Archive for the ‘Portland’ Category

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Pinball for scotties

She’s a pinball wizard, there’s got to be a twist…

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A tale of two festivals

Pirates, socks, juggling, bridges, comics, tulips… is there anything this city doesn’t have a festival for?

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Things I’ve been doing

Hippy tea, hate mail, chili-eatin’, damper making, hob-nobbing with famous actors and more…

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Project America: Baseball

TAKE me out to the BALL-gaaame… something, something… la la. A field report from my first — and possibly last — baseball game.

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Rag of the Week: Busted

A new series looking at some of the weird and wonderful publications available in Portland. This week: 20 pages of rapists, thieves and junkies.

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Project America: Biscuits ‘n gravy

Road-testing Portland’s favourite brekkie (contrary to popular opinion, it’s not meth). With bonus expert commentary.

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Bummed out

Are the streets here really paved with homeless people?

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Say, Ruth, what else have you been up to?

Arm-wrestling, pie-eating, fake legs, one-armed guitarists, Romanian gypsies and more…

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Local food is berry tasty

In which I become a hardcore Oregon locavore in the name of fresh fruit.

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The curious case of the new Prime Minister and the missing seven-year-old

Missing: my sense of perspective. Please call the Multonomah County Sheriff’s tip line with any information.