. Catch up on missed episodes at the Kick Ass Oregon History archives.

Portland Poutine Turns 2!

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Foster Burger PoutineFrench fries. Cheese curds. Gravy. We have much to learn from Canada.

Two years ago Heather and I launched Portland Poutine. The site is our homage to Portland versions of Canada’s curious culinary treat, poutine.

In the past year we’ve discovered, and reviewed, several new poutines. Most recently we stopped in at Foster Burger to try a couple poutines – the regular menu now features six different varieties! Last February, we finally made it to Gravy during a weekday lunch hour to try their gravy fries – which are not on the weekend brunch menu. In November we were delighted to discover that the new Hawthorne Hophouse offered poutine with the tastiest vegetarian gravy yet.

And stay tuned! Several poutine purveyors are on our list, including Bunk Bar‘s Fries w/ Debris Gravy and Bunk Cheese, and the Gravy cheese fries with italian pork sausage gravy at the Sunshine Tavern. Whenever a new bar or restaurant opens in Portland my first query is whether or not they offer poutine.

Thank you for reading, and please consider offering your own reviews – we accept contributions!

Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 3 #5: Bears in Portland

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Kick Ass Oregon History Vol. 3 #4: Bears in PortlandKick Ass Oregon History is the latest series of podcasts from the enthusiastic historians behind ORHistory.com.

Volume 3 #5 dropped yesterday – Bears in Portland:

A brief history of angry Ursidae and hirsute humans in the City of Roses.

The brains behind this Kick Ass project are the crack hustlers of Oregon History Doug Kenck-Crispin and Andy Lindberg. Doug is a graduate student studying Public History and Pacific Northwest History at PSU, and Andy, though a Portland native, is currently working as an actor in New York City. Doug does most of the research and writing for the podcasts with input from Andy, who voices the broadcasts with a thespian’s flair.

With the Kick Ass Oregon History podcast they plan to cover just the good stuff: Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll and Earth Shattering, Devastating Destruction.

Ultimately, our goal is to take Oregon History out of the hallowed halls of the academy, get folks excited and enthused about this shared history, and get them out into the state, digging it and experiencing it. Get them to embrace it, and get their boots muddy in the process. It’s all OUR History; nobody owns it.

Visit ORHistory.com and stay tuned to @Oregon_History on Twitter for further details on specific episodes and the series. Catch up on missed episodes at the Kick Ass Oregon History archives.

TriMet Launches New Site: What Makes This Place Great?

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What Makes This Place Great?TriMet has just launched a new site dedicated to the people, places and things that make our region unusually wonderful: What Makes This Place Great?

What Makes This Place Great is an online collection of stories about the people, places and things that make the Portland region wonderful. It’s sponsored by TriMet with the intent of celebrating and sharing all the things – big and little – that make us happy we live here.

So it’s kinda like the site TriMet Diaries [of which I am an editor] . . . but only the heartwarming stories, and not exclusively about transit. It’s also got elements of I Live Here: PDX.

Go check it out: What Makes This Place Great?

Match Day (21-September-2011): Portland Timbers vs. San Jose Earthquakes

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Portland TimbersThe Portland Timbers (10-12-6) return to Jeld-Wen Field today to take on the San Jose Earthquakes (6-11-11).

Portland is in excellent form of late, especially on the defensive end, with three shutouts in a row. Still on the cusp (at the moment, the wrong side of it) of a playoff position, a win tonight will only do them favors. San Jose are not in particularly good form (record last five: L-L-T-W-L), but are always dangerous with scorer Chris Wondolowski, who has already garnered 10 goals this season on 81 shots.

The match kicks off at 7:30pm, and will be broadcast on KPTV and estrellaTV 8.3. Listen to the game on 750 AM The Game and La Pantera 940 AM.

Match previews and intrigue