Portland’s weather isn’t always sunny, but we are fortunate to have a handful of tiki bars that serve fruity tropical drinks and help give the illusion that you’ve escaped to a South Pacific island for a quick blast of warmth, even if the effect is only temporary. Portland has three great tiki establishments to visit. [...]
Even though I’m a member of the “clean plate club” 99% of the time I go out to eat (Thanks mom!), I’ll occasionally have a scrap or two left on my plate. A few years ago this food scrap would have been tossed into the trash and eventually made its way into a landfill to [...]
Seeing that we are in the season of giving thanks, I would like to say “thank you” for the gift that gives year-round: the American Burrito, also known as the sandwich. The sandwich is enjoying a long-overdue renaissance in Portland thanks to a few key players who have upped the ante on three very important [...]
It was date night and I had to come up with something special to placate the better half. Lucky for me, an e-mail hadpopped into my inbox earlier in the week with the perfect date idea: Catching the Oregon Symphony’s performance of “The New World Symphony.” With Musical Director Carlos Kalmar at the helm, I [...]
Portland is a walker’s paradise. From the wide sidewalks (and short blocks) of downtown, to the eclectic eastside neighborhoods of Belmont, Hawthorne, Alberta and Mississippi, to the stairways hidden among the West Hills, Portland is a great place to enjoy a good stroll. For a city of its size, I’m constantly amazed at the great [...]
When an surprise encounter with a friend turned into one of the best invites I’ve received in a long time, I quickly jumped at the opportunity to boat from Portland to Astoria on the Columbia River. I was hooked right from the beginning as Captain Nick and Captain Jake described the plan: five salty dogs, [...]
Until earlier this year my only contact with the small towns of Banks and Vernonia, located 30 minutes outside of Portland, was limited to seeing their sign posts as I zipped along Highway 26 on my way to the coast. I had heard about a 21-mile-long train route that had the tracks pulled and was [...]
I’ve got a beer in one hand, science in the other, and I’m in a museum where the only kids are 21 years or older. Such is life at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s monthly After Dark series, where adult beverages and food accompany live music, dance and circus-like performances. On this last [...]
Summer is finally here! For the majority of Portlanders, that means one thing: getting a table at an outdoor patio or grabbing sidewalk seating at a favorite bar or restaurant. Summer is a glorious three- to four-month stretch when we enjoy our world-famous microbrews, spirits and food outside without the fear of getting rained on. [...]
Calling all fedoras, fancy dresses and sport coats. Feb. 21-28, 2010, the Portland Jazz Festival returns to get music lovers, culture vultures, movers and shakers up and out of their regular winter routine. Want to be one of the cool kids? Click below to make a reservation at a participating Jazz Festival hotel: Need more [...]
