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Show PAM your ink

by A. L. Venable

If I were told Portlanders had more tattoos per capita than other cities, I would not be surprised. Tattoos have the ability to be both personal and public at the same time. They can be used to permanently mark significant events, an artistic vision, a current (or past) relationship, or other journeys in our lives [...]

07.03.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

What’s In A Name?

by CamiKaos

As I look around the city and see new construction stretching from bustling downtown to sleepy little neighborhoods I can’t help but wonder how each place is going to draw the attention of the masses.  Get a foothold.  Take a step forward and get noticed.  The responsible (and fashionable) way to do it is to [...]

07.01.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

The South Park Blocks

by Radio Gretchen

On sunny days, I spend a lot of my lunch hours out in the South Park Blocks. The South Park Blocks will always be special to me because of the years I spent at PNCA, which at the time was housed within the walls of the Portland Art Museum. Those tree-lined blocks [...]

07.01.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Celebrating Keith Goodman’s Life

by Betsy Richter

My apologies if I’m sharing information out of turn, but I know that there’s been a flood of inbound traffic looking for memorial service information for Keith Goodman.
I received the following email tonight from the da Vinci middle school parent mailing list I’m now on sharing the official district statement about Goodman’s death, [...]

06.30.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

The Losses that are Closer to Home

by Betsy Richter

It might be easy to overlook the passing of Portland’s Keith Goodman. Goodman — who died yesterday of an apparent heart attack at the conclusion of a dance performance — wasn’t nationally notable, after all. As a result, his death will be missed by many PDX people, sandwiched in as it is between [...]

06.28.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

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

This is for all the Fat Girls

by A. L. Venable

While there are national chain stores that carry sizes 14 and up – Torrid, Old Navy, Lane Bryant, Macy’s, etc. – A. L. Venable focused on some of the local options for plus-sized women out there. Also, these stores offer the opportunity to be a bit more creative with your wardrobe, whether you buy all of the pieces in one place, or use them to perk up that plain black skirt.

06.22.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

Top 5 Pathetic Reasons I Haven’t Blogged Here In, Like, Forever

by mediaChick

It’s been 113 days since I last posted here on OurPDX. Since then there have been three OurPDX Author meetups (and had the balls to attend one of them), a major site migration, blog design update, and a Flickr group account started (which at this moment has more than 360 gorgeous images). Oh, and hundreds [...]

06.21.2009 See the rest → 4 comments

What do cupcakes, dynamite and dildoes have in common?

by morganpdx

The answer? I found them all at the Mission Theatre tonight.
See, there’s this wonderful storytelling event called Back Fence PDX. I’ve been wanting to go for several months, but “something always came up.” However, the things that turned up turned out to be very, very bad things. Bad things like having [...]

06.18.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

“Are you horny, baybeee? YEAH!”

by Cosmic Charlie

Portlanders have a thing about wanting to be first. I suppose that’s human nature, and I don’t have experiences in other cities to compare to, but when something cool is about to happen the line starts forming early. Blazers in the playoffs? The line forms at the box office as soon as the game is [...]

06.17.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Are Diamonds a Girl’s BFF?

by Cosmic Charlie

I had a post all planned for this weekend, a doozy that featured gratuitous nudity. BUT, since the city has been saturated with bare bodies this weekend, I will save it for midweek when I can slap a NSFW sticker on it and cause workplace turmoil. That’s right kids, something naughty to look forward to!
My [...]

06.14.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

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