#Montavilla Town

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Montavilla History Questions Answered: Milepost 5 Stone

Q – What is the milepost 5 stone on SE Stark Street? A – Here is the short answer. This obelisk-shaped stone is a wayfinding tool, also called a milestone or a milemarker. Historically, they were put up along roads to indicate the distance to or from a particular place. Here, the “P” stands for Portland, and the “5” stands for the distance from that place.  This milepost is one of 15 erected at…

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Okay so it’s going to depend on where you’re from and what you like doing!

My fave things about Portland:

Depending on your neighborhood and where you work, you can live without a car. (Having a car does mean far more impromptu trips out of town! And we have amazing places within an hour or two’s drive of Portland: mountains, the ocean…) It’s just relatively easy/pleasant to bike, walk, or take Tri-Met.

Lots of amazing places to eat, drink, have coffee

Lots of people are willing to be silly just for the fun of it

Once you start doing things, you will run into people you know everywhere. I dunno how many times I’ve tried a new thing (a pub trivia night! Contra dancing!) and run into people I know from other things. I imagine that it must feel suffocating to some people? I love it.

Speaking of which, though; there’s fun shit to do like. Every day.

Karaoke. Sorry I just love karaoke.

ADVICE! much which assumes you’re moving from a place that is not the PNW:

Get a decent rain coat with a hood that you don’t hate wearing, and comfy waterproof or water-resistant shoes. You can’t let the rain stop you from doing things or you just…won’t do anything. (Also, cotton sucks ass in the rain. Synthetic fibers and/or wool are your friend. Especially wool-blend socks.)

Visit as many city parks as you can—they’re all gorgeous. They also have free events in the summer, like movies!

If you get a library card for Multnomah County there’s multiple other counties that allow you to have a library card—including Washington (to the west) and Clackamas (to the east). We have an amazing library system. The downtown library is also just PRETTY and worth a visit!

I’d wait until spring, but consider getting a bicycle. Portland is great for cycling compared to most American cities, and there’s fun bicycle rides going on all summer (shift2bikes.org for event listings). If you drive, expect cyclists. Everywhere. We have a right to take up the lane on streets without bike lanes, side note. Plz don’t honk or pass too closely.

How to keep up on local news, politics, and events: the Willamette Week is online and in paper form, free from boxes all over town. The Portland Mercury used to be print but is now online-only. This site is just event listings: https://www.pdxpipeline.com/events/

OH ALSO some quirks of Portland geography:

There are six quadrants: NE, SE, south waterfront, SW, NW, and north Portland. (North is never just called “north” it’s always called north Portland?? Same with south, it’s always south waterfront)

In general, it’s twenty blocks per mile. Numbered streets run north-to-south; named streets run east-west (…usually). If you’re on a numbered street, the address counts blocks from Burnside.

Numbered streets count blocks from the river, or (in the case of NE and North Portland), from N Willams.

So 2753 NE 15th would be 27 blocks north of E Burnside, a bit less than a mile and a half; and 15 blocks east of N Williams. 1350 SE Hawthorne would be 13 blocks east of the river.

The streets in NW are in alphabetical order and you’ll notice that a BUNCH of Simpsons characters were named after those streets. Some are also in NE, which means 1. Yes there’s a NE Flanders 2. They’re sometimes graffitied exactly how you’d expect.

Speaking of street addresses: “the northwest is odd”: odd-numbered addresses are on the north or west side of the street. (Except in St John’s, which is in North Portland.)

Also seriously there exceptions to all of the above because of course there are lol.

“Downtown” with no modifiers is the inner west side, near the river. Some of the old streetcar suburbs also have “downtowns,” usually of a handful of blocks on one street, so “downtown Montavilla” is a thing that exists.

People really like knowing what neighborhood they live in and will often mention it it asked: I live in Hosford-Abernathy, just south of Ladd’s Addition. (The city-defined neighborhoods aren’t always the ones people use; “felony flats” is not an official name but people living there sometimes still call it that instead of Foster-Powell!)

Couch St is pronounced “cooch.” Willamette is pronounced “will AM it.” Glisan is pronounced “GLEEsin.” Also it’s ORigun. Not oreGON.

Anyway that’s. Too much information. Probably.

