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Six Great Things to Do This Weekend... Do it yourself, do it with friends, but do it soon. Summer's making its curtain call, but there's still plenty to do while it lasts. Scavenge the city for a hidden treasure, dance with giant puppets or drink the Oregon moonshine (i.e. small-batch microbrews). LEARN Wild Foods in Wilderness Survival Where: 4125 N Colonial Avenue When: Sunday, August 29, 1 p.m.-4 more...
Six Great Things to Do This Weekend... LEARN Obonfest 2010 Where: The Oregon Buddhist Temple, 3720 SE 34th Avenue, near Powell When: Saturday, August 7, 3 p.m.-9 p.m. Cost: FREE Tip: Come hungry! This year's Obonfest features food items: yakisoba, yakiniku, yakitori, shave ice, manju, chirashi sushi, beer garden, soft drinks and Spam musubi. This ancient Buddhist ceremony originated in Japan as a way to more...
Six Great Things to Do This Weekend. LEARN 2010 Tour de Coops Where: various backyards across North, Northeast and Southeast Portland When: Saturday, July 24, 11a.m.-3p.m. Cost: guide booklets are $15 Tip: Bring your friends (the $15 cost covers groups as well as individuals) This strolling tour takes you to the backyards of 25 of your neighbors who display their very own chicken coops for those interested in more...
Six Great Things to Do This Weekend… LEARN Edible Gardening 101 Where: Whole Foods Market (Fremont), 3535 NE 15th Avenue When: Friday, June 4, 6:30 p.m. Cost: $10 Tip: Don’t just show up—register online to reserve your spot. If your backyard doesn’t grow anything but weeds and the crisper in your fridge is used to store old packets of Taco Bell hot sauce, it might be time to get your more...
Yeah, yeah, yeah. We all know that Portland is the bike center of the universe (whatevs, MPLS!), but even though hard cores and commuters ride year ‘round, most of us are merely fair weather cyclists and even more rookies hope to get rolling this summer. Last month, Sunday Parkways kicked off the first of many bike-centric events geared for riders of all stripes. And, there are plenty of other fabulous events throughout the more...
What's happening at the City of Portland... Portland Bureau of Development Services Announces Service Changes The Portland Bureau of Development Services announced late last week that Plan Review & Permitting and Land Use Services Divisions services will be limited due to budget constraints. Starting June 1, land use, site development or building permit application review, submittal or intake of complete more...
Six Great Things to Do This Weekend... LEARN The History of NW 23rd Avenue Where: Northwest Library, 2300 NW Thurman When: Saturday, May 29, 2-3:30 p.m. Cost: FREE Tip: Get there early; seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Ever wonder what the streets of Portland looked like 50, 75 or even 100 years ago? Back in 1910, the city’s population was just over 207,000, and needless to say, more...
Alberta Art Hop 2010. With warm, sunny days few and far between, summer can't get here soon enough for Portland neighbors. Although summer officially begins on June 21, various neighborhood farmers markets are already busy, outdoor pools will open soon and the outdoor movies and concerts schedules are set. At least our outlook is sunny! The summer festivals schedule has already kicked off, too, with Art Hop, Mt. Tabor more...
Six Great Things to Do This Weekend... LEARN The Fox's Lady: Holistic Weatherization Meets Historic Preservation Where: The Fox's House, 5915 NE Rodney When: Saturday, May 22, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Cost: Suggested donation of $10 Tips: Bring a notepad and a camera. Tour a wonderful 1884 home and learn how to weatherize an older or historic home without diminishing its vintage character. For more...
Solarize Northeast, a volunteer-driven, community-based volume purchasing project for solar electric panels organized by Portland's Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN), expects to create over 20 new green jobs in the Portland area in the coming months. The project is designed to simplify the process of going solar as well as bring significant cost reductions through volume purchasing. Enrollment for the group purchase more...