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  • Senator questions group’s early release radio ad

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:28 am
    Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, said he wanted to make sure the public wasn’t getting bad information about Oregon’s early release law during Thursday’s second public hearing on Senate Bill 1007 and questioned the validity of a radio ad from a group that wants less time knocked off prisoners’ sentences.

  • Oregon agriculture businesses slammed by recession

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:10 am
    The state's farmers and ranchers grossed $4.1 billion in 2009, down 14.8 percent from 2008 - the biggest fall since at least 1976. Hardest hit were sales of small fruits and berries - down 41.5 percent - and grass and legume seeds.

  • Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet clash in Antarctic Ocean

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:42 am
    Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue.

  • Woman struck, killed by semi on I-5

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:21 am
    A woman who walked onto Interstate 5 early Tuesday morning was fatally struck by a semi truck in the northbound lanes in South Seattle.

  • White-power gang leader gets 7-year term

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:53 am
    David Patrick Kennedy, a founding member of the European Kindred white supremacist prison gang, was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2008 after the .357-caliber revolver was stolen and then transferred in Portland in December 2007.
 
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  • High school plans moving forward

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:27 am
    Portland Public Schools parents and community members got a chance to voice their concerns about the school board’s high school redesign plans at Monday night’s board meeting. The board, however, is preparing to move ahead, having voted to secure an outside contract with a firm that ...

  • MAX service restored after outage disrupts downtown transit lines

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Service was restored at about 9 Tuesday morning to the downtown Blue and Red MAX lines after a power outage knocked most of the trains out of service in the area. TriMet said a video from the Skidmore Fountain MAX station appeared to show a truck contacting an overhead power line, which might have ...

  • Bull Run land swap stirs environmentalists’ ire

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Environmentalists are raising questions about a Portland proposal to swap land with the federal government within the Bull Run Watershed. The City Council will consider the proposal from the Water Bureau on Thursday. It would swap approximately 2,500 acres of city-owned land within the watershed ...

  • How can Portland get out of its economic funk?

    8 Feb 2010 | 1:43 pm
    Local manufacturers, from truck-makers to high-tech industries, continue to ship jobs overseas, raising questions about our ability to provide jobs for our citizens. The Portland Tribune is looking for visionary ideas to spur job creation here, now and into the future. Do you have any creative ...

  • Rose City ready to star again in ‘Leverage’ filming

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    “Leverage” returns to Portland in March to film its third season. The hit TNT television show starring Academy Award winner Timothy Hutton is back for its second season filming in the Rose City. The first season was filmed in Chicago and Los Angeles, and the show moved to Portland the ...
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  • 42 Breweries To Take Part In Zwickelmania

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:42 am
    PORTLAND, Ore. -- Beer lovers will have an opportunity to sample dozens of beers at 42 breweries Saturday during Oregon's second annual Zwickelmania.The event gives beer drinkers a chance to tour the ...

  • A brighter future begins in your mind

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:25 am
    View all » What in your life isn’t exactly as you’d like it to be? Do you want to make a change but aren’t sure where to begin? Whatever your challenge, the first step is to im...

  • McCormick & Schmick’s opens first new restaurant in a year

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:08 am
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  • StanCorp board OKs stock repurchase

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:08 am
    StanCorp Financial Group Inc. voted Monday to authorize the repurchase of another 3 million shares of company stock. This brings to 4.3 million the number of shares that Portland-based StanCorp (NYSE...

  • OSU gets $1 million to study hops

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:08 am
    College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University in Corvallis. A gift pledge of $807,000 from Indie Hops, a Portland-based hop merchant, will support the new program, which will be led by ...
 
 
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  • Names released in deadly Lincoln City shooting

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:03 am
    LINCOLN CITY, Ore. -- Police pulled over an SUV in Lincoln City and found two people inside with gunshot wounds - one of them dead - in an incident that could be a sign of gang activity in the small, coastal community. Police said the shooting happened at The Ridge Apartments, located just off of High School Drive in Lincoln City around 4'30 p.m., Sunday. Investigators quickly learned that an SUV had left the scene of the shooting, so officers started searching for it. They soon spotted the SUV traveling North on Hwy 101 near SE 9th and stopped it. "Three Hispanic males were in the…

  • PDX flights canceled by Midwest, East Coast squalls

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:56 am
    PORTLAND, Ore. -- Port of Portland officials said that a few flights had been canceled due to another winter squall blanketing East Coast cities but that as conditions got worse travelers could suffer. United Airlines had canceled a few flights to Washington, D.C. Tuesday. A Midwest snow storm that hit Chicago and the Great Lakes region had also forced cancellations from Portland to O'Hare International Airport, the nation's busiest airport and a frequent flight change destination for bicoastal routes. Port of Portland spokesperson Steve Johnson said that other West Coast and regional…

  • State & city leaders discuss future of high-speed rail in Oregon

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:47 am
    PORTLAND – State lawmakers and city leaders were discussing the future of high-speed rail service in Oregon during a meeting Tuesday in Portland. The meeting began at 10 a.m., at Portland’s Union Station. The agenda – discussing the federal stimulus project and $600 million earmarked for the Northwest, with most of it going to Washington state. Background' Northwest gets $598-million for high-speed rail projects Lawmakers said they believe the project will generate around 6,000 Northwest jobs. Interactive' U.S. high-speed rail map Metro President David Bragdon will…

  • Repairs begin on sagging section of Eastbank Esplanade

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:03 am
    PORTLAND – After months of detours, repairs began Tuesday for a section of the Eastbank Esplanade that has been severely sagging. The repairs were expected to last a minimum of two weeks, pending any additional emergency repairs that might be discovered during the project. During that period, the section of the popular bicycle and walking trail may be closed periodically for 15-minute periods. Officials said the construction work will occur weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., but any temporary closures will be restricted to between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition, work will discontinue on the…

  • Group working to erase Oregon teen's sex abuse conviction

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:57 am
    EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- A small-town Oregon lawyer remains so outraged over what prosecutors did to a Central Oregon teenager in 2006 that he intends to go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to seek redress. For now, University of Oregon Law School graduate Steve Richkind, aided by several current students at the school, is asking the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to allow him to press a $3.5 million civil rights lawsuit against state prosecutors on behalf of Richard Lee Simmons. Simmons is now 21 and living in Texas with his 30-year-old partner and their young child. But as an…
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  • Dear Portland startups: You’re a rising star and you’re cool. Why not prove it at the Oregon Technology Awards?