Anyway walk to the top of Mt Tabor some day after arriving and enjoy the views and smell the trees; they really are just fucking GREAT.

i'm moving out to Portland to start a new job, but it wasn't my first choice job. i'm feeling pretty bummed about it, but i want to be excited and happy to be going out that way! what can i be excited for? what are everyone's favorite things about life in Portland?

Hey, first of all, I’m sorry you didn’t get your first choice. That is a rough feeling. But I really hope Portland will be a joy for you to discover. I haven’t lived there myself, but I bet folks will chime in to share their favourite things. (🙏)

In the meanwhile I did scrounge this up from Reddit:

But I like to think you’ll feel absolutely spoiled by living in such a beautiful setting. PNW cities are really so special for being able to offer you the chance to just slip out of a metropolis into lush, green, quiet spaces and then head back to town with dirt on your boots, peace in your heart, and a proper appetite worked up for something pleasantly greasy and fried.

And especially now that so many people are moving in to PNW cities, I think it’s a lot easier to pick up friends than it was even a decade or so ago.

Wishing you the absolute best of luck in your move! 💙🌲💙

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--NO PEACE, UNTIL I GET BORED—

August 20, 2022

Coffee Time: 9:35 p.m.

The Who, THE WHO BY NUMBERS The Who, TOMMY The Who, MY GENERATION

Hard time keeping this up. Obviously. Worked enough to afford a new wheel, which came in costing much less than I was originally told. $243. I now have three silver sporty-looking wheels, and one black wheel of shame and victimhood. How annoyed I am is the biggest factor.

The wheel was stolen two days ago. I got so angry that I chased two obvious thieves around the neighborhood in my taxi. Not a smart idea, but the rage pushed me on, all while the voice in the back of my head suggested I not. At some point I realized that there was nothing I could do in a confrontation that would be less than tragic. After all, the last fight I was in was around 1988 or 1989, and I didn’t win.

I told so many people about my vigilante antics, and I think I convinced some of them that I’m crazy. I’m not crazy. Shit is so out of control in this town, that I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before vigilantism coalesces as a storm. Anyone you talk to has either been robbed or knows someone who has. The wreckage of the vandalism is everywhere and the conduct of all these strung-out thieves is playing out in the open. The two thieves I chased, came around a darkened corner carrying armloads of tools that no one would be wandering around with at 4 in the morning. I chased them all around the Montavilla strip, and when I stopped to photograph one of them, he threw something at my taxi.

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Scenes around town 🍎 🍁 🐈 🌞 🌱 (at Montavilla Farmers Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHWdHOwpwQQZg_42SxqwW5KAUq6tC6Qy_CVA3A0/?igshid=12q7z48bcriyh

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I had a nice bike ride on Sunday, January 28th. I noted in that post that my next two days off were Tuesday and Wednesday, and the weather looked like it’d be okay enough for another ride. Well, as those days approached, it looked like Wednesday would be the better day, and a ride would work out better, as I could ride eastward and end up at Emee’s house. So I decided Tuesday would be my “get stuff done” around the house day.

Of course, I woke up to sun on Tuesday morning. Despite a prediction of rain, it was clouds and sun with a high of 53F. Nice out. I did manage to get a short ride in after house chores and before the sun went down. In fact, I caught a very lovely sorta-sunset from my favorite spot to do, The Dog Bowl.

Wednesday? It was grey and the high only got up to 48F. So much for relying on the weather report for which day would be the better one for a ride! But it remained dry, so no complaint there.

I decided to head south first, just like on Sunday, but then take the Springwater Corridor east, maybe as far as Powell Butte. While the Springwater is probably the most obvious easy “long ride” destination in town as it’s our longest MUP/rail trail, I don’t go there as much as I used to, especially during the winter. It’s about 10 miles from my house. On my off days in winter, I’m more inclined to hit up the lands of the Slough as they are close at hand. But I wanted some variety and I wanted a long ride.

I wandered southbound through the neighborhoods east of the Willamette to get to Sellwood where I’d pick up the Springwater. I made a point of hitting up Westmoreland Park, since Crystal Springs Creek flows through it. There are very few free-flowing and “daylighted” brooks on the east side of the city, so its mere existence is a big deal to me. The course of the creek through the park used to be a very manicured thing in a mid-20th Century kind of way (read: channelized and walled), but a few years ago the parks department did a beautiful full restoration, returning its meander and making wetlands around its banks. This had the benefit of making water colder and more inviting for the fish, and less inviting for Canada Geese since they loved all the lawn-like areas around the creek. (Ducks do like the creek, however.)

