Portland is unprepared for earthquakes… or flying monkeys.
Did you know that Pioneer Square Mall is not at all retrofitted against a rampage of rabid rhinoceros? Or how about Voodoo Donuts possibly collapsing at the prospect of not having the capacity to...
View ArticleNewsflash: Portlandia does not accurately portray Portland.
You knew it. We knew it. Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein knew it. Portlandia is not an accurate portrayal of Portland. So, why was it that when a recent poll revealed that Portland residents care...
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Why is Portland nicknamed Stumptown?
Ever wonder why Portland is nicknamed Stumptown? Hint: Stumptown Coffee didn’t come first. Well, the nickname’s origins aren’t so pleasant. Back in the 1800s, loggers nearly strip-mined the forests...
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Renovo and Audi give Portland wood bikes.
Portland’s always been renowned for strange bikes whether it be the high-flying double-deckers or the laid-back almost-pedestrian-because-they’re-everywhere recumbent bikes. When it comes to cars,...
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Portland versus Seattle. Fight!
The Pacific Northwest. It’s beautiful, it’s filled with fun things to do and it’s home to the deadliest rivalry ever known between two similar cities. Actually, not really. Portland and Seattle are...
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Small business in Portland needs Viagra.
Every year, ambitious young people move here with dreams of business ownership. So, why has Portland’s small business vitality ranking with the Business Journal survey dropped year-over-year? Hard to...
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We love comics! Stumptown Comics Fest 2011!
In 2004, a bunch of comic creators (writers, artists, pencilers, colorists) got together to make a comic book show that focused on the creators instead of the publishers and distributors. Don’t get us...
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Portland ranked #3 pot-smoking capital in the U.S.
Mary Jane, hooch, wacky tobacky, bud, grass, weed, cannabis, blueberry yum-yum, pot – marijuana. Portlanders love the green leaf in a big way proven by a recent survey from the Daily Beast which ranks...
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Why is Portland the Rose City?
With Memorial Day right around the corner, Portland’s Rose Festival is gearing up for another big show for the coming weeks. However, if you’re new to Portland (or just never found out), you might be...
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Imagine Portland with Solar Freakin’ Roadways
Portlanders love green energy. We really do. We even opt in to pay a premium to use wind energy to power our homes instead of fossil fuels, nuclear or hydroelectric solutions. So, imagine this – what...
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Nukes and volcanoes coming after Portland, oh my! What’s next, Tesla...
Many Portlanders live in blissful ignorance of the many natural and man-made disasters threatening our very existence here in the Pacific Northwest – St. Helens, Crater Lake, and, heck, even Mt. Tabor,...
View ArticleWhy is Portland weird? What is Keep Portland Weird?
Portland has always been a haven for weird people and weird events whether it’s the infamous Portland postman who pooped on a patio a few years ago, the zombie-filled car that crashed on a freeway, or...
View ArticleWhy is Portland named Silicon Forest?
Portland has many nicknames – Stumptown, Slabtown, the Rose City, Naked City USA – but the one that’s becoming more and more popular is “Silicon Forest.” Why is Portland the Silicon Forest and how did...
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Why does Portland have so many strip clubs?
Photo credit: Willamette Week – Portland’s Strip Club Haunted House will return for the third year in a row Portland loves nudity. We have the annual World Naked Bike Ride. Oregon has laws permitting...
View ArticleWhy is Portland named Portland?
Why is Portland called Portland? This must be an easy one, right? It’s called Portland because it’s a port city. Wrong! The city of Portland started in 1843. The Port of Portland wasn’t created until...
View ArticlePortland’s sports teams show what good sports they are by fundraising for...
Portlanders are sports fanatics. Whether you’re looking for hoops action, football (that’s soccer to us American types), baseball, or even ice hockey, Portland’s got a team for you. Portlanders aren’t...
View ArticleCity of Portland makes a rap video to engage drivers with new Parking Kitty...
Just when you think Portland has squeezed all the weird out of it that it possibly can, the City of Portland partners with a local rapper known for his love of cats to make a music video for a phone...
View ArticleWhy is Portland named Rip City?
Why is Portland called Rip City? Those of us who love Portland also tend to love our city’s many nicknames – Rose City, Stumptown, Slabtown, and so many more. Often the origins of the nicknames are...
View ArticleWhy is Portland called PDX?
Thanks to Twitter and its unbelievably short limitations on messages – just 140 characters, the length of original text messages (Twitter was supposed to be a platform for mobile phones exclusively,...
View ArticleWhy is Portland called Slabtown?
Portland, Oregon has a wide variety of nicknames – the Rose City (or City of Roses), Stumptown, Rip City, Silicon Forest, PDX – but in our investigation into our beloved town’s nicknames, we’ve saved...
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