    Rick Turoczy
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:07 am
    No doubt, running a startup and being an entrepreneur is all about hard work. Heads down, rolled up sleeves, “eyes on the prize” hard work. It’s why you do what you do. But I’ve got to tell you, people. Every once in awhile, you need to stop, poke your head up, and let people know how incredibly cool your pursuits are. Trust me on this one. It will only help you. And here’s on opportunity to do just that: the Oregon Technology Awards. There are two particular categories that I think you’ve got a chance to win. Rising Star: Presented to the company that has…

  • Startup Weekend Portland: It’s back! (March 5-7, 2010)

    Rick Turoczy
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:11 pm
    If there’s one thing people in Portland love to do, it’s muck with technology. Sometimes, that mucking results in something interesting. Sometimes, that something interesting has enough potential that it could become a full-fledged company. But then there’s difficult transitional period. How do you find co-founders? How do you get the idea off the ground? What is going to force you to actually make something happen? All good questions. And you might find the answers to them at Startup Weekend Portland. That’s right. After a little hiatus from Portland, last…

  • Urban Airship: More than 100 million push notifications served

    Rick Turoczy
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:20 pm
    Startups need milestones. They need goals. And indicators of progress. And sometimes, they need to take a moment to stop and revel in some ridiculously huge numbers that remind them that what they’re doing might—just maybe—have hit upon that idea that will change the world. For Portland-based Urban Airship, this is one of those times. Last night around 5 PM, Urban Airship hit one of those ridiculously huge numbers that make you stop and think. It happened when their Apple Push Notification Service odometer rolled over to 100 million push notifications served. That’s…

  • Strange Love Live: Watch Christine Kistner now, then watch Nate “@xolotl” Angell tonight

    Rick Turoczy
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:16 pm
    It’s Friday. And that means it’s time for another installment of Strange Love Live tonight at 10 PM. But maybe you can’t wait that long. Maybe you’re a little antsy. I mean, seriously. When you know that Nate “@xolotl” Angell is going to be on, it’s really really difficult to wait. Well, have no fear. I’ve got something to distract you. It’s last week’s episode of SLL, featuring Christine Kistner. And I promise, it will tide you over until this evening. So kick back. Slide into Friday afternoon. And spend an hour getting to know more…

  • Want to see your favorite DJs live? Mugasha brings live electronica to you through the magic of livestreaming

    Rick Turoczy
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:40 am
    While listening to recordings of DJ sets is great, nothing beats hearing a DJ spinning a set live. But for many of us, getting out to the spots where that’s occurring—where the DJs are doing their thing—can be challenging at best. What’s not quite as challenging, however, is finding time to sit in front of a laptop. If only there were some way to combine sitting in front of a screen with seeing a DJ live. Well get ready to be happy. Because the folks at Portland-based Mugasha are working to bring some of your favorite DJs to your favorite Web browser—live.
 
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  • Major NW 23rd Road Closures Through May

    Staff Writer
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:54 pm
    The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation advises the public that the NW 23rd Avenue reconstruction project begins Monday, January 4, 2010 and is expected to have traffic impacts through May 31, 2010. Phase one will consist of sidewalk and sewer work and will last through February 15, 2010. Beginning Monday at 7:00 a.m. NW 23rd Avenue will be one-way northbound from NW Westover to NW Lovejoy all hours and all days through February 15 while sidewalk corners are reconstructed. A signed detour will direct traffic from southbound 23rd to Lovejoy to 25th to Westover and back to 23rd. Sidewalks…

  • Free Valentine’s Day Event for Kids

    Staff Writer
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:41 pm
    Make Valentine’s Day crafts including magnets, bookmarks and cards on Family Day at the Washington County Museum, February 13. This fun program blends history, art and culture. Learn about local Native Americans with a demonstration of our Mobile Museum program on the Atfalati-Kalapuya and Chinook. Kids of all ages including parents and grandparents will enjoy a day packed with art and history activities. Local artists from the printmaking non-profit Print Arts Northwest will lead the art activities, museum staff and volunteers will host a variety of Native American arts and crafts…

  • Gresham to Flip Switch on New Solar Installation

    Staff Writer
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:32 pm
    On Tuesday February 9th, the City of Gresham with REC Solar and SunEdison will celebrate the activation of a 419kW ground mounted solar power system at the Gresham Wastewater Treatment Plant. This is the largest ground mount solar power system in the Pacific Northwest to date. The photovoltaic system will generate approximately 440, 000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of zero emission clean solar energy per year. It is comprised of approximately 1,900 solar panels. The City will benefit from the long-term predictable energy pricing from the solar energy system for twenty years. The clean solar power…

  • Portland Launches Business Resource Web Site

    Staff Writer
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:32 pm
    The city of Portland has launched a new online resource for Portland businesses, Business Portland (Portland4Biz.com), a web site that will bring together resources to help Portland businesses grow and prosper. “This is our electronic welcome mat for businesses that are already here and need help or want to expand, and for businesses thinking of locating here,” said Mayor Sam Adams. “As I said in my State of the City Address, the City wants to do everything it can to ensure that entrepreneurs and business owners succeed here in Portland. This web site is one more way we’re seeking…

  • Mayor Adams 2010 State of the City Address, Full Text

    Staff Writer
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:33 pm
    2010: THE STATE OF THE CITY Mayor Sam Adams Feb. 5, 2010 Good afternoon Portlanders, City Club of Portland, members of the Portland City Council, honored guests, and the radio listeners and TV viewers on Oregon Public Broadcasting and community access media. As mayor I interact with Portlanders of every perspective every day. It’s one of the great joys of this job. I truly relish the chance to mix with so many different people on so many different issues. Despite the rich diversity of outlooks of our city, this year has been unique for its singularity. For the first time in my public…
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  • OASIS programs for February 2010

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    An introduction to bridge, a beginner’s course in using e-mail and a talk by the Oregon Symphony’s Norman Leyden are on the February schedule at OASIS, the nonprofit enrichment organization for adults 50 and older. Class highlights for the month are listed below. Unless otherwise ...

  • New business provides in-home consultations for the visually impaired

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The moment your ophthalmologist says, “There’s nothing more I can do to save your eyesight,” Low Vision Consultants can step in and help. This new Portland-area business offers in-home consultations to people with low vision, providing tips, tools and resources that enable them ...

