http://www.centralportland.com How much do I love Portland! Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:09:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I celebrated my 32 (or 2 to the 5th) birthday by taking part in the annual Portland Night Ride, a very goofy night time bike ride with 1,500 of my newest friends. I'm not particularly keen about riding my bike after dark, but we started around 9am with ... http://www.centralportland.com/2009/07/14/the-night-ride-2009/ I'm a huge fan of riding Trimet trains and buses. Prior to the airport Max (aka the Red Line), I used to ride a Trimet bus to the airport. The line number escapes me, and the bus actually worked fairly well. However, buses are more challenging to ... http://www.centralportland.com/2009/05/25/trimet-airport-max/ While some Portland area Farmer's Markets keep going year round (see Hillsdale Farmers' Market), my two favorite "neighborhood" markets are coming back to life soon! My absolute favorite is the Sunday Montavilla Market at 7600 SE Stark. However, I have to wait until June 21 for my first low-key, small ... http://www.centralportland.com/2009/04/16/farmers-markets-returning-to-life/ The Blue Nile is an Ethiopian restaurant located between NE 22nd and 23rd on NE Broadway. I have had many a delicious meal, with particularly lovely lamb dishes as well as the ever popular kik. Recently, we have just been ordering the platter for two, sometimes veggie, sometimes ... http://www.centralportland.com/2009/04/13/the-blue-nile/ When I ride my bicycle or walk to work, I have the pleasure walking along the lower level of the Steel Bridge in Portland. When I ride the MAX, we roll along the upper deck with the cars, and a few intrepid bicyclists and pedestrians. All of this ... http://www.centralportland.com/2009/04/09/steel-bridge/ Yummy! Non-smoking! Incipient heart attack! If you're a fan of the classic greasy hamburger, consider visiting Stanichs, located in both NE and SW Portland. I am most familiar with the NE Stanich's at NE Fremont and 49th, in the Beaumont neighborhood. This Stanich's is full of pennants, making ... http://www.centralportland.com/2008/04/03/stanichs/ Oh, I love Huber's! If there were one bar in Portland that I wish was non-smoking, it would be Huber's! And lo and behold, my wish has been granted. No more will I have stinky hair and clothing after a delightful evening at the Huber's bar. When I ... http://www.centralportland.com/2008/04/02/hubers-goes-non-smoking/ Well, it's been over a month since