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Happy Fourth of July!

by djtv

This morning I kept seeing flashes of kids with all kinds of red, white and blue racing in the same direction. I stopped some of them and snapped their photo to find out what was going on. Turns out the local elementary school was having a Fourth of July Parade. It made me feel like [...]

07.04.2009 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

Bloggers By the Baker’s Dozen

by Betsy Richter

OurPDX authors
Originally uploaded by Igal Koshevoy

Here, some of the OurPDX author crew (both past and present), at our anniversary/birthday party last night at the Green Dragon.
Thanks, Igal, for preserving the memory — pre-Tiki drink consumption, no less! (More party pictures here…)
(Shown: mediaChick, Radio Gretchen, PAgent, Metroknow, Cosmic Charlie, Aaron, Amye, Tricia, Lyza, JTK, [...]

06.27.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Happy Birthday To Us!

by Betsy Richter

Just over a year ago*, a few of us stumbled out from the wings and onto the stage — we were the proverbial kids in the barn, putting on a show for y’all as Portland’s latest group blog. And it seems appropriate that I commandeer the 1000th post on OurPDX to make a celebratory [...]

06.25.2009 See the rest → 14 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

More PDX Limericks

by PAgent

I’m afraid it’s that time again. Time to dust off your rhyming dictionary and bust out some locally-themed limericks. The last time we did this we got some great responses. So, to get you started:
The mayor has damaged our trust,
The AG’s report was a must.
But their romping in bed
was just “he said, he said”
Whether Breedlove [...]

06.23.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

Star Wars Lego display @ Sunlan Lighting

by Dieselboi

Originally uploaded by dieselboi
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

Benefit Screening of Food, Inc. at Cinema 21

by Metroknow

Quick info:
Screening of Food, Inc. to benefit Slow Food Portland
Where: Cinema 21, 616 NW 21st Ave.
When: June 23rd at 7:00 PM
Mention “Slow Food” and Cinema 21 will donate $2 of the ticket sale to Slow Food Portland.
In case you have not seen my hearty, hungry-jack face at your table lately asking you leading questions like, [...]

06.22.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Parking Garage Nostalgia

by CamiKaos

I was still 17 when I moved to Portland at the beginning of 1995 to live with a boyfriend who was going to college here.  I was a jaded youth but still young and simple enough to be impressed by the fact that I was living in a city as opposed to a suburb or [...]

06.22.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

OurPDX anniversary party 6/26 at Beer & Blog!

by Betsy Richter

Hey! We’re almost a year old!
I know, I know — it seems like we launched the site just yesterday. But after 980 posts and with 23 authors on board, well — it looks like we’re here to stay.
And it’s time to celebrate! So please, oh, please — won’t you [...]

06.19.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Street of Dreams

by Jeremy Towsey-French

The quest to rename a Portland City street to Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard has rumbled on for two years –testing the City’s collective patience. What was once a somewhat well-honed, targeted effort to rename Interstate Avenue after the late workers’ rights advocate, has turned into an attempt to rename the street-of-least-resistance –whatever street that may [...]

06.18.2009 See the rest → 5 comments