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May 31,2008
Portland Makes NYT List of 31 Summer Stops
by pearlgirl
The New York Times has named 31 interesting places to visit this summer. Portland made the list as a foodie haven: "As far as foodie havens go, Portland has been better known for its vegan cafes and eco-hippie cooperatives than for restaurants with gastronomic ambitions. But an emerging locavore movement has changed that. Drawn by the city’s low rents and artsy vibe, young chefs are breaking the culinary mold and tapping into the Northwestern bounty of local fisheries, small meat purveyors and artisanal farms. Sample the heat at places like Clyde Common (Southwest 10th and Stark; 503-228-3333; www.clydecommon.com ), which serves novel dishes like crispy pork belly with blood orange marmalade." How do you sell a trip to Portland to your family and friends? Read the full article
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May 31,2008
Is the Starlight Parade really Green?
by pearlgirl
Although the Starlight Parade emits 240 pounds of carbon dioxide, it has purchased enough carbon offsets to be considered 'green'. Is this really a matter of paying to pollute or do you think carbon offsets are a good thing? Are there ways to green the parade without carbon offsets? From the Portland Tribune... Just plain old “Starlight Parade”? How about “PGE/SOLV Carbon Neutral Starlight Parade”? PGE said that for the second straight year, the Portland Rose Festival’s Starlight Parade has purchased enough carbon offsets from the Climate Trust to be considered “green.” The parade, which begins at 8:30 tonight in downtown Portland, purchased the offsets because of the carbon emissions from the vehicles and floats that will roll through the city in the traditional event. The purchase offsets about 240 pounds of carbon dioxide produced by 43 floats, plus cars, police motorcycles, garbage trucks and street sweepers as they travel the 2.5
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May 27,2008
Get Your Chocolate On at the Heathman
by pearlgirl
Here's good news for chocolate lovers: Cacao is opening a second, albeit tiny location in the Heathman Hotel. Get all the dishy details on Just Out's Blog. Cacao 414 SW 13th Avenue Portland, OR Cacao in the Heathman 1001 SW Broadway (at Salmon) Portland, OR 97205
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May 25,2008
Hot Lips Pops Off
by pearlgirl
Today's Oregonian offers a really great story about Hot Lips Pizza and its foray into making soda. Maybe you've seen it or even tried it, but I bet you have no idea of the trials and tribulations involved in bringing this craft soda to market. Read the story
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May 24,2008
2008 Kids Cook at the Market
by pearlgirl
Kids, roll up your sleeves, grab an apron, and have fun learning to cook! Junior chefs ages seven to eleven can cultivate their culinary skills and experience a cornucopia of farm fresh foods by enrolling in Portland Farmers Market’s Kids Cook at the Market program.All classes are taught by professional chefs, restaurateurs or local cooking pros. Kids learn about the seasonality of foods, meet local farmers, and get hands-on experience preparing ingredients purchased fresh at the market. Classes include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction and recipes to take home so kids can share what they learned with their family.
Advance registration and payment is required. Cost per student is $15 per class. All classes held at PSU Farmers Market. Download the schedule and registration form.
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May 24,2008
Flicks on the Bricks
by pearlgirl
Pioneer Courthouse Square is happy to host another summer of outdoor movies at the Flicks on the Bricks Outdoor Movie Series! The series begins on July 25th at dusk and will continue every Friday until August 15th. FREE! More details to come...
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May 22,2008
Votes bring mixed results for local architecture firms
by shooter
From the Daily Journal of Commerce : Tuesday’s passage of the Redmond School District’s $110 million school construction bond came as good news to Dull Olson Weekes Architects. The Portland firm, which designed the school district’s middle school several years ago, could be a candidate to design Redmond’s new $80 million high school. But Tuesday’s election brought mixed news, as school districts in Washington’s Clark County suffered several capital project bond losses. The bond measures for renovations and new construction that failed in Clark County were Evergreen School District, $250 million; Ridgefield School District, $85 million; La Center School District, $32 million, and Washougal School District, $46.6 million. Oregon voters were more generous when it came to supporting bonds for education-related construction projects. Measures that passed were Chemeketa Commu-nity College, $92 million; and Hood River County School District, $25.1 m
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May 21,2008
Downtown Portland retailers want marketing blitz
by pearlgirl
From the Oregonian... Peeking out from behind orange barricades and towering construction equipment, many downtown Portland retailers have grumbled over the past year about a variety of construction projects making business a dicey -- and noisy -- proposition.Yet as the construction, especially the transit mall makeover on Southwest Fifth and Sixth avenues, nears its scheduled January 2009 completion, some of those retailers are more optimistic.
After years of false-starts and mounting competition from suburban malls, they say, this round of improvements could be the ticket to drawing more customers downtown to shop, eat and explore. There's just one hitch, they say: It won't work unless they get city money to market the new glam.
Retail leaders are lobbying for $1.2 million next year -- $450,000 from the city's general fund and the rest from a parking-meter increase.
So far this year, $300,000 has been penciled into the proposed budget,
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May 19,2008
Indie retailers gravitate toward West End
by pearlgirl
From the Daily Journal of Commerce... Flanked by the hipster haven Ace Hotel and blocks from powerhouse retailers such as Nordstrom, independently owned retail boutiques are staking a claim in Portland’s burgeoning West End business district.In the last two months, two new clothing shops, Covet and Frances May, have leased space in the Mekka Building on the corner of Southwest Washington Street and 10th Avenue. Turned off by unaffordable leasing options in more established shopping areas such as the Pearl District and Northwest 23rd Avenue, these two shop owners say they chose the area for its affordability and proximity to popular downtown hotels.
“This area is the perfect marriage between downtown, the Pearl and Northwest,” said Athena Frazier, owner of Covet. “It’s a boutique environment in an urban setting.”
Previously sparse in retail, the area between Southwest Alder and Burnside Streets and Southwest 10th an
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May 19,2008
Portland firms prepare for U.S. embassy work
by pearlgirl
From the Daily Journal of Commerce... Two Portland architecture firms have won U.S Department of State contracts that could bring them years of design work on U.S. embassies around the world.
Yost Grube Hall Architecture and Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects were recently awarded “indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery” contracts for planning, design, renovation and restoration of existing U.S. embassy facilities. Some of the projects will be in developing countries in Africa.
Joachim Grube, chairman and principal at YGH, said the firms will know in early fall which of the projects they will work on and the scope of each project. He did not know the exact locations of the embassy work, but said the projects will likely be in third-world countries.
Nationwide, nine architecture firms were selected for the contracts. Grube said Portland is the only U.S. city with two firms that won contracts. Read the full article
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Yost Grube Hall Architecture and Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects were recently awarded “indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery” contracts for planning, design, renovation and restoration of existing U.S. embassy facilities. Some of the projects will be in developing countries in Africa.
Joachim Grube, chairman and principal at YGH, said the firms will know in early fall which of the projects they will work on and the scope of each project. He did not know the exact locations of the embassy work, but said the projects will likely be in third-world countries.
Nationwide, nine architecture firms were selected for the contracts. Grube said Portland is the only U.S. city with two firms that won contracts. Read the full article
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