The creek runs about another mile south to its confluence with Johnson Creek. Here it meanders through Sellwood, the only place on the eastside where a brook runs through the city grid. (The rest of its course is pretty much parkland.) Johnson Creek Park is a nice hidden gem between the two streams. I love going down here when I can. It reminds me of my childhood when I’d explore the brooks that were close to my home.

I rode east on the Springwater. It was a bit too late in the day to tackle Powell Butte (unless if I wanted to do it in the dark), so I rode as far as I could, stopping by the WPA era “waterfall” on Johnson Creek and Cartlandia for a bit of late lunch. (Banh Mi!) I also hit up the Foster Floodplain and detoured south of the path for a mile, where I crossed back over Johnson Creek via the closed bridge on SE 122th. (Closed to cars, that is!) I headed north on 122nd then west on the Springwater until 111th, then meandered northward through Lents to hook up with the I-205 path. I met up with Emee at East Glisan Pizza in Montavilla where we had a lovely pizza.

The days are getting longer and nicer. I know I’ll be heading further east on the Springwater soon, hitting up the awesomeness known as Powell Butte. And hey, a lot of the campgrounds will be opening in March…

A Springwater Ramble, 31 Jan 2018 I had a nice bike ride on Sunday, January 28th. I noted in that post that my next two days off were Tuesday and Wednesday, and the weather looked like it'd be okay enough for another ride.

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"2nd Annual Edgefield Brewfest" at McMenamins' Edgefield

The first one was so much fun, we’re doing it again! Join us for the 2ndAnnual Edgefield Brewfest.

On the same lawn where Edgefield Concerts take place, we’re bringing together more than 100 of Oregon and Washington’s best breweries & cideries for a day full of merriment. Wander the rows of taps to find your new favorite, or put together your strategic tasting plan, but whatever you do…pack up your chairs, bring the blankets, the kids & the dog and join us for some of the best beverages around, to the tune of live music and cheer!

Music:

Red Shed Stage The Hillwilliams • Bluegrass • Noon - 3 pm

Bigfoot Mojo • Gypsy swing bluegrass • 4 - 7 pm

Lower Venue Sliver Lake 66 • Americana • 2 - 5 pm

Participating Breweries and Cideries:

CIDERIES 1859 Cider Co. Finnriver Farm & Cidery  Portland Cider Company Runcible Cider Stone Circle Cider Tumalo Cider Co Wandering Aengus/Anthem Cider WildCraft Cider Works

KOMBUCHA Kyla Hard Kombucha

BREWERIES 54°40' Brewing Company Backwoods Brewing Company Bent Shovel Brewing Breakside Brewery Buoy Beer Company Culmination Brewing Co. Doomsday Brewing Company Double Mountain Brewery Ecliptic Brewing Everybody's Brewing Ex Novo Brewing Company Feckin Brewery Ferment Brewing Company Fort George Brewery Fortside Brewing Company Freebridge Brewing Full Sail Brewing Company Gateway Brewing Ghost Runners Brewery, LLC Gigantic Brewing Golden Valley Brewery Ground Breaker Brewing Heater Allen Brewing Kells Brewery Laurelwood Brewery & Public House Leikam Brewing Level Beer Loowit Brewing Company Migration Brewing Montavilla Brew Works Old Town Brewing Ordnance Brewing Oregon City Brewing pFriem Family Brewers Plank Town Brewing Co. Public Coast Brewing Co.  Rogue Stickmen Brewing StormBreaker Brewing Sunriver Brewing The Prodigal Son Brewery & Pub Three Mugs Brewing Co Thunder Island Brewing Co. Trap Door Brewing Upright Brewing Vanguard Brewing Company Von Ebert Brewing Wild Ride Brewing Wolf Tree Brewery Xicha Brewing Yachats Brewing

About Bigfoot Mojo

Blugrass duo

Upright bassist Belinda Underwood and national mandolin champion Josiah Payne met on the bluegrass scene in Portland, Oregon, as hired hands in other award-winning bands. Musicians in multiple genres since childhood, they both grew up in family bands before moving to Oregon, and were feeling orphaned without their families until they found each other in 2012. After playing together for 3 years as "Josiah and Belinda", they adoped the mascot of the Northwest when they became Bigfoot Mojo.

Songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, they have many creative offerings, including this new incarnation. Josiah and Belinda continue to mesmerize audiences with groove-based melodies and impeccable vocal harmonies (the kind that sound genetically-blended), setting a new standard for original music which defies genre boundaries.

Bigfoot Mojo plays with other amazing guest musicians to create a trio, quartet or bigger. Lately they have been featuring world-traveling guitarist Pete Kartsounes, when he is home from tour! Also featured is the young national twin fiddle champion Wilhelmina.

Josiah and Belinda also play together in the high-energy bluegrass band The Wild Wood and in their Middle Eastern funk band, Al Farasha.

Website:http://bigfootmojo.belindaunderwood.com/

About Silver Lake 66

Modern Americana

Maria Francis and Jeff Overbo define modern Americana with a winning amalgamation of classic country, folk and blues. Their songs have been hailed by numerous publications and radio stations for their knack of authentic, heartstring-tugging songwriting, impeccable harmonies and ardent guitar-playing. For nearly a decade through the 1990s, Francis and Overbo called Los Angeles home when they fronted a band called The Ruby Trees. The couple performed in a slew of local LA clubs, which includes appearances at Ronnie Mack’s Barn Dance at The World-Famous Palomino Club. Following a move to Portland, Francis and Overbo dealt with illness-related adversity that sidelined them from performance. But rising healthy and happy,  they found themselves adopted by a likeminded tribe of Portland musicians who helped them get back into the art of music-making. It was then that Silver Lake 66 was born. In August of 2016, the duo released a new LP, Let Go Or Be Dragged, featuring a collection of songs drawn from personal experiences of travel, love, loss and adversity. A group of local veteran musicians from the Portland Americana community round out the vocally driven, warm, tremolo-laden sound. The album has been a resounding success with Americana radio, receiving airplay from over 55 stations throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. The album hit #19 on the Roots Music Report’s album chart, and the song “San Francisco Angel” reached #18 on its singles chart. 

The Huffington Post’s Randy Radic describes Silver Lake 66’s music as “elegant simplicity” and “the real McCoy.” For Folk’s Sake’s Jonathan Frahm calls the duo “the real deal” and highlights their “sweet harmonies that mesh the entirety of their sound together.” 

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About The Hillwilliams

Bluegrass

The Hillwilliams are a group of Portland, OR musicians who have come together to celebrate the high lonesome sound and hot picking of traditional Bluegrass.

Brought together initially by admiration for bluegrass masters like Bill Monroe and The Stanley Brothers as well as 1970s bluegrass supergroup Old and in the Way, The Hillwilliams blend three strong vocalists, smoking fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo and doghouse bass, into a fun high energy mix, that harkens back to classic bluegrass, while exploring an exciting sound of their own. Whether they are playing the best of the traditional bluegrass repertoire, or playing their own original bluegrass songs, their shows are fun, high energy events that leave audiences asking for more.

The Hillwilliams' first album of original material, "Hill Yeah!", was released in February of 2015.

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TheHillwilliams/

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Some of the Best Mochi in Town Comes From a Church in Deep Southeast Portland — Willamette Week

Some of the Best Mochi in Town Comes From a Church in Deep Southeast Portland — Willamette Week

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— by Lauren Yoshiko: For three days at the start of the new year, the Konko Church of Portland (1330 SE 92nd Ave., konkofaith.org/church/konko-church-of-portland) in Montavilla turns into a veritable mochi factory.

In the Japanese culture, the new year is a big deal, and mochi—the sweet, squishy, rice-based treat—is seen as a harbinger of good fortune. The more…

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22nd Annual Holiday Ale Festival Lineup Announced

October 19, 2017

The 22nd annual Holiday Ale Festival��will take place Nov. 29 through Dec. 3 at Pioneer Courthouse Square, located at 701 SW Sixth Ave. in Portland, Oregon. (The event annually starts the Wednesday following Thanksgiving). The Northwest’s only outdoor winter beer festival – which is tented and heated – will feature 55 craft beers, ciders and meads in the main lineup, all of which are made or blended specifically for the event.

