by Site Owner | Oct 20, 2011 | Portland Publishers
Omelettes, Waffles and Bacon – Oh, My! I’m a big breakfast fan. In fact, I would rank it as one of my three favorite meals of the day! Actually, when dining out, if I find myself in one of those restaurants that serves breakfast all day long, I’m much more likely to...
by Site Owner | Jun 26, 2011 | Portland Publishers
How to be a Portlander, by Mark Petruska Earlier this year, cable channel IFC aired a series called “Portlandia” that brilliantly spoofed the Rose City. Adored by critics, the series was laugh-out-loud funny and, I believe, a perfect representation of Portland....
by Site Owner | May 7, 2011 | Portland Publishers
Bridges, Bubblers & Volcanoes: The Iconic Images of Portland, by Mark Petruska Think of New York, and what comes to mind? Chances are it’s the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. Paris has the Eiffel Tower, London’s got double-decker buses, and in...
by Site Owner | Mar 17, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Portland Authors, Sports & Recreation
by Chris Santella Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $24.95, 224 pages It seems like everybody’s got a “Bucket List” these days – a list of things they’d like to accomplish before they die. Chris Santella’s Fifty Places To Hike Before You Die, the latest in the popular...
by Site Owner | Mar 16, 2011 | Portland Publishers
By Mark Petruska On SW 3rd Avenue, in the heart of Old Town, people line up at all hours to gain entrance into the hallowed and cramped lobby of a doughnut shop. While its proprietors proudly declare, “the magic is in the hole,” the only real sleight of hand going on...
