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Who designed these signs?

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A couple of years ago, new signage began appearing throughout downtown and inner SE with maps of the area and information for tourists or someone trying to get their bearings. I’m a big fan of them because even though I’m downtown every day, I still can’t remember which street is Salmon [...]

RENT at Keller Auditorium

by Dieselboi

Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing the award winning musical RENT. This was my first time seeing the show even though I have heard many of the songs throughout the years. RENT is here in Portland with members of the Original Broadway cast- Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Being as ignorant as [...]

06.24.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Star Wars Lego display @ Sunlan Lighting

by Dieselboi

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Last week while walking home up N. Mississippi, I stopped and took in Sunlan lighting’s latest window display - Dennis Newell’s personal Star Wars Lego collection. And what a collection it is. It appears Dennis has been building Lego models based on Star Wars for many years. So many memories. Granted, [...]

06.22.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Father’s Day on a bike - Sunday Parkways

by Dieselboi

Summer = Bikes. Well, not necessarily in Portland when you can also find streams of bicycles cruising down the street on the worst day of the year. But summer does bring out the bikes for those non-commuters or regular year- round bikers. Sunday is yet another chance for Portlanders to get out on their bikes [...]

06.19.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

$20 front row tickets for RENT

by Dieselboi

I got an email from our friends at the Portland Opera the other day letting me know about an upcoming event. Fred Meyer Broadway Across America is bringing the production of award winning RENT to Portland next week, June 23-28. RENT is based on the Puccini opera La Boheme which opens The Portland Opera’s 09/10 [...]

06.17.2009 See the rest → 6 comments

Relax. Knit. People watch.

by Dieselboi

Originally uploaded by dieselboi
As part of Rose Festival each year, the organizers fill Pioneer Courthouse Square with plants. In the past, if my memory serves, it has usually been bright flowers and grasses in an elaborate design. After 2 weeks, they sell all the plants to the public on the cheap.
This year, they [...]

06.17.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Summer Skiing at Timberline

by Dieselboi

This morning, while boarding a flight home at Newark International, I spied a group of young teens with ski boots slung over their shoulders. I was in the back of the plane, so watched as the rest of the passengers boarded and took their seats. Many gave these teens strange looks wondering about the [...]

06.15.2009 See the rest → 4 comments

Portland City Hall’s Victory Garden

by Dieselboi

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If there ever was a year when the term Victory Garden would return, 2009 is the year. There are movements nationwide to remove the lawn and plant a garden. Some municipalities - LA for instance - will pay you to remove your grass and replace it with drought tolerant species. [...]

06.10.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

VendrTV in town shooting Food Carts

by Dieselboi

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you would know that Portland’s food cart scene is going gangbusters. We have “pods” of carts now in 4 distinct locations around the city with anywhere from 5 carts up to 20 carts per pod. And these aren’t all just hot dog vendors. We’re talking Thai, Egyptian, New [...]

06.01.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Leftbank Project unveiling

by Dieselboi

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The Leftbank projects is, in their words, “the pairing of a building and a vision: the commercial development of a Portland landmark with a community of mission-driven tenants.” It is my understanding that the building was destined for demolition and re-development. Previous to Leftbank, it was a manufacturing building for many years. [...]

05.29.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Late night meetup - Wizardboots @ Kelly’s Saturday

by Dieselboi

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You know you want to meet the original Porn Store diarist Wizardboots. Well, here’s your chance. Wizardboots and his band are playing at Kellys Olympian this Saturday night with Mr. Frederick and Les Flaneurs Band. It is actually a record release party for the headliner. Mr. Boots [...]

05.27.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

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