An ode to a father, a story of growing up with two mothers, a request for a cloak of visibility, and a reflection on goodbyes. Here are four Freshly Pressed standouts from this week — all quite personal pieces that have resonated with many readers. Go ahead and dive in: Why I Don’t Diet — […]
An ode to a father, a story of growing up with two mothers, a request for a cloak of visibility, and a reflection on goodbyes. Here are four Freshly Pressed standouts from this week — all quite personal pieces that have resonated with many readers. Go ahead and dive in: Why I Don’t Diet — […]
An ode to a father, a story of growing up with two mothers, a request for a cloak of visibility, and a reflection on goodbyes. Here are four Freshly Pressed standouts from this week — all quite personal pieces that have resonated with many readers. Go ahead and dive in: Why I Don’t Diet — […]
Would you like your plans for Memorial Day weekend to involve an Icelandic band that makes the music of the spheres? Good, you got here just in time. We're giving away TWO PAIRS of ti
Hey, what happened to my blog? I used to write about gardening, canning, cooking and things here. I suppose I wrote about them because there were so few others who were too. But today the web is thick with full time talented bloggers taking gorgeous photos of their food, crafting wonderful recipes, gardening every da
Bit by bit, her favorite cookbooks and well worn recipes from newspapers (Sweet Potato Pie Casserole, I'm talking to you), impressive family holiday spreads, baking peanut butter fudge cookies, frosting cupcakes for class, using a food processor to puree the filling for her well-loved stuffed mushrooms (which she kept makin
The great bike-related job opportunities keep coming in. We had a diverse selection of Job Listings posted this past week. Check them out via the links below... Bike Mechanic - Sunset Cycles Policy and Government Affairs Manager - Cascade Bicycle Club Manufacturing Materials Processor - Chris King Precision Components Team
I've written about this prank in Bart's King-Sized Book of Fun, so I was happy to see someone has morphed it into a REVERSE practical joke. (This looks a bit staged, but I can live with that.)
Portland indoor mapping startup Meridian has been sold to Aruba Networks for an undisclosed sum, reports the Oregonian today. Meridian helps people find their way within large buildings, such as malls, stadiums or airports, and enables marketing directed at a phone’s precise location. Aruba Networks is a wireless LAN
The prized fish from Alaska arrives in Seattle, where chefs will compete in an annual cook-off. Copper River salmon typically draw the highest prices at restaurants and markets.
Breakside's third anniversary features THREE anniversary beers, Papa Paul's features just one and the man himself and Brewer's Memorial Ale Fest has more than 50 breweries represented and a few thousand dogs...
My friend Brian Mathus posing with a giant painting he had created as part of an art opening at the original Lulu's Vintage store location.
Shawn Gascoyne-Bowman's new book, "Beer Crafts: Making the Most of Your Cans, Bottle Caps and Labels," could not be aimed more accurately at do-it-yourself, craft-beer-loving Portland.
Self-proclaimed "Entertainer, Dream Maker, Chanteuse, Superstar," the comedienne and singer blends cabaret and burlesque showmanship.
In defense of his exhibit "The Neighbors" made up of photos of people inside their apartments at the Zinc Building in Tribeca, photographer Arne Svenson argues that people who live behind glass windows are performing on a stage of their own creation. Residents of the building might seek legal recourse, even though
Project Kronos is a documentary film set in the not too distant future, following a mission to achieve interstellar space travel
Oh my. This should be good. A live cast will perform The Big Lebowski while the movie plays on the big screen at the Clinton Street Theater. Two shows Friday and two shows Saturday.
"Amarillo," by Teatro Línea de Sombra, presents a vivid look at the travails immigrants encounter entering the U.S. illegally.
Canada’s four wireless players are maneuvering for advantage reports the Globe and Mail. It would represent a failure in the government’s years-long push to create more competition in the wireless business, according to the Globe and Mail. Mobile Service in Canada is Overpriced and Anti-Competitive, according to
Reclaim Mally by midnight or we will seize the monkey, German officials say.
This 1947 aerial photo covers a lot of area of Northeast Portland. From Burnside at the bottom, the view stretches out past Alameda Ridge in the distance. There’s some pretty good detail in the foreground, including Buckman Field Park, Benson Polytechnic High, Sullivan’s Gulch and the site of the future Lloyd Ce
Krzanich said he and newly promoted company President Renee James will try to make Intel more outward-looking in order to predict future trends in computing.
Once a year, the Portland Art Museum tosses out convention and turns its galleries and grounds into performance spaces, game rooms, food courts and more, in an effort to bring in new audiences and highlight works of art with a social conscience.
View full sizeBag & Baggage Productions will present an all-female version of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."Casey Campbell "Rock of Ages": The big, boisterous musical built around '80s arena-rock hits by the likes of Journey, Poison and Twisted Sister may be, in the...
