Category: Downtown Portland

The other day I got an e-mail from the Western Culinary Institute containing a press release about their upcoming Bastille Day celebration. This made me happy because -- 1. the lunch sounds really good and I totally want to go and 2. someone at WCI reads my blog and thought to send me a press …

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Art Bar SW Broadway and Main Portland, OR 97205 503-432-2905 Last weekend we went downtown to Portland Center Stage to see Drunk Puppet Night at the Winningstad Theatre. It was very entertaining and a nice evening out. There were big puppets, little puppets, a whole alien/ufo/puppet/mini-series and an odd yet very humorous performance art piece …

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Oba Restaurant 555 NW 12th Ave Portland, OR 97209 (503) 228-6161 The evening came about as jwa's employer gave him an Oba! giftcard a few months ago for doing some extra work. The giftcard has actually just sat around the last couple of months in the dining room until I heard about this Argyle Wine …

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