In addition, the festival will also feature a number of Meet the Brewer events and dozens of specialty and rare beer tappings. The Holiday Ale Festival is highly regarded as presenting one of best lineups of winter beers and ciders anywhere in the nation.

What makes this festival standout from other similar events is the selection: the festival works with every brewery involved to make sure they send a product that has either been made or blended specifically for the event, or is a rare or vintage beer that isn’t commonly tapped in the state. (See the end of this release for the 2017 list of participants; or visit Google Drive to view or download a spreadsheet.)

Despite being held outdoors during one of the coldest months of the year, more than 14,000 festival attendees stay dry throughout the five-day festival under clear-topped tents warmed by gas heaters. An elaborate scaffolding design creates a second level for the venue, dubbed the Sky Bar, which serves additional taps and provides ample elbow room for attendees to relax, spread out and even peek at the revelers below.

To enter and consume beer, the purchase of an entry package is required. Advance general admission costs $35 and includes the 2017 tasting glass – a flexible BPA & BPS-free polymer “glass” – and 14 taster tickets, plus expedited entry all five days with the print at home ticket. General admission at the door is the same price, but includes only 12 tickets and no expedited entry. Advance VIP packages cost $100 and include the tasting glass, 30 taster tickets, special VIP beer lines with little to no waiting, exclusive VIP only vintage beers, bottled water, and express entry all five days. VIP tickets are limited to 250 and are not available at the door. Advance tickets are available at www.holidayale.com beginning Oct. 20.

Once inside the festival, most full pours costs four tickets, and a taster costs one ticket. Certain limited release and special tappings may not be available in full pours, or may cost extra tickets. Additional taster tickets can be purchased for $1 apiece. Previous years’ mugs or glasses will not be filled. Express re-entry requires a wristband and the 2017 tasting glass, and is subject to the festival’s capacity. 

Designated drivers in a party of two or more may purchase a designated driver wristband for $10, which includes Crater Lake Soda or bottled water for the duration of the stay. One hundred percent of the money raised by the DD program, as well as from the onsite coat and bag check and the Crater Lake Soda Garden, is donated to the Children’s Cancer Association’s MyMusicRx Program, which delivers the healing power of music to the bedsides of children and teens facing cancer and other serious illnesses. 

There will also be two food vendors, as well as self-guided cheese and beer pairings. Event hours are 11am to 9:30pm Wednesday through Saturday, and 11am to 5pm Sunday. To avoid lengthy lines, the festival encourages patrons to attend Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. The Holiday Ale Festival is for ages 21 and over.

For more information, visit www.holidayale.com and follow the event @HolidayAleFest on social media, hashtag #HolidayAle. High resolution photos available via Dropbox or by request.

Holiday Ale Festival Participants

2 Towns Ciderhouse (Corvallis, OR): Bourbon Barrel Nice & Naughty, Imperial Cider

54°40′ Brewing Co. (Washougal, WA): Restoration Bock, Dopplebock

Ancestry Brewing Co. (Tualatin, OR): Horchata Winter Stout, Spiced Stout

Anthem Cider (Salem, OR): Honey Crisp Holiday Spirit, Unfiltered Cider

Base Camp Brewing Co. (Portland, OR): Barrel Aged Imperial S’more Stout, Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout

Bear Republic Brewing Co. (Cloverdale, CA): Olive the Other Reindeer, Dark Sour

Burnside Brewing Co. (Portland, OR): Owd Cappy Mac, Whiskey Barrel Aged Wee Heavy

Caldera Brewing Co. (Ashland, OR): Caldera Pink Peppercorn, Lavender, Chocolate Imperial Stout, Imperial Stout

Cider Riot! (Portland, OR): Winter Orchard Imperial Cider, Barrel Aged Cider

Collaborator (Portland, OR): Moore Holiday Ale, Imperial Bohemian Pilsner

Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project (Denver, CO): 5 Golden Rings, Golden Sour Ale aged in White Wine Barrels with Mulberries, Candied Ginger, Orange Peel, and Muscat Raisins

