Portland Local Flavor

Best Kept Secret

1. International Rose…

Neighborhood: Southwest Portland

parties are fueled by PBR, what does it really matter?   But I do appreciate when people of all creeds, ages, and scenes can come together without a Sharks vs. Jets showdown, and one of the best places...

2. Japanese Garden

Neighborhood: Southwest Portland

of a drooling bag of awestruckedness to notice or this place just brings out the best in people.  Prolly both....

3. Portland Saturday…

Neighborhood: Old Town

I came on a Sunday.  Was that a mistake?  It was boring.  I'm going with three stars instead of two because it was raining and I'll assume that that may have kept away many patrons and perhaps some...

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Neighborhood Favorite

1. Lone Fir Cemetery

Neighborhood: Southeast Portland

neighborhood activists stood up and proved that the land not only belonged to the cemetery, not the county, but that there were still the remains of some of the early Chinese immigrants buried under...

2. Japanese Garden

Neighborhood: Southwest Portland

Really enjoyed this peaceful, serene place. It's quite possibly one of my favorite destinations in my recent trip to Portland! I loved the crisp, cool air and the natural feel. The tall trees...

3. McMenamins Kennedy…

Neighborhood: Concordia

artist made beautiful mosaic collages from some vintage autograph books. They really sum up the flavor of elementary school from long ago. My favorite was culled from a writer named "Lois" who had...

4. Aladdin Theater

Neighborhood: Southeast Portland

Nestled in inner SE, The Aladdin is quickly becoming one of my favorite venues.  Why, you ask?  Well...I love going to see bands especially since there is such an amazing selection here in PDX...

5. Hello Portland

Neighborhood: Alphabet District

This could be my favorite store ever. Luckily I live nearby so I often pop in when I go to get a coffee. Really unusual, fun, quirky stuff (but nothing offensive). My boyfriend also loves this store...

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