Archive for July, 2005
I HEART Craigslist
I’ll admit it. I’m addicted. It is not unusual for me to visit the Craigslist (CL) site twice, sometimes three times, ok maybe five times a day. What am I looking for? Nothing, really. I usually check out what’s new in the free pile, peek at the job postings or peruse […]
Posted: July 28th, 2005 under Do.
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The ReBuilding Center
I cannot imagine Portland without The ReBuilding Center (TRC). There’s something about that place that embodies a side of Portland that is just so, Portland. The ReBuilding Center was started to divert reusable building materials from the waste stream and to provide a funding mechanism for Our United Villages‘ neighborhood enhancement projects. Functioning […]
Posted: July 27th, 2005 under Shop, North.
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Keep Portland Weird
When I first moved to Portland in 1994, the city was a weird place. I lived in the downtown area (where I thought you lived when you move to a city) before the light rail extended past Pioneer Square and where the only people who lived downtown were “junkies, convicts, and perverts” (she says […]
Posted: July 18th, 2005 under Do, Think.
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Veganopolis
I was craving a Reuben sandwich the other day and being that I am a vegetarian, there are very few places to find these messy, but delicious creations when outside the home. Enter Veganopolis, a cafeteria-style eatery where no animal product rears its fluffy head on the menu. Yes, Veganopolis is entirely meat […]
Posted: July 17th, 2005 under Eat, Downtown.
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