View full sizeBritt Classical FestivalDavid Bjurstrom Astoria Music Festival: The three-weekend festival goes big by marking the bicentennials of musical giants Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi. Met tenor Allan Glassman sings the passionate role of Siegmund in Act 1 of "Die...
View full sizeAnna Craycroft at PICA.Courtesy of Tracy William "Cyclepedia: Iconic Bicycle Designs" With more cyclists per capita than any other U.S. city, Portland is the perfect host for "Cyclepedia," an exhibition of bikes of every stripe, from state-of-the-art racers to...
View full size"Flicks on the Bricks" Travelportland.com Portland Rose Festival: It wouldn't be summer in the Rose City without this annual celebration. Highlights include the Rose Festival CityFair and RoZone, the Portland General Electric/SOLVE Starlight Parade, the Portland Rose Society's 125th...
View full sizeLanghorne Slim sings to fans during Pickathon.Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian/2012 Oregon Zoo Concerts: If you're the type to score these things at home, your scorecard probably says the Oregon Zoo is up on points this summer. Two of the...
The memorable ladies room is located on the lower level to serve 10 Below (the hotel restaurant) and the entertainment venue where the Oxford features its live jazz series.
Jeff Lundy, Ph.D., U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Business Civic Leadership Center. The Millennial generation is the future of the American public. While the opinions of older generations might be set, this younger generation brings new perspectives on society that can change the perception of American business.
Everybody has their pet peeves. Heck, even peeves that don't involve pets. For us, it's working on Friday, so instead, we'll let semi-regular Edge contributor (he's not semi-regular, but, well, you get the idea) Corey Brunish let you know what...
The painting by Brooklyn artist John Currin — which was imagined from a photo of a clothed Arthur — made headlines when it came out in 1991. Critics called it misogynist and some even urged boycotts of Currin's shows in the 1990s. Others viewed the painting as a feminist statement about confidence and age. The New Yorke
by Roger O. McClellan WASHINGTON and Oregon are in the middle of an intense debate about whether to expand facilities to ship coal to Asia. As a former resident of Washington state and one who has family that lives in … Cont
Karen England, Executive Director, Capitol Resource Institute, Assembly Bill 1266 passed out of the Assembly. AB 1266 forces all California schools to allow students to participate in sex-segregated school programs, activities, and facilities consistent with his or her gender identity. “This bill allows children of an
By Heidi von Tagen Gorgeous Bits Blog Portland A few months ago, I thought it would be cool to start a series of posts called “Chef’s at Home” which would feature Culinary Instructors in their home kitchens talking about what inspires them and what they love about cooking at home. I started out with Chef
By American Farm Bureau You haven’t heard this said a lot: Congress got a lot done this week! At least when it comes to the farm bill. American Farm public policy director Dale Moore talks about what got done in this story from AFBF’s Johnna Miller. Miller: It’s been a big week for [...]
The phantom leaves traces parachutes propellers on high a tiny check mark seen at 7:18. I knew the phantom as flesh and bone raven curls eyes stolen from the sea. Letters and words over years and miles left to wither into the dead silence of space. The universe doesn’t give a whit about the phantom [...]
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Garden House Greenhouse via BHG Our weather in the NW has been pretty fantastic lately, I am so inspired for summer! I’m still planning my
Watch an exclusive clip of Under the Dome based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel about a small town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by a massive transparent dome. Premieres Monday, June 24 on CBS.
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Introductory Note: You've probably noticed that the network has been having intermittent hang-ups over the last couple days. Tech support has been working to get everyth
D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, will launch a massive reimagining of its D23.com website, opening up the wonderful worlds of Disney like never before to its members. The site will provide access to newly digitized content that delves deeply into The Walt Disney Company’s vault of material, past and present, along with
It’s not always easy to figure out your brand, let alone take specific actions which will create a brand that art buyers grasp. Yet, without an identifiable brand, it’s hard to sell art. So today we’re going to spend a little time explaining ways you can increase awareness about your brand. Here are four q
A version of this post was published on my now-defunct blog "Renaissance Man" on September 1, 2009.Having created seven indexes of Shakespearean Prominence/Obscurity in the last two postings, we are now in a position to create a defensible index of relative play fameitude. We shall do this in
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Candice Glover was crowned the new "American Idol" on Thursday after defeating country singer Kree Harrison.
As part of its new, low price menu, Taco Bell is testing out a new breakfast menu item called the Waffle Taco or as I like to call it, the Waco. Currently available only at three Southern California locations, the 89-cent breakfast option features a sausage patty and scrambled eggs folded into a waffle with optional syrup
Man this song takes me back…Last night Huey Lewis and the News performed “I Want a New Drug” featuring Jimmy Kimmel on the Sony Indoor Stage. The band appeared on the late night program to promote the 30th anniversary of the release of their &x platinum album, Sports. Now I just feel old.