Defeat River Brewery (Reedsport, OR): Firry Sweater, Experimental Ale

Deluxe Brewing (Albany, OR): Bock The Holidays!, Pilsenbock

Depoe Bay Brewing Co. (Depoe Bay, OR): Hakari nui pia, Wheat IPA

Drake’s Brewing Co. (San Leandro, CA): Vin-Drak, Wine Grape Fermented Imperial Stout

Drinking Horse Brewing Co. (Clackamas, OR): Jack Horner’s Imperial Porter, Imperial Porter

Ecliptic Brewing (Portland, OR): Cosmic Bog Sauce, Sour Brown Ale

Eel River Brewing Co. (Fortuna, CA): Conspiracy of Ravens, Chocolate Coconut Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Oatmeal/Milk Stout

Falling Sky Brewing (Eugene, OR): Cranberry-Juniper Gose, Cranberry-Juniper Gose

Finnriver Farm & Cidery (Chimacum, WA): Finnriver Disco Peach Cider, Sour Fruit and Spice Cider

Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (Paso Robles, CA): Single Hop Pale, Pale Ale

Fort George Brewery (Astoria, OR): Breaking the Mulled, Barrel Aged Spiced Strong Ale

Fremont Brewing (Seattle, WA): Winter Fuego, Imperial Winter Ale

Gigantic Brewing (Portland, OR): The Cat Ate My Stash & Pissed On The Christmas Tree, IPA

Gilgamesh Brewing (Salem, OR): Charlie Bruin, Oud Bruin

Golden Valley Brewery (McMinnville, OR): Tickle my Dickel, Whisky Barrel Aged Old Ale

Hopworks Urban Brewery (Portland, OR): Yule Only Live Once, Imperial Dessert Beer

Kells Brewery (Portland, OR): The Selfish Giant, Bourbon Barrel Aged Irish Stout with Cherries

Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma, CA): The Devil Came to Petuluma, Barrel Aged Blend

Logsdon Farmhouse Ales (Hood River, OR): Gnome For the Holidays, Bourbon Barrel Aged Belgian Strong Dark with Cocoa Nibs

Lompoc Brewing (Lompoc, OR): Top Shelf Dubbel, Old Sport, Belgian Dubbel

Migration Brewing (Portland, OR): Hazy Holidays Lager, Imperial Lager

Modern Times Beer (San Diego, CA): Black House Vanilla Macadamia Nut Latte, Oatmeal Coffee Stout with Vanilla and Macadamia Nuts

Montavilla Brew Works (Portland, OR): Severe Concussion IPA, Triple IPA

Natian Brewery (Portland, OR): Old Grogham, Wood Aged IPA

Nectar Creek (Corvallis, OR): Top Bar, Coffee Session Mead

Ninkasi Brewing Co. (Eugene, OR): These Hips Don’t Lie, American Hopped Belgian Style Pale Ale with Rose Hips and White Pepper Corns

Oakshire Brewing (Eugene, OR): Florgia Borgia, Chocolate Milk Stout with Orange and Coffee

Pelican Brewing Co. (Pacific City/Tillamook/Cannon Beach, OR): Dark Hearted Blonde, Pale Stout

pFriem Family Brewers (Hood River, OR): Juicy Winter Ale, Winter Ale

PINTS Brewing Co. (Portland, OR): Christmas Down Under, Session IPA

Portland Brewing (Portland, OR): The Dude Abides, White Russian Imperial Stout

Portland Cider Co. (Clackamas, OR): Cranberry Sauced, Spiced Fruit Cider

Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider (Portland, OR): Warm Abbey Spice with Cranberry, Cider

Rogue Ales (Newport, OR): Woodsman’s Wine, Whiskey Barrel Aged Barleywine

Santiam Brewing (Salem, OR): Hibernal Druid, Braggot

Sixpoint (Brooklyn, NY): Mad Scientists Ale #22 Pina Colada, NE IPA with Experimental Hops

Stickmen Brewing Co. (Lake Oswego, OR): Tryptophantastic, Stout

StormBreaker Brewing (Portland, OR): Barrel Aged Kilt By Death, Barrel Aged Scotch Ale

Three Mugs Brewing Co. (HIllsboro, OR): Mrs Claus’s Peppermint Desire White Chocolate Ale, Blonde Ale with White Chocolate and Peppermint

