Why is Portland so liberal?
With the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) non-profit emblazoning the side of a downtown Portland building with Alicia Silverstone’s naked tush, we decided it was time to investigate one of the popular elements of Stumptown – why is Portland so liberal?
What is LAIKA and why is stop motion animation so popular in Portland?
With the Portland Art Museum’s new exhibit, Animating Life – The Art, Science, and Wonder of LAIKA, opening on Saturday, October 14, 2017 and running through May 20, 2018, we’re delving into LAIKA’s history and why Portlanders have a love affair with the Portland-based studio featuring the quirky and unique animation style that is stop motion.
Celebrate Friday the 13th with a six-pack of Lompoc Brewing’s Lomporter for $6!
Lompoc Brewing, one of our favorite Portland breweries, is throwing a special can kickoff party this Friday the 13th (Friday, October 13, 2017) celebrating the release of their Lomporter Classic Porter in cans for only $6 per six-pack.
The party takes place at Fifth Quadrant, Lompoc’s brewery and pub (click here for a menu) which just happens to be one of our favorite hangouts in the Mississippi District of Portland.
Some of the best pizza in America is in… Portland?
Portland is definitely home to some of the best things in America. Beer? Absolutely. Bridges? Sure. Rain? We’ve got you covered? Weirdness? We’ve got it in spades.
However, when we heard that Stumptown was named one of America’s 15 Best Cities for Pizza, we couldn’t help but be proud of our town’s amazing restaurateurs. When the average person thinks “great pizza,” they think New York City. They think Chicago. They don’t think Portland.
Until now.
Why 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 the most misunderstood one for last – Slabtown.
Why is it misunderstood? For starters, it’s not a nickname for the city – it’s a nickname for one of the neighborhoods!
Intrigued? Read on and we’ll delve deeper.
Portland potheads prefer McDonald’s
With marijuana use legalized in much of the Pacific Northwest, first with Washington legalizing the green machine in 2012 with Oregon sobering up long enough to make the vote in 2015, cannabis sales have become serious business.
As with any serious business, the consumer studies follows, and the results of a study by Green Market Report of cannabis use investigates the question we’ve all been asking – which fast food restaurant is the best for satisfying the Mary Jane Munchies?
It’s deja-Voodoo all over again as private equity buys Portland-based Voodoo Doughnut
Another private equity firm is buying a long-held Portland institution – it’s deja-voodoo all over again! Eater, Portland’s brilliant food blog, broke the news that Fundamental Capital, a San Francisco private equity firm, purchased a significant stake in Voodoo Doughnut, the Portland bakery known for its… unique… doughnuts.
Let’s sprinkle some backstory of Voodoo Doughnuts and not glaze over what this deal means to the future of this Portland icon.
Portland’s Off the Waffle Restaurant may have America’s Best Restroom
Portland’s Off the Waffle restaurant, as the name implies, makes amazing waffles, however thanks to recent consideration for an award, the local eatery may gain national exposure for what happens after you eat there.
Why 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, initially) – cities throughout the United States, including Portland, are often referenced by their major airport’s International Air Transport Association (IATA) location identifier.
In the case of Portland, the Portland International Airport’s IATA location code is PDX.
However, Portlanders love their airport for many reasons, so let’s delve into the history of PDX!