  • News briefs: February 2010

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    VIEWS hosts ‘Conversations on Aging’ VIEWS (Volunteers Involved for the Emotional Well-being of Seniors) will host three free “Conversations on Aging” workshops for older adults in February. For information on location and registration, call 503-261-6181. The workshop ...

  • Laugh your way to better health

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The merriment starts at 10 a.m. sharp. Fist bumping. Arm waving. Clapping. Chanting. Singing. Laughing. Lots of laughing, which is the point. The contagious sounds pouring from the Laughter Yoga class at CherryWood Village retirement community in Southeast Portland lure passersby from the hallway ...

  • Heart Month events: February 2010

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February is Heart Month, and several free events for the public will offer encouragement and tips to stay heart-healthy. Details are below: National Wear Red Day: Friday, Feb. 5 Speak up about heart disease – the No. 1 killer of women – by wearing red on National Wear Red Day ...
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  • A Little Evening Buzz

    zanger
    9 Feb 2010 | 9:53 am
    I have a long-standing rule: no coffee after 11am. Unless, of course, it is accompanied by delicious chocolate. Come to think of it, I’m good with chocolate just about any time of the day. So, it was clear I couldn’t resist heading over to Slow Food Portland’s “From Bean to Buzz: Coffee + Chocolate Tasting” at Ecotrust last week. This was a round-robin event with some local (and kind of local) chocolate and coffee artisans. Despite our best intentions, we ended up a little late so we missed a part of the proceedings. However, we felt as though that we ended up getting the “best of…

  • Winter Olympics in the NW

    Travel Geek
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:30 am
    In case you have been living in a small cave for the past few years, the 2010 Winter Olympics, hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia (that’s in Canada!) begin Friday, February 12. Though I don’t follow professional sports, I have always been a huge fan of the Olympics in general, and the Winter Olympics in particular. I even took figure skating lessons when I was young, though being a 5’8”, 135 pound 12 year old effectively ended any dreams I had of Olympic glory. With Portland’s proximity to Vancouver, BC, it is only natural that Olympics fever should begin to infect the city. At…

  • LOST? Found…

    Betsy Richter
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:42 am
    LOST – The Final Season | PDX.FM As LOST fans already know, the season premiere starts at 9 pm this evening. But instead of huddling around your own little television in your own little hovel, why not go out, drink beer, eat tots and have a communal viewing experience at the Bagdad Theater? (If I were a LOST fan, I'd be there…) As ever, this is yet another labor of love presented by Cort & Fatboy (with an assist from PDX.fm and the man who loooooovves to see his name in print on OurPDX, RobertWagner/@pdxsucks. Oh, and the Merc’s also on board here…). Admission…

  • Fight! Fight!

    Cosmic Charlie
    1 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pm
    Ever miss the good ol’ days when you’d spend Saturday night down at the watering hole, getting hammered and belligerent to the point where you had to clean the floor with everyone in the bar? Okay, me neither. I made it a point to get out before closing time, because that’s when the real action begins. If you’d like to vicariously experience all the fun and frolic of hanging out in a rowdy bar with obnoxious hooligans, check out Cort and Fatboy’s Midnight Movie, Road House. You can bring a date: It’s got Patrick Swayze in it! I like how at the bottom of the…

  • @mayorsamadams: Twitter On!

    jgx
    1 Feb 2010 | 1:35 pm
    If we are not part of the conversation or listening to the conversation, then what are we here for? For me the conversation takes many forms today. My personal preferred way is face to face. But that’s not always the way it happens or needs to happen. We have at our fingertips tool after tool to have a conversation with people that we might not otherwise be able to have a conversation with. Those tools seem to grow in number as much as in controversy, Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed, LinkedIn, Foursquare, Yelp, Brightkite, Text … do I need to list more? And any site you can go to that…
 
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  • Front Porch takes a leave

    Ryan Frank, The Oregonian
    28 Jan 2010 | 2:26 pm
    FRONT PORCH BLOG: The Front Porch has a family matter to tend to. The Porch will return when it can.

  • Top 5: PDC to sweeten deal for city on delayed South Waterfront parking garage

    Ryan Frank, The Oregonian
    27 Jan 2010 | 11:41 am
    FRONT PORCH BLOG:Also in Wednesday's Top 5 real estate stories: New home sales fall 7.6% in December / Despite rate declines, refinance applications fall 15 percent / Seattle's King County: Median home price down 11.6 percent in 2009 / / Suits and liens

  • Top 5: Why Portland’s home price boost in November won’t stick

    Ryan Frank, The Oregonian
    26 Jan 2010 | 12:44 pm
    FRONT PORCH BLOG: Also in Tuesday’s Top 5 real estate stories: Consultant tells Beaverton how it can finally spark sputtering urban renewal efforts / Zillow: Portland is not the place to find a deal on a foreclosure / Farmers, conservation groups join forces in Metro’s growth debate / A loan modification that doesn’t pencil

  • Case-Shiller: Portland-area prices post strong gain in November; still down 19% from peak

    Ryan Frank, The Oregonian
    26 Jan 2010 | 7:04 am
    FRONT PORCH BLOG: The Portland market rises .9 percent between October and November, the biggest such increase since May 2006. Even with the gain, prices are still down 7.5 percent from November 2008. UPDATED WITH NEW ANALYSIS

  • Burnside Bridgehead open house Wednesday

    Ryan Frank, The Oregonian
    25 Jan 2010 | 2:05 pm
    FRONT PORCH BLOG: The four-acre Burnside Bridgehead project is one of the city's most important redevelopment efforts.
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  • Shoni Schimmel, Franklin Quakers do it their way

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:43 pm
    Style vs. substance is a debate that has raged for decades in the sport of basketball. Creativity is admired and, sometimes, scorned. Pete Maravich and George “Iceman” Gervin were showmen and incredible talents, but did they help their teams win? Meanwhile, Tim Duncan and John ...

  • Smart decisions, in Super Bowl and by Brandon Roy

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:02 am
    A few thoughts from a busy sports weekend ... • It was a storybook ending for a New Orleans franchise deserving of one in Sunday’s Super Bowl XXXXIV. It wasn’t that way for Peyton Manning, of course. Throwing an interception with the game on the line was so out of character for ...

  • Minus Kobe, Lakers bury Blazers

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Kobe Bryant still hasn’t won at the Rose Garden since February 2005. But the Los Angeles Lakers have. Minus their superstar, the Lakers seized control of the game late in the first half and powered home to a 99-82 victory over the Trail Blazers Saturday night. The victory snapped a ...