Trap Door Brewing (Vancouver, WA): Holidank, Double IPA

Vanguard Brewing Co. (Wilsonville, OR): Uninhibited, Imperial Oatmeal Stout

Wayfinder Beer (Portland, OR): Rotorvator Doppelbock, Doppelbock

Wild Ride Brewing (Redmond, OR): Twist & Shout Coffee Blonde Holiday Edition, Coffee Blonde Ale

Wolf Tree Brewery (Seal Rock, OR): The Barrel Aged Belgian Dip, Belgian Dark Strong

Contact Info

Contact: Chris Crabb Email: crabbsoup@gmail.com

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Final Blog, Reflection Post

After wandering through the three designated neighborhoods, with each one picked from their respective section, I wandered for a few hours through each one of them. While there were new perspective that was discovered, for the most part, I have been discovering Portland City for a long time already. This project helped me convey more details to places that I see almost everyday, with the exception of South Waterfront.

Overall, each neighborhood has their own unique aspects. South Waterfront was a completely modernized neighborhood, with functional aspects being central and great layout for pedestrians. Pearl District was a mixed between modern and historical, with the center of the place feel more focus on business and less of it the further I go. Montavilla was a history rich place, but was not well maintenance, but it does seem to focus on its community the most.

A little background of my own before I end this blog. I was not born in United States, I was not exposed to these types of beautiful landscape until I was 10 years old, of which my home town has a strong shade of orange. From dirt streets to mud houses to brick houses, I didn’t have much of an idea about what would consider as acceptable in a neighborhood. as long as people were able to live in it, it is good enough, that was the mindset of the people in my town. While there were times I may have seem to criticize neighborhoods in the project for what they lack of, they still are great neighborhood, relative to the one I used to live in.

I learned a lot about Portland through this project, and about the communities that I am apart of. This project has allow me to open my mind more to understand how does each neighborhood around the world function. I do want to learn more about the neighborhoods that I have not yet been to. Although I do already wander the streets from times to times so eventually I will be able to discover them, but in a sense probably less in depth than that of what the project required me to do.

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Montavilla Pet Supply Robbed at Gunpoint

In the early evening of January 2nd, a person brandishing a handgun robbed Personal Beast Pet Supply at 8119 SE Stark Street. The assailant reportedly struck the store employee across the face with the butt of his gun and discharged the firearm while grabbing the cash drawer. The suspect ran off after destroying the store’s Point of Sale (POS) system, gaining only a modest amount of cash kept in…

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Montavilla's December Holidays Celebration

Starting this December, the Montavilla business community will launch into a month-long celebration of the Winter holidays. Businesses and organizations will offer a mix of giving opportunities while encouraging people to support their community through shopping locally. Even without spending money, people can participate through two free events offered on SE Stark Street to get into the seasonal…

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Montavilla History Questions Answered: The Montavilla Library

Q – Whatever happened to the Montavilla Branch Library? A – I’ve often been asked this question. If you go looking for Montavilla’s branch library —as I did— you may have trouble finding it. But —believe it or not— the building still exists. The Montavilla Branch Library closed in November 1981 because of Multnomah County Libraries’ funding problems. There was an attempt to fund the Montavilla…

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Shorba Arabic Food Cart on SE 80th

On August 27th, the Shorba Arabic food cart opened for business after a weeks-long soft launch period. This uniquely sited cart sits adjacent to an apartment building on the backside of the same block that hosts mainstay neighborhood restaurants, including Yaowarat and Redwood. The cart’s owner, Omer Alshahrabani, and his wife run lunch and dinner service from the sidewalk adjacent eatery at 307…

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Storied Vintage Opening on SE Stark

On August 21st, Storied Vintage opened its new Montavilla location at 7850 SE Stark Street after relocating from a 1,000-square-foot space at the Brooklyn Mall on NE Sandy Boulevard. This leap into a dedicated storefront reflects three years of business growth for store owner Jana Fulop. The family-run shop is still developing its hours during this soft launch, but Fulop anticipates hosting an…

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Pedestrian Struck at Inactive Signal

Around 7:25 PM on August 18th, a car driving westbound on SE Stark Street crashed into a pedestrian crossing the road at 80th Avenue. An ambulance transported the person to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The marked crosswalk at the intersection had newly installed Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) signals meant to indicate to drivers that they should yield to people…