The bride was beautiful, the groom looked dapper … and the price tag was microscopic. That’s because the wedding we’d inadvertently crashed was taking place at Voodoo Doughnut Too, where a legally binding ceremony — including doughnuts and coffee for 24 guests — costs just $200. Voodoo Too is the eastside sibling to downtown Portland’s [...]
You know you’ve been dying to wear your puffy shirt, eye patch and gold hoop earrings. Well, bring it on, because officials from the Guinness Book of World Records will be in Portland on September 20 to count pirates at the 2009 Portland Pirate Festival in Cathedral Park. If the festival can draw more than [...]
Portland’s summer temps don’t usually climb into the 90s, but on one of those very rare, very hot days, I happened to be walking along Northeast Alberta Street in Portland’s Alberta Arts District. And there it was … summer nirvana: a sign proclaiming to all who might enter that this shop was “Always Cellar Temperature.” [...]
It’s official. Portland has its very own city doughnut – the Portland Creme, officially recognized via unanimous resolution of Portland’s City Council. Our pals down at Voodoo Doughnut, a Voodoo-themed doughnut shop known for its crazy concoctions, created the idea behind Portland Creme. I say “idea,” because the Portland Creme is basically a Boston Cream [...]
Summer may conjure up visions of beaches and bikinis for some, but for me it’s Shakespeare. Every year, as we did last week, my husband and I make our annual trek south to Ashland for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Because our visit coincided with the opening weekend for OSF’s summer season, we packed three of [...]
