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TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS LOVE

March 13, 2019 by

The best thing art offers us is revelation. Last night at Tiny Beautiful Things (TBT) was no exception. The worst thing art offers us is truth after the revelation. TBT showed I lack the same empathy gene as Cheryl Strayed. And I was shocked. I love the idea of reaching out in love, of putting […]

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PORTLAND JAZZ FAN? WHO KNEW

March 6, 2019 by

Last night I saw Mel Brown at The Vault and it was stellar. Portland jazz has a new fan. Make that three new fans. Jazz is easy, right? No it’s not. It’s key changes, tempo, and timing. And practice. Mel Brown has been a Portland jazz anchor; his group has a regular gig at the […]

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LIVE WIRE RADIO PORTLAND THURSDAY NIGHT

February 22, 2019 by

The picture of Luke ‘Boo’ Burbank is the face of a radio smart aleck, the sort of smart aleck radio needs more of. He ran the Live Wire Radio Show Thursday night at the Alberta Theater on Portland, Oregon’s Northeast Alberta Street. Maybe you’ve heard of Alberta? It’s been part of the Portland migration. Businesses […]

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PORTLAND URBAN LIFE REVERSE HISTORY: FROM 2-17-19 TO 2-13-17

February 18, 2019 by

The ultimate joy of aging gracefully is the grace part. I don’t feel a need to lash out at every wrong I’ve ever felt. At the same time I can’t listen very well to others working their own lash. I mean, who really knows what brings people to act the way they do? Well, I’ve […]

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PORTLAND HUBERS TOPS CHICAGO, DEARBORN, EAST LANCING DINING EXPERIENCE

February 16, 2019 by

Portland’s Hubers restaurant brings out the best in it’s customers.

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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY CHICAGO, DEARBORN, EAST LANSING

February 14, 2019 by

Happy Valentines Day to the great American cities of midwestern love. Chicago, Dearborn, and East Lansing have all showed the love to boomerpdx recently and Valentines Day seems a good time for A SHOUT OUT. If February 14 isn’t a world wide celebration, it is here in Oregon. “Why?” you ask.

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OREGON SWERVES LEFT, SWERVES RIGHT, HOLD TIGHT

February 6, 2019 by

Try and recall the Oregon moment you finally understood life, or at least the sort of life you wanted to live. Remember where you were and who you were with and look around now. Are they still in the picture? Should they be?

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PORTLAND LIVING FOR BEGINNERS

January 31, 2019 by

  Like real life, living in Portland doesn’t come with a guide book. A book might seem like a good idea from every new thing you read and hear about the city, but at the end of the day you’re screwed if you think living here is some kind of paint by number life. Just […]

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CLASSIC PORTLAND, JAKES, JANE AUSTEN

January 30, 2019 by

Classic Portland isn’t a memory, or some sort of dream. It’s not a TV show or a few blocks on the Eastside. Classic Portland is what the new people see when they move here; it’s what they’ll complain about when they move to Tigard in ten years.

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PORTLAND BUILDING UP, BUILDING DOWN

January 26, 2019 by

The difference between building up and tearing something down looks the same at some point in the project. Taking a building down leaves a trail of crap all over the place; prepping a site to start building does the same thing except with more organization. Walk past any fenced off block in a growing city […]

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