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Spotted in PDX

by PAgent

Look what I found chained up in downtown — it’s the Tripod, a three-wheeled velomobile made by Columbia Cycle Works, LLC. And it’s a mighty pretty thing, in my humble opinion.
If you want to go truly green with your commute, you should walk or ride a bike. Unfortunately, for a lot of the year that [...]

03.09.2010 See the rest → 2 comments

Portland and Unicorns

by capricious

Sounds like a children’s book, doesn’t it?
Well, it’s not.
OK raise your hands if you’ve seen/ are a fan of Facebook’s “Portland was built on an ancient unicorn burial ground” ?
Mmm-hmm. That’s what I thought.
The claim is:  “It is common knowledge, that Portland Oregon was built on an ancient unicorn burial ground, and is clearly why [...]

03.01.2010 See the rest → 5 comments

30 Years of Loving Portland

by Travel Geek

2010 marks an auspicious moment in my life–I have officially been a Portlander for 30 years.  Learning about Portland is somewhat of an obsession for me, and has hit a new height recently, when I was hired as a Travel Advisor for Travel Oregon.  I work at the Oregon Welcome Center at Portland International Airport, [...]

02.21.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

There Were Disco Balls and Legwarmers of Power

by CamiKaos

Hi there, OurPDX readers and fellow Fanadus!  This is morganpdx!  CamiKaos and I are back again, fresh from the Broadway production of Xanadu.  Remember our last blog post, where we announced the winner of our little Xanadu ticket giveaway?  Yeah, we’re gonna do it like that again.  Two OurPDX bloggers.  One blog post.  More fun [...]

01.13.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

Xanadu is Muse-ical!

by morganpdx

Hallo Internets. I’m having such a very busy week this week. I’ve been TRYING desperately to give away a free pair of tickets to Xanadu’s opening night at the Keller Auditorium! (Congratulations to @taradublinrocks, @blabbey, @ladygeek, @stevenguymcdade, and @divebarwife for getting the correct answer, and getting a shot at the free tickets [...]

01.08.2010 See the rest → 1 comment

17 Years Flies

by zanger

(Consider this my introduction.)
Yesterday, I woke up and had a stark realization.
I’ve been here for 17 years.
On January 5, 1992, I drove a beat-up Chevette (is there any other kind?) into Portland from Denver. I remember it well. I actually screamed out loud when I saw the “Entering Portland” sign on I-84. I had no [...]

01.07.2010 See the rest → 8 comments

Free Inspiration!

by morganpdx

Has your writing been weak? Do your paintings lack pizazz? Did the last 200 digital photos flop? Are your jam sessions just not jelling? Is your podcast pathetic? Or maybe your film is a feature length failure?
In other words, is your creative juice-maker dried up like a Saharan riverbed? (I was [...]

01.03.2010 See the rest → 6 comments

Behind the Beard – Bridgeport Village Santa

by Radio Gretchen

Whew. I’ve been to a lot of malls in the last month. Usually my goal this time of year is to avoid all shopping malls like the H1N1. I hate crowds and loud noises. I’m also not a fan of pushing, shoving, grabbing, kicking and biting — and doing all of that [...]

12.24.2009 See the rest → 7 comments

Behind the Beard – Portland Macy’s Downtown Santa

by Radio Gretchen

If you are like me, you don’t accept change willingly. I’m still in a minor state of mourning over the loss of the Pixie Kitchen and the Organ Grinder – the two places that held the most magic for me as a child. A Motel 6 now stands where the Pixie Kitchen stood [...]

12.23.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Behind the Beard – Pioneer Place Santa

by Radio Gretchen

I spent ages 10-18 in a small town in rural western Colorado. The nearest shopping mall was an hour and a half drive through the desert away. The anchor stores at this mall were Mervyn’s and Target. Going to the mall was a Big Deal that was planned weeks ahead of time. [...]

12.21.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Behind the Beard – Washington Square Santa

by Radio Gretchen

Washington Square has long reigned as Oregon’s premier shopping center. It says so right on their website — and who am I to argue with that? So it would only stand to reason that Oregon’s premier shopping center would also have Oregon’s premier shopping center Santa, right?
I know someone who would [...]

12.17.2009 See the rest → 4 comments
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