A Portland favorite event kicks off this weekend with local food, Oregon wine, craft beer, entertainment and activities for kids.
What: The Bite of Oregon
Where: Tom McCall Waterfront Park, downtown Portland
When: Friday, August 6th through Sunday, August 8th. 11am-10pm Fri/Sat, 10am-8pm Sun.
Cost: $8 per adult, per day. $10 per adult for all 3 days. $3 before [...]
One of Portland’s favorite events kicks off on the banks of the Willamette river this weekend, and the weather is going to be perfect!
What: 23rd Annual Oregon Brewers Festival
Where: Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland
Dates: Thursday July 22nd through Sunday July 25th
Times: noon to 9pm, Thurs-Sat; noon to 7pm, Sun
Cost: free entry, tokens can be purchased [...]
After 5 years of success in Portland, Broadway Cigar has opened a second location in Lake Oswego. The posh venue is on Boones Ferry Road, boasts 50″ TV’s, comfortable chairs, shoe shine service, a party room and 200 brands of cigars.
The Lake Oswego Review has the story:
Paradise couldn’t be much better, and storeowner Jason Lee [...]
The following is a guest opinion piece from @PortlandCabbie on Twitter.
The unethical practice of taxis, town cars and shuttles paying bribes to hotel doormen in exchange for airport bound hotel guests has not only been thoroughly documented in the media in Portland, it has recently made national news in New York City where the same problem has attracted the [...]
A new book by veteran author Peter Stark explores the lost towns in Eastern Oregon. In The Last Empty Places: A Past and Present Journey Through the Blank Spots on the American Map, Stark explores the lost american wilderness where the character of our pioneering country was formed.
The Wall Street Journal reviewed the book, due [...]
Really quickly I’d like to say congrats to the 3 Portland Chef’s that were nominated for James Beard Awards (though PDX was shut out of the JBF’s last night.). The 3 chefs were, Naomi Pomeroy (Chef/Proprietor of Beast), Andy Ricker (Chef/Proprietor of Pok Pok) and Kathy Whims (Executive Chef of Nostrana).
What was really fun, well fun if you’re at home and really [...]
Happy Valley Family Target of Racial Intimidation at Home
African Americans in Oregon Still Face Hurdles, Study Finds
Event: OMSI Reptile and Amphibian Show, Sept. 4-6
Vancouver Teen Dies in On-Track Motorcycle Accident
Beaverton Concert Will Benefit the Sunshine Pantry
Motorcycle Rider Dies After Crashing into Back of a TriMet Bus in NE Portland
Police Continue Investigation of Accident that Shut Down I-5 South on Friday