  • Panthers fans excited to see Moore and better things at quarterback

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    For the past week, Matt Moore has been roughing it in our fine state. Poking around the Oregon State football offices. Playing golf with OSU defensive coordinator Mark Banker. Attending the Beavers’ annual football recruiting dinner in Portland. “Third year in a row I’ve come ...

  • From Paul Allen to preps, Oregon Sports Awards finalists stood out in 2009

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    At its best, sports have the ability to show us the greatness people can achieve. Since 1948, the Oregon Sports Awards (formerly the Hayward Banquet) has gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of athletes, coaches and teams with ties to Oregon. At Sunday’s annual show on the ...
 
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    Trail Post - A Portland Trail Blazers Blog

  • Greg Oden’s Penis: The PR Move of the Decade

    runyon
    26 Jan 2010 | 7:14 pm
    Greg Oden, after his last injury, has been called by many (pretty much all of whom are clueless) a bust. It’s easy to understand their logic, with all of his missed games due to freak injuries. This has to weigh on the psyche of someone such as Greg. Every time his name comes up he’s a punchline, every time, his name synonymous with knees exploding and just general unwellness. There’s Bill Simmons throwing out these petty observations that he “walks old.” That has to get (pardon the choice of words) old. Now, here comes the question: how does a player, basically…

  • The Salsa Verde Story You’ve Been Dying to Hear

    runyon
    15 Jan 2010 | 9:10 am
    If you read Basketbawful, or regularly cruise ESPN.com for AP wire pics from the game, you may have been surprised by the first photo from the game. Rather than tell, let’s just show: PORTLAND, OR - JANUARY 13: Cameron Browne #00 of the Portland Trail Blazers sits down to eat Salsa Verde #96 of the Milwaukee Bucks during a game on January 13, 2010 at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

  • Post-Game: Blazers vs. Bucks

    runyon
    14 Jan 2010 | 11:25 am
    You know who had to feel like crap last night? Steve Blake. Here he is, coming back after a week having fluid filling up his lungs and losing eight pounds to perform in a professional basketball game, and not only playing, but excelling, nailing shot after shot and creating a massive lead. Of course, the guy who gets the standing ovation was Rudy Fernandez. Poor Steve. Anyway, last night’s game was a classic “oh yeah, OH NO!” game in the vein of the one against the Pistons at home a couple of months ago. We built up our largest lead of the season (or second largest), and…

  • Post-Game: Blazers vs. Cavaliers

    runyon
    11 Jan 2010 | 9:19 am
    That was amazing and awful, in the way seeing Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, or Neil Patrick Harris would be. LeBron is that rare person where you read tens of thousands of words about the guy, have expectations loaded up beyond any possible reasonable level, and then just watch them get shattered lay-up after lay-up. It wasn’t just that he destroyed the Blazers, it was his attitude while doing it. When Kobe takes over a game, he’s always talking and posturing, compensating for the fact he’ll never be Michael Jordan. When Brandon takes over, he squawks and hits the deck,…

  • So, Avatar Was Awesome

    runyon
    4 Jan 2010 | 1:01 pm
    Sorry for the lack of updates over the winter break, folks. Things have been hectic and well-covered all over the internet. We’re screwed with injuries but keep on winning due to the character and fortitude of our players and the MVP-level performances of Brandon Roy. Yeah, obvious business. The real news was how awesome Avatar was. So, instead of analysis about the season so far, let’s just enjoy a few of our Blazers as avatars, deal? Greg Oden Brandon Roy Jerryd Bayless Joel Przybilla
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    About.com Portland, OR

  • A Rainy, Romantic Bike Ride

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:47 pm
    This year's Worst Day of the Year (Bike) Ride happens on Sunday, February 14, also known as Valentines Day. Last year, more than 2000 people participated! Riders can choose from two routes: an 18-miles Urban Tour or a 40-mile Challenge Loop to Hillsboro. Costumes are encouraged! Proceeds from the ride benefit the Community Cycling Center's bicycle programs for low-income youth and adults. Sign up at the Worst Day Ride website. A Rainy, Romantic Bike Ride originally appeared on About.com Portland, OR on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 23:47:21.Permalink | Comment | Email this

  • Diamond Days at Pix

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:39 pm
    Did you know that Pix Patisserie is giving away a pair of diamond stud earrings at each of their locations this Valentines Day? To win, head to Pix on the morning of February 14 and pick up a single chocolate gift box. If you get a box, chances are 1 in 50 that you'll have a very sparkly day. The worst that can happen is that you get some delectable chocolate for yourself or your sweetie. Doors open at 9 a.m. at North Pix (3901 D N. Williams) Doors open at 10 a.m. at SE Pix (3402 SE Divison) Find out more about Pix Patisserie Diamond Days at Pix originally appeared on About.com Portland, OR…

  • Save the Deli!

    1 Feb 2010 | 5:39 pm
    Kenny & Zuke's was featured as one of the top 10 delis in America by writer David Sax. Now, the author is traveling the country to visit each of the delis on his list. Come to Kenny and Zukes today, February 2 starting at 6.p.m. to meet the author, check out his new book, and nosh on Kenny and Zuke's amazing pastrami, bagels, and other deli goodness. Contact Kenny & Zuke's to sign up. $15, food & drink included. 503.222.DELI. Save the Deli! originally appeared on About.com Portland, OR on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 01:39:40.Permalink | Comment | Email this

  • A Casino in Gresham?

