Portland joins food hall revolution
Two years in the making, Portland is soon to get its first indoor food hall this fall. Pine Street Market a 10,000-square-foot space that will house nine small restaurants, plus 20,000 square feet of...
View ArticleThorogood shows he's still 'Bad to the Bone'
George Thorogood has been an American blues rocker for more than four decades, and hes still going strong. The man who formed the Destroyers back in 1973 will do three shows in Oregon next Monday...
View ArticleBlitzen Trapper: new century rock
Roots band makes classic rock for the 21st century, releases new record next week, heads out on tour If you havent heard Portlands Blitzen Trapper before, its as good a time as any to drop whatever...
View Article2015 Subaru Forester: Better than ever
Subaru has set trends by never chasing them. The Japanese manufacturer sold the first all-wheel-drive passenger car in America in 1974. It also began offering small turbocharged engines before their...
View ArticleMarried to the stage, and to each other
Husband-and-wife team behind Post5 Theatre is moving on Not only do they live together, they work together, and it brings out the best in Ty and Cassandra Boice, the brains behind Post5 Theatre. Its...
View ArticleThe Big Screen
Last week, Sept. 25 The Intern; Stonewall; Time Out of Mind; Goodnight Mommy; Hotel Transylvania 2 This week, Oct. 2 The Martian (20th Century Fox), PG-13, 141 minutes About An astronaut...
View ArticleBits & Pieces: The other quartet
The touring show In My Life A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles returns to Portland in mid-October, and the Fab Four tribute fellows will be joined on stage by another set of musicians the...
View ArticleThe meow heard 'round the world
Two weeks ago, before he and his cat gained international fame, Dave Kempas just wanted to crack 100 likes. The Facebook page hed set up for his kleptokitty, Tigger, was stuck at 96 followers and...
View ArticleAnnual Blessing of the Animals set for Oct. 4
St. Paul's Episcopal Church welcomes all pets, in honor of St. Francis - Dogs, cats, chickens, even a camel Father Dan Morrow has blessed them all, and is ready to do it again at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct....
View ArticleRetirement? Ha - never been so busy
I might be retired, but that doesnt mean I havent been busy. I report today from the other side of the big, fat retirement wall. It wasnt that easy getting over it, what with the razor wire on top...
View ArticleOctober Arts
(Note: The Tribune will highlight some gallery openings and other arts happenings in the first edition of each month to coincide with First Thursday this month, its Thursday, Oct. 1) A collection...
View ArticleThe Short List
STAGE Mars Two Action/Adventure opens its eighth season with the sci-fi sitcom adventure, created by Nick Fenster, about the first humans to sign up for a one-way trip to the red planet with the...
View ArticleWhite Bird soars into new season
Dance company welcomes choreographer Twyla Tharp White Bird, the presenters of great national and international dance companies that take the stage in Portland, has the honor of welcoming one of the...
View ArticleLive Music
Oct. 1 Brit invades His Mod take on punk led The Jam to the crest of the New Wave, and his eclectic tastes made The Style Council one of the freshest sounding UK bands of the 1980s. From the 90s on,...
View ArticleDavid Koechner not a jerk, but has played one
Actor-comedian brings standup to Helium Comedy Club David Koechner has played a number of over-the-top characters, from the chauvinist Champ Kind in Anchorman to the obnoxious Todd Packer on The...
View Article2016 Jaguar F-Type R: Return of the real sports car
We're not sure what the "R" in our 2016 F-Type R Coupe stands for. "Really fast," maybe, since the British sports car comes with a 550 horsepower supercharged V8. Or "raucous," because it also has what...
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MUSIC Def Leppard The summer concert season is winding down, but its not over, yet. Def Leppard will stop at Amphitheater Northwest in Ridgefield, Wash., on Sept. 17, headlining a night that also...
View ArticleVeg out at Portland's first vegan festival
Meat eaters welcome, too, for munchies, music, beer and more Nic Adler wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Carnivores are welcome to come to his festival. The owner of the legendary Roxy Theatre...
View ArticleWinning ticket to mark Winterhawks' milestone year
Hockey team celebrates 40 years, WHL reaches 50 with promo events planned all season Its a milestone season for the Portland Winterhawks and the Western Hockey League, and the club plans another year...
View ArticleLive Music
Sept. 17 Fated to happen Electronic musician and singer Natasha Kmeto is set to release her newest record, called Inevitable. Tunes on it include the midtempo Come and Say, a techno-flavored...
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