Archive for ‘January, 2010’

R.I.P Carlyle

R.I.P Carlyle

This comes from PDX Food Dude. Carlyle is closing it’s doors as of February 14th, this according to a press release from Bruce Goldberg the owner. Carlyle is where I served my externship this summer as part of my culinary schooling. I had the chance to work with Chef Jake Martin and Sous Chef Bryan [...]

Scene in Portland: So You Want to be a Thug?

Scene in Portland: So You Want to be a Thug?

So You Want to be a Thug?
Ever been told you look like a criminal? Well now’s your chance to take that to the bank. Casting Director Lana Veenker wants to train you up to become a Leverage thug. TNT’s Leverage employed over 120 local actors and more than 800 local background artists last season, and [...]

Interested in (de)Regulating Oregon Wrestling, Boxing and MMA?

Interested in (de)Regulating Oregon Wrestling, Boxing and MMA?

The Oregon State Athletic Commission is charged with regulating ring sport events in Oregon including Entertainment Wrestling, Professional Boxing, and Mixed Martial Arts. The Commission is comprised of five volunteer members and an Executive Director responsible for the program’s administration.
Qualified candidates interested in serving on the Oregon State Athletic Commission are being sought to fill [...]

Chicago Aims to Attract Oregon Companies

Chicago Aims to Attract Oregon Companies

The Chicago Sun-Times reported on Thursday that the cities mayor wants to see Oregon businesses move to the windy city. Mayor Daley says that if Oregon is going to make tax blunders like it did with measures 66 & 67, he’ll jump on the opportunity to woo businesses away from the Pacific Northwest. In fact, [...]

Salem Old Navy Store Will Move to Smaller Space

Salem Old Navy Store Will Move to Smaller Space

Lancaster Development Company announces that Old Navy will be leaving the Lancaster Mall Shopping Center in the 1st quarter of 2011. Old Navy has decided to leave its successful Lancaster Mall location for a smaller store. Their decision to move from a prominent high volume position at the Mall to a location in Keizer is [...]

Teen Pregnancy Up, Planned Parenthood Urges Education Changes

Teen Pregnancy Up, Planned Parenthood Urges Education Changes

On the heels of a new study showing a rise in teenage pregnancy rates, Planned Parenthood is urging policymakers to make comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education a priority in local communities, and parents to demand it. The Guttmacher Institute study shows that teen pregnancy rates rose three percent in 2006 — the first rise in more [...]

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