    28 Jan 2010 | 5:06 am
    A committee who calls themselves Good for Oregon is proposing to build a gaming center in the Gresham, Oregon area. Specifically, they are looking at the abandoned Multnomah Kennel Club location (NE 223rd/Halsey). The group estimates that the project would bring 3,000 permanent employees and 2,000 construction jobs to the area. They have filed initiatives with the Oregon Secretary of State's office and will be seeking voter support in this year's November election. Would you support this initiative?A Casino in Gresham? originally appeared on About.com Portland, OR on Thursday, January 28th,…

  • Countdown to H & M

    19 Jan 2010 | 12:27 am
    Now that it's 2010, Portlanders are mere months away from being able to shop at one of the world's favorite budget-friendly clothing stores, H & M. Lots of Portlanders (including me) have always put H & M on their "must shop" list when visiting cities like New York and San Francisco. And later this year, Portland's Pioneer Place will be home to our very own location. It's true, the quality of the clothes leaves something to be desired, but sometimes a girl needs a last-minute emergency outfit without spending hundreds, and that's where stores like H & M hit the mark. Countdown…
 
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    Portland Acupuncture Blog | Amy Chitwood Burslem, LAc

  • Fertility and Chemical Exposure

    Amy
    1 Feb 2010 | 5:39 am
    Photo by {Guerrilla Futures | Jason Tester} There is a lot of speculation around what a woman should or should not be exposed to while trying to get pregnant. For example, caffeine consumption, tuna fish, processed sugars, and refined flours are all to be avoided when trying to conceive, and only fresh, organic foods should be consumed (which is all true). However, did you know that your environment can also harbor several unknown hazards? A recent article came out about a research study on fire retardant chemicals and their affect on the ability to conceive : Researchers looked at data on…

  • Acupuncture in the media

    Amy
    14 Jan 2010 | 5:13 am
    Photo By leojmelsrub The global spread of Chinese Medicine is taking place before our eyes! Acupuncture is becoming more accepted into the mainstream every day – it’s a great time to be an acupuncturist, and I can’t wait to see where we are in 10 years. *If you are interested in more acupuncture articles, go to WellWire.com and look in the ‘News‘ section. WellWire has a stream of new articles and ideas posted daily on the site, written by naturopathic doctors, acupuncture practitioners, top herbalists, and a lot of other amazing authors! I’m honored to be a…

  • Resources: Acupuncture for Dogs in Portland

    Amy
    8 Jan 2010 | 5:31 pm
    Sullivan (Sully) While browsing through the millions of pages on Facebook, I discovered a wonderful veterinary acupuncture site that many of my peers already knew about- Four Paws Acupuncture in Massachusetts. Jeanie Mossa Kraft, the owner of the site, has fantastic posts on the blog- I love the latest one about stray dogs riding the subway in Russia! She also has a recipe for healthy doggie meatballs, as well as a protective winter wax for dog paws (in case we actually see snow here in Portland again!). Her site is also full of information for feeding dogs appropriate foods (no onions!),…

  • Chinese Medicine in Winter

    Amy
    22 Dec 2009 | 5:38 pm
    Photo by Serge Arsenie The longest night is now behind us with the passing of Winter Solstice, and the days will slowly become brighter. Now that winter has officially arrived, we can start to treat our bodies and minds with the Chinese Medicine knowledge that has been around and practiced by many for years. This is the season where we are told to meditate more, sleep in when possible, and take care of our fatigued bodies. This is what we call the Yin (cold, dark, slow )time of year, as opposed to Summer’s Yang (warm, bright, energetic). Winter here is definitely Yin, with the cold,…

  • Interview with Jill Blakeway, LAc and Dr. Sami David

    Amy
    17 Dec 2009 | 9:51 am
    Watch this clip with Dr. Sami David and Jill Blakeway, LAc, discuss their book Making Babies:A Proven 3-month Program for Maximum Fertility on Parents TV. Click here to view the embedded video. Dr Sami David is a reproductive endocrinologist who has been working with Jill Blakeway, LAc for several years. Dr. David discusses concerns about IVF and why acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine are a healthier alternative to fertility drugs. Jill Blakeway explains the types of people who come in for treatment, and how they have come up with a way to find the “type” of people who…
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  • Talk about a backdraft: Does one firefighter memorial invalidate another?

    Brian Libby
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:17 am
    Photo by Dan Haneckow Dan Haneckow framed the issue succinctly on his Cafe Unknown blog a few days ago: "The question is not if Portland's firefighters deserve a larger, more accessible memorial. They most certainly do. But does it have to come at the cost of the first one, with its own intrinsic value in addition to what it represents? Is Portland large enough for two memorials or so small as there can only be one?"This mini-controversy has been simmering ever since it was announced that a new firefighters memorial will be built along the East Bank Esplanade. The new memorial is a great…

  • Wednesday double header: Architects Without Borders Haiti relief planning, Randy Rapaport at Designs on Portland

    Brian Libby
    1 Feb 2010 | 1:49 pm
    image courtesy Architects Without Borders-Oregon The Oregon chapter of Architects Without Borders first was established about five years ago, following two back-to-back natural disasters: the tsunami that devastated Southeast Asia and Hurricane Katrina's destruction of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Volunteers wound up designing a school in Sri Lanka a housing prototype for New Orleans, and volunteers also traveled to the Mississippi coast to  provide damage assessment. When flooding damaged much of small-town Vernonia in the Oregon coast range, chapter members also provided free design…

  • Building a Zoomtopian society

    Brian Libby
    1 Feb 2010 | 10:26 am
    photo by Aaron RogosinSeveral years ago, an artist named Carole Zoom bought a former Goodwill store building in Eugene and rented it out (at a reduced rate) to local nonprofit arts organizations such as the Eugene Ballet. She then sold the Midtown Art Center, as it was called, to the Eugene Ballet and moved to Portland.I first spoke with Carole two years ago about her interest in trying a similar project in the Rose City. And as of its opening party last Thursday, Zoomtopia is the completed result. The single-story building on SE Belmont at Eighth Avenue was renovated from a BOORA Architects…

  • Notes from Coliseum proposal night

    Brian Libby
    27 Jan 2010 | 2:49 pm
    Photo by Brian LibbyLast night at Memorial Coliseum was a wonderful kind of civic spectacle. Inside the arena, where the ice was set up for a Winter Hawks hockey game, presenters from all walks of life gave their pitches on what should be done with this landmark building. There were educators talking about creating a cultural museum, entrepreneurs suggesting wave pools and video conferencing centers, architects, developers, veterans' groups, peace activists, social service providers championing a cultural center, and representatives of the Trail Blazers there with their preservation…

  • Examining Coliseum & Rose Quarter proposals (part 5): skylights, robotic parking, and a ferris wheel

    Brian Libby
    26 Jan 2010 | 10:08 am
     As the Rose Quarter Stakeholder Advisory Committee gathers this evening (January 26 from 5-8:30pm) at Memorial Coliseum, I'd like to continue looking at some of the proposals. In the last four posts the focus was one project at a time, but with 95 proposals in all and presentations coming today, I'll present several this time.First there is the "Light It Up" (pictured in renderings at top and immediately below), a concept described as bringing natural light into two zones within the existing Coliseum building. "The convention space located beneath the Main Entry Plaza has been identified…
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  • Put that in your parking study

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:48 am
    From a Seattle soccer fan site, we get this projection: Portland have sold 5,000 season ticket deposits and but there is little doubt they will be able to fill every seat of PGE’s intended 24,000 capacity when MLS kicks off in Oregon in 2011.I'll bet that when it comes time to talk to the PGE Park neighbors about parking, the numbers won't be quite so big. Meanwhile, Little Lord Paulson offers this refreshing sip of Kool-Aid: "This is bigger than the Pacific Northwest being the hub of soccer in North America," Paulson said. "This is about soccer finally taking hold in the country. You know,…

  • Klingon interpreter needed

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:54 am
    I can't quite make it out, but I think this says that the close-in east side of Portland is about to get parking meters and Greg Goodman parking garages. Not to mention apartment towers and national chain retail storefronts. Out go those dirty, unwanted industrial payrolls! Good times in our multi-modal Mecca.

