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NORTHWEST PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 12, 2024

My Northwest Portland stroll started on Burnside and 23rd. This is the view looking across Burnside: The Envoy. I met a guy who lived there. He said it was great. That’s good enough for me.

SUNNY DAY FOR CELEBRATIONS EVERYDAY

A sunny day is the best sort of day for cheering. You can go outside and walk around with the joy of the day, no matter what is celebrated. And you don’t have to dress like you’re going on an undersea adventure. Just open the door and step out. But what is there to celebrate? […]

PORTLAND FEVER: 1980-1990

    After walking around Manhattan and finding the perfect neighborhood, I wanted to find that neighborhood in Portland. When I did it started Portland fever.   Northwest Portland in late spring reminded me of Greenwich Village on a smaller scale. Like most everything compared to NYC, smaller is normal. Smaller buildings, smaller stores up […]

LAST BEER CALL? MAKE IT THE BEST LAST BEER

      (Part I of two.) The Last Beer Call Champion: Breakside Brewery IPA. After traveling coast to coast, Breakside blew the competition away. Drinking every beer in Portland since Grant’s and Red Hook were the only new beers on the rack shows how good Breakside is. Call it scientific research. You want to […]

THE BAD SIDE OF TOWN

It Matters When The Bad Side Of Town Is Better Than Your Town Now. Remember those days, those second bike days, the days after your first bike? You moved up. You were cool. You were road worthy. And you knew how to cruise with the quarter you stole from your mom’s purse. You’d leave through […]