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STAMMTISCH: PORTLAND’S BAR OF THE YEAR

May 12, 2015 by

What Makes A Bar Great, And Why Stammtisch? Have you been to Germany for Octoberfest? To Prague in the Czech Republic for their famous beers? I haven’t, but plans for a beer run to Central Europe seems like a good idea. Instead of a steady diet of cathedrals, museums, and castles, why not a beer […]

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NATIONAL BEER DAY IN PDX

April 7, 2015 by

In A Great Beer City Every Day Is National Beer Day. Portland Oregon and beer go together like a bottle cap and an opener. That’s the feeling from every outdoor drinking spot, bar stool, and brew house. Who feels like a beer on National Beer Day? Even if you don’t, raise your hand. Quick history: […]

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BECK’S IN PORTLAND BEER CITY

March 23, 2015 by

A Euro-problem For Portland Beer? Or Just Me. In the beginning there was Blitz, the baby boomer’s original Portland beer. You can still see the remains of that other urban brewery around NW 12th and Burnside’s Brewery Blocks. It’s a nice re-use of an area instead of complete tear down. What isn’t around is the […]

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PORTLAND BEER HUNT

March 10, 2015 by

Portland Beer Of The Year Starts Here. Do you see a beer sign? A brewery sign? Anything that says beer is near? It’s not an accident. Once you park your car it’s still a mystery. To help out, this place in across the street, maybe two streets, from the Rose Garden, Modo Center, Memorial Coliseum. […]

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A Gathering Of Oregon Sports News Writers

February 25, 2015 by

Part Of The Oregon Sports News Writing Crew. According to legend the most difficult task for online people is climbing out of their basement and actually going someplace. A google search doesn’t qualify as ‘going’ someplace. Meeting others at a particular time and place qualifies as going someplace. Joel Stein, writer for Time Magazine, understands […]

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THE OREGON BEER TRAIL TO PORTLAND

July 31, 2014 by

Oregon Brewers Festival Fans’ Points Of Origin. Courts of law rely on evidence. They need proof. Nothing helps close a case like proof. How do you prove Portland is a big draw, that the recent Brewers Festival draws huge numbers to Portland, who then go home and tell others? Put a map up with push […]

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STEP UP TO THE JUICE BAR, BOOMER

June 24, 2014 by

Have One On The House. Doing a juice fast usually means one thing: lots of juice. Finishing a juice fast usually means one thing, too: no more juice. Neither is true. I just finished eight days of adapted juice fasting. Instead of going hardcore juicer, I adapted to a restricted calorie, limited choice diet, to […]

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FROM BUBBLE GUM TO HEROIN

March 26, 2014 by

For every reason to play sports, you get twice the benefit from the effort. Non-sports people never quite understand how this works. Each contest has the drama between the players. The winners cheer, losers complain, and they all tell their friends why they won or lost. Finally, someone assigns greater meaning to the event, deserving or […]

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When The Lights Go Down In The City

January 17, 2014 by

The Neon Gets Better. On a cold, dark, night, a city asks for caution. Even the familiar takes on an extra foreboding. With others, or walking alone, the sound of footsteps behind you quickens your pace. Empty shadows carry secrets you don’t want to know. Some streets are just not very inviting. Even in the […]

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Singing Through The Christmas Noise

December 24, 2013 by

Once the commercial side dies down, you still have to get home. Did you have a party? We organized singing. It lasted one Christmas carol. Someone misunderstood the rules of Karaoke. You need music with scrolling words, not scrolling words with guitar chords and no guitar. I don’t remember the song, but one Christmas spirited young […]

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