  • Cha-ching! More pork for Hoffman Construction.

    8 Feb 2010 | 7:12 pm
    The Goldschmidt lieutenants at the Port of Portland sure know how to ladle it out to those guys. I can't believe we're building a new headquarters for the Port -- its second in 11 years -- in the midst of a recession teetering on the edge of a depression. What a waste of money.

  • The more, the merrier

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:26 pm
    Here's a new news source for Oregon. At least, it's new to me.

  • Another Portlander hits the big time

    8 Feb 2010 | 1:26 pm
    I had never heard of this one until now.
 
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  • Viva Vita! Vita Cafe in Portland, that is.

    Cat
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:39 am
    Lee and I trekked down to Portland on Friday  night to help our longtime friend Micky, a new Portland resident, celebrate her birthday. On Saturday morning, we met up with another Portlander friend Shannon for brunch at Vita Cafe. www.veganfabulous.com Vita is in the Alberta Arts district and they’ve been around since 1999. Their menu is comprised largely of vegetarian and vegan fare, but they also made my carnivorous companions happy with free range eggs and hormone-free meats. One look at the menu and I knew this was THE perfect brunch spot for our group. Their social agenda makes…

  • Time Out! at Curious Comedy 2/12/10

    whitney streed
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:37 am
    Moms and mother lovers alike should head to Curious Comedy this Friday to catch the latest edition of Time Out!, Jacki Kane’s superfun combination moms’ night out and open mic where moms share funny stories of their lives postkid. This month catch “Honey I Shrunk My Libido,” an upbeat look at what happens when your REM cycle becomes more important than getting laid. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door.

  • Monitor Your Green Savings With Green Goose

    fredross
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:25 am
    ReadWriteWeb is writing about a new San Francisco/Portland based financial management start-up that launched yesterday – Green Goose. Using green Internet-connected eggs, it measures how much energy you expend on your bike or how much water you use in your shower – and transfers amounts from your checking account to your savings account based on the ’savings’ you made doing those activities.What’s interesting though is that the savings are calculated based on the actions measured by small battery-powered, wireless sensors. You stick these sensors on your bike,…

  • Teaser Trailer #2

    epdavee
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:18 am

  • All the sitting you do is killing you, new research says

    egoscueportland
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:35 am
    Get off that deadly chair: Sitting too long raises fatality risk, experts say – USA Today Sitting too much could be deadly – CBS news Too much sitting creates a health hazard – Discovery News Time watching TV linked to greater risk of death – Wall Street Journal Too much sitting shortens lives, study suggests – The New York Times Too much sitting puts the body on idle – USA Today These and many other articles have popped up in the news in the last week explaining the details of several resent studies that have linked the amount of sitting and TV watching…
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  • Portland Timbers 2010 Schedule

    Dave
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:50 am
    The 2010 NASL/USL1 (aka USSF Division II) schedule has finally been released. Find below the Portland Timbers matches for 2010, and start planning your Spring, Summer, and Fall! Date Time Opponent 04/17/2010 7:00 PM Rochester Rhinos 04/22/2010 7:00 PM AC St. Louis 04/25/2010 12:00 PM @ Montreal Impact 04/29/2010 7:00 PM Vancouver Whitecaps 05/13/2010 7:00 PM Crystal Palace Baltimore 05/15/2010 7:00 PM AC St. Louis 05/19/2010 7:00 PM Montreal Impact 05/22/2010 4:00 PM @ Crystal Palace Baltimore 06/06/2010 6:00 PM Carolina RailHawks 06/09/2010 12:00 PM @ Austin Aztex 06/12/2010 12:00 PM @ Miami…

  • February 12-14: Wurstfest 2010

    Dave
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:41 am
    Dust off your Lederhosen, starch up your Dirndl and join the happy folk in Mount Angel for three fun days of celebration in honor of the WURST! Wurstfest: A Celebration of German Sausage (pdf) returns to Mount Angel for a second year. Wurstfest was dreamed up last year by the Bavarian-philes in Mount Angel, Oregon, home of Oregon’s largest Oktoberfest celebration every fall. Last year’s inaugural festival was so successful, they have brought it back again this year. It’s just like Oktoberfest, but in the winter. Mount Angel area sausage makers present their best wursts at…

  • February 13, 16: Mardi Gras on Historic Mississippi Avenue

    Dave
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:34 am
    Why wait until Tuesday? Celebrate Mardi Gras on Historic Mississippi Avenue, Saturday, February 13. Join us Saturday February 13 for a day filled with family fun and celebrating Mardi Gras! There will be mask making, and bike decorating at the Q Center with face painting and balloon artists. Then you and the kids can join in on our Moving Street Parade at 3:00pm which starts at Skidmore and ends at Fremont. Follow that up with photos and puppet show from Mudeye Puppet Company at the Mississippi Pizza Pub. So yeah, Saturday’s Mardi Gras celebration on Saturday, is decidedly…

  • February 13: Zwickelmania 2010

    Dave
    7 Feb 2010 | 5:14 pm
    President’s Day weekend means one thing in Oregon: Zwickelmania. In the same spirit as Memorial Day Weekend winery open houses, breweries across the state open their doors for tours and samples on Saturday, February 13th from 11am to 4pm. Organized by the Oregon Brewers Guild, Zwickelmania is a free statewide event that offers visitors a chance to tour Oregon breweries, meet the brewers and sample their favorite beers.. Some suggested itineraries for the Portland area: North Portland From Lompoc Brewing-5th Quadrant to MacTarnahan’s Taproom Lompoc Brewing Co. – 5th Quadrant, 3901-B…

  • Portland Streetcar Eastside Loop Construction Begins

    Dave
    6 Feb 2010 | 8:24 am
    Video by punkrawker from Portland transit blog punkrawker blogs on. Check out punkrawker’s YouTube channel, My Travels, for a lot more transit nerd goodness! Related posts:Portland’s streetcar future is its streetcar past Video: United Streetcar, the only manufacturer of modern streetcars in the USA Portland Transit Blogging
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  • Food drive kick-off Friday in Portland | Maine News Updates

    Justin Ellis
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:32 am
    On Friday the Wayside Soup Kitchen & Food Rescue is kicking off the Rally for Hunger Relief at Portland City Hall at 9:15 a.m. The rally is an effort to increase Wayside's food reserves for community meals, spread awareness and find ...

  • Portland Public Schools superintendent Carole Smith presents high ...

    Kimberly Melton, The Oregonian
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Get the latest news on Oregon education, teachers, private and public schools, high schools, and state schools. Comment on the news and join the forum at OregonLive.com.

  • Metro and 3 Portland counties approve urban expansion, farm ...

    Eric Mortenson, The Oregonian
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:19 pm
    Get the latest international and Oregon local business news. Find ecomomy and finance articles along with up to date financial market coverage on OregonLive.com.

  • Multnomah County Library seeks permanent funding | Portland News ...

    Nikole Hannah-Jones, The Oregonian
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:48 pm
    View full sizeJamie Francis/The OregonianVickie Costello reads to (from left) Aidan Smith, 4, Esme Veda, 4, and Grace Holloway, 5, with her dad, Paul Holloway, during Story Stop at Multnomah County's Central Library in downtown Portland ...

  • Last Thursday: Drunken free-for-all or a place where Portlanders ...

    Janie Har, The Oregonian
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:23 pm
    Hundreds of people turned out tonight to talk about what should happen to Last Thursday --- the monthly Northeast Alberta event that some call uniquely Portland and that others call a drunken street carnival. Resident Christa Kaainoa spoke of the free and free-spirited entertainment Last Thursday provides for her family. Her 14-year-old daughter hauls out her violin and plays in front of their house, inspired to perform. News, Business, Politics, Weather ...
 
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  • Where's That Train?

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:22 am
    One of our readers (and Transit Board™ users), e-mailed in this question over the weekend: I have a question about the GPS real-time transit tracker system for MAX. I've noticed that there has been no real-time information for any MAX stop for many months, at least since the Green line went online. I've sent multiple emails to Trimet and even called, and they've never gotten back to me. Do you know anything about the reason for this lapse? I don't, but I know we have many TriMet folks in our audience. Any info?

  • Designing for Health

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:52 am
    Two recent stories (via Planetizen: here and here) make the connection between health and how we design our urban environments and transportation systems: Five New York City departments have jointly released a document titled "Active Design Guidelines: A new definition for sustainable cities", covering everything from Urban Design to where to put the stairwells in buildings (hint: make it easier to find the stairs than the elevator). A study out of Berkeley has found that kids living in calmer traffic areas are less obese than those living near heavy traffic.

  • Transportation in the State of the City

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:07 am
    In Friday's State of the City address, Mayor Adams outlined several interesting ideas for transporation: A Streetcar in Lents Portland was a streetcar city and it shall return to being a streetcar city. And by "city," I mean citywide. The Mayor showed a visual simulation of a streetcar on Foster, and the development it would stimulate. And best of all, the streetcars are built right here by Oregon Iron Works - on sale to the rest of the country. The only streetcar that meets the Buy America requirements for federal dollars. Commitment to the Bicycle Plan The same goes for our brand new…

  • Potholes? There's an App for that

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:31 am
    The City of Portland has an iPhone application that lets you report potholes, graffiti or other issues. You can include a photo and/or a GPS or map location. I don't think I've seen an official announcement, so I suspect this is a beta or soft launch.

  • CRC as Architecture

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:04 am
    From the Architecture Foundation of Oregon: PDXplore: Design in Progress February 4 - 26, 2010 Come experience a growing collage of maps, drawings, ideas and questions about the Columbia River Crossing. This dynamic exhibition will evolve throughout the month as members of PDXplore engage in numerous discussions, add information, and accumulate layers of visitor participation. Pacific Northwest College of Art 1241 NW Johnson | Portland, OR Free and open to the public
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  • Bits and Pieces

    PAgent
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:24 am
    I’ve been more or less obsessed with Mass Effect 2 since it dropped, forsaking all other games (except for a bit of Borderlands) to advance the storyline. It’s a gorgeous game, with terrific voice-work, fascinating characters, and a bunch of great intertwined storylines. The word “epic” gets tossed around a lot when discussing games, but this one really deserves it. In fact, TIME.com called it “The Avatar of video games – except it’s better written”. Speaking of ME2, does anyone else think the character of Samara looks, sounds, and moves like a…

  • More Things I Like

    PAgent
    29 Jan 2010 | 1:38 pm
    The ETHOS water bottle With the exception of Talking Rain, I rarely drink bottled water. Portland is blessed with some of the tastiest tap water around. However, I wasn’t staying hydrated during the day, and it became clear that I just needed to keep a bottle of water handy. So I started looking around for a refillable water bottle that would fit my own idiosyncratic needs. Specifically, a decent volume, a watertight seal, easy to clean, and easy to drink from. What I ended up getting, more from frustration than anything else, is an ETHOS 20 oz water bottle. I found it at Starbucks. I…

  • Rough Edges

    PAgent
    23 Jan 2010 | 12:19 pm
    You might have noticed that I don’t write as much about my darling daughter anymore. Partly this is because she’s now online, and has friends and peers that are online, and I don’t want to scar her psyche any more than I absolutely have to. But more than that, it’s because she’s doing much better. The meds she takes are keeping her on a suprisingly even keel. She can pay attention in class, she can stay on task, and she can somehow resist the temptation to make inappropriate comments. It’s made a huge, huge difference. She still sometimes forgets to take…

  • Be Careful What You Tweet

    PAgent
    18 Jan 2010 | 11:05 pm
    As you may know, it is now illegal in the state of Oregon to use a cellphone or text while driving UNLESS you use a hands-free device. And not only is it a primary offense (you can get pulled over for no other reason) but it carries a hefty fine ($142). It was therefore prudent for us to invest in a bluetooth headset when we purchased our daughter a cell phone for Christmas. Since my wife uses her phone far more than I do, it was obvious that she should be the one to get it. Of course, the fact that there was a new gadget in the house and it wasn’t MINE was kind of annoying. Plus I…

  • All Points Bulletin

    PAgent
    11 Jan 2010 | 8:08 pm
    My adventures on Portland’s highways continue in my latest post at OurPDX.com.
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  • Free Events in Portland: Feb 5–7

    Amy
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:49 pm
    Admission is free for all events below. Have a great weekend! Friday, February 5 Free night at the Children’s Museum: Admission is free from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. First Friday Art Walk: Go gallery hopping on the East side. Camas Art Walk: This month’s theme is A Chocolate Affair to Remember. Free writing workshop at Ibex Studios: Adventures in Creative Writing: This monthly event starts at 6:00 pm. Multnomah Indoor Cinema: “Star Trek” will be playing at the Multnomah Arts Center at 7:30 pm. Live music starts at 6:30 pm. Bike contests and art show: NEMO will host Bridgetown…

  • Free Events in Portland: Jan 29–31

    Amy
    28 Jan 2010 | 8:20 pm
    Here are the weekend’s free events. Enjoy! Friday, January 29 Author Robin Hobb will talk about her new fantasy series at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7:00 pm. Author Nick Flynn will talk about his memoir, which explores the challenges of becoming a father in the age of terror. Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 7:30 pm. Saturday, January 30 Fix-It Fair: The Fix-It Fair is a free event where you can learn simple ways to save money and improve your home. Free lunch and childcare provided. Students and families can get free bike tune-ups and flat-tire repair.

  • Free Events in Portland: Jan 22–24

    Amy
    21 Jan 2010 | 9:14 pm
    Admission is free for all events below. Enjoy! All weekend Free yoga classes: lululemon is offering free yoga classes every day through January 28. Friday, January 22 Free night at the Portland Art Museum: Admission is free from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Author Randal O’Toole: In his book “Gridlock,” O’Toole offers solutions for improving methods of transportation that will benefit everyone. Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 7:30 pm. Lake Oswego documentary: Explore Lake Oswego’s historic evolution through a 30-minute mini-documentary, “A Lake Oswego…

  • Free Events in Portland: Jan 15–17

    Amy
    14 Jan 2010 | 8:48 pm
    Hope 2010 is treating you well. As always, admission is free for all events below. Have a great weekend! All weekend Free yoga classes: lululemon is offering free yoga classes every day through January 28. MLK Weekend of Service: Lend a hand to one or more of the many volunteer projects organized by the United Way and Hands On Greater Portland in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Friday, January 15 Andean Folk Music: Enjoy an evening filled with the rich sounds of traditional Andean folk music performed by the trio Beautiful Flute at Tigard Library. 7:00 pm. Opening Reception for…

  • Free Events in Portland: Jan 8–10

    Amy
    7 Jan 2010 | 8:27 pm
    Hey there! As always, admission is free for the events below. Have a great weekend! All weekend Free admission to the Portland Chinese Garden: Admission is free every day through January 11. Free yoga classes: lululemon is offering free yoga classes every day through January 28. Friday, January 8 First Friday Art Walk: Go gallery hopping on the East side. Camas Art Walk: This month’s event promises free massages, health classes, and other spa treats. Free writing workshop at Ibex Studios: Adventures in Creative Writing: This monthly event starts at 6:00 pm. Timothy Zahn: Author of the…
 
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  • New Release: “A Life Transformed-By Accident” by Helen Decker Liere

    Gabe Barber
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:28 am
    f you are a Portland author, poet, zinester, cartoonist or publisher looking to publicize your new release(s), email us (portland@readinglocal.com): the title of the release, a brief description, when it will be available, and a link to where it can be purchased or pre-ordered. We will then help you to promote your new release by posting this information on the site.  New Release: A Life Transformed-By Accident (Outskirts Press), a new memoir by Helen Decker Liere, is now available for purchase. Description: A Life Transformed-By Accident is a true story of recovery and transformation. The…

  • Buy a cupcake, support Live Wire!

    Karen Munro
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:14 am
    The ever-fabulous Cupcake Jones wants you to do more than just enjoy one of their delicious cupcakes.  They also want you to support our local arts community, and they’re prepared to help you do that by donating part of their proceeds to a different organization every week.  This week it’s Live Wire, the awesome radio variety show recorded live in front of an audience. So, get yourself to Cupcake Jones today (307 NW 10th Avenue) and get some cupcakes!  And while you’re at it, check out the upcoming shows at Live Wire — the Feb 19 show looks great. Image: Cupcake…

  • Today 2-9: A Discussion on eBooks and the Kindle Pilot Project at Pacific University

    Gabe Barber
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Today’s Featured Book Event: What We Learned About E-Books from the Kindle Pilot Project featuring Dr. Martin Ringle (Pacific University, Taylor Auditorium, @Noon): Reed College is one of seven institutions selected by Amazon to participate in a pilot project to evaluate the Kindle DX e-book reader in higher education.  During the fall semester (2009) roughly 40 Reed students in three upper-level courses used the DX in lieu of conventional textbooks.  This presentation will discuss the highlights of the project, including feedback provided by students and faculty and observations about…

  • Portland Book Blog – Roundup

    Spencer Newlin-Cushing
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:31 am
    Hi Book Folk! So unfortunately, this is going to be a Short Edition of the weekly roundup. I won’t make excuses, but I will say I will need a month of detox and some good calm reading to recover from a ridiculous weekend. Just too much. I look forward to the tasty words of Cormac McCarthy, Charles D’Ambrosio and maybe finishing the last few stories I have left in Portland Noir. And I will be back next week with a full host of links for your Portland Blog Roundup. Hawthorne Books Frank Meeink’s Lecture at Washington and Jefferson College – Nov. 19 2009 -An amazing…

  • Tonight 2-8: Matthew Dickman at University of Portland

    Gabe Barber
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:04 am
    Today’s Featured Book Event: Matthew Dickman (University of Portland, Buckley Center @7:30pm): Dickman, a Portland native, earned his M.F.A. at the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Austin. His first collection, All American Poem, published in 2008, received the American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Award and the prestigious Kate Tufts Discovery Award. Dickman has also been awarded an Oregon Literary Fellowship. He has been featured in a wide range of publications, including Poets and Writers, The New Yorker and Tin House. Other Book Events Today: Altered Books…
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