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END OF THE CHEESE STEAK TRAIL IN OREGON

NW 23rd and Northrup. A food obsession isn’t a pretty thing. It makes you do things you’d rather not do, go places you shouldn’t. The best example in Portland, Oregon is the famous Poc Poc in SE. Where do you go after Poc Poc? Thailand, of course, and take Anthony Bourdain with you to get […]

HUNTING THE ELUSIVE PHILLY CHEESE STEAK IN PORTLAND OREGON

Ask And You Don’t Always Receive When It Comes To Cheese Steaks. After living in South Philadelphia in the mid-70’s I became a fan of the locally named delicacy. The Philadelphia cheese steak isn’t limited to Philadelphia. They’re nation wide. But the question remains: Can you get a good sandwich this side of the Mississippi […]

THE OREGON SECRET, part 1

Finally Exposed: Portland Street Car Suspicions… Read the transportation editorial on the Oregonian’s Opinion front page, the sort of benchmark work a newspaper of record addresses online and hard copy. In other words, try and stay awake. No thwarted world terror plans to reflect on. No national shootings of note. Just an honest request to […]

IS THIRTY YEARS TOO LATE? IS SIXTEEN?

From Local To National, Send The Word: NO Two stories need broader exposure, a specialty for BoomerPDX. One comes from a local sports columnist, the other from every media outlet worthy of the name. The Oregonian’s John Canzano wrote about a forgotten woman from an a Corvallis assault. Why forgotten? No charges, no crime. Part […]

PDX HISTORY IN WILLAMETTE WEEK

It’s All In The Personal Details For Portland. Historic data reflects how things were and warn against what might be coming. After the facts of an event circulate through enough hands it becomes hard truth. The forty year history of Portland as recounted by Willamette Week reporters show a city recent arrivals will never know. […]

FOR THE LOVE OF PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

A Haters’ Review. The love/hate relationship with sports comes into full blossom when a player leaves a team. Some leave with remorse, some leave with bitterness. All agree it’s part of the business. So what’s it about Portland that leaves such a bad feeling in some players? Why do some NBA guys take a shot […]

A PORTLAND GEM

The following post found it’s way into The Oregonian’s opinion section as an op-ed. I’ve traded emails with the Portland man who stood tall, then grew even taller and the newspaper editor who plucked this piece from his 100’s of submissions each day. What’s it feel like opening the Sunday Oregonian and finding your work […]

TOO OLD TO RETIRE YOUNG?

Sixty Is The New Sixty In The Garden. The dream used to be make a million before you’re thirty and retire. You’ve seen these people, these young retirees? They travel, learn new languages, stay in shape. In other words they’re bored to death and need to keep finding challenges before their brains shut down completely. […]

HIKING BABY BOOMER PORTLAND, pt. 3

Part One and Part Two. Portland bridges move people over the river. They also create fantastic venues for events. Above is Portland’s Mini Maker Faire from Sunday in OMSI’s parking lot. That’s the Marquam Bridge and I-5 overhead. A beautiful thing about Portland is its availability. I left my driveway at 1:30 and parked on […]

END OF THE CHEESE STEAK TRAIL IN OREGON

HUNTING THE ELUSIVE PHILLY CHEESE STEAK IN PORTLAND OREGON

THE OREGON SECRET, part 1

IS THIRTY YEARS TOO LATE? IS SIXTEEN?

PDX HISTORY IN WILLAMETTE WEEK

FOR THE LOVE OF PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

BRITTANY MAYNARD’S GRAND CANYON

A PORTLAND GEM

TOO OLD TO RETIRE YOUNG?

HIKING BABY BOOMER PORTLAND, pt. 3

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