How to Travel Like a Local
Traveling to a new place can be unnerving, but Portlanders are usually quite welcoming of visitors to our fair state. However, if you want to blend in with the locals, there are a few things you can do to fit in.
Starting Over
As some of you know, last June PDX Magazine folded after just four and a half years. As the editor, I was disappointed, but not surprised. Instead of crying over the pretty but never-to-be-printed June issue, I simply orchestrated as graceful an exit as possible, packed up my belongings, and hit the proverbial streets. That was the easy part. The hard part? Figuring out where to go.
My Superhero Team: SLANGG
The Alter Egos Society is getting ready for the epic battle between good and evil that erupts every year in downtown Portland. Each year, I contemplate getting a grammar team together, but it seems we're always too busy with our novels, screenplays, and red pens to make it out. Maybe this year, gang? I’ve got some great ideas for heroes and villains.
Port in a Storm
Picture this: You’ve just finished a nice meal; maybe you even had a Manhattan or a glass of wine. As you soak in the ambiance of the candlelit dining room, the server comes around with the dessert menu and asks, “Can I bring you something to drink with that?” If you’re the sort of person who always orders coffee in this situation, it’s time you explored the world of port.
Crazy Enough: Storm Large Takes PCS by…well, Storm
Last week at Portland Center Stage, things were a bit bittersweet. Just as news leaked out that they had “let go” their entire literary department (including Literary Manager Mead Hunter), Storm Large’s one-woman autobiographical show Crazy Enough finally premiered in the Ellen Bye Studio. And while many within the Portland theatre scene were worried, angry, or frustrated about the former, the latter was an occasion that left many of us feeling like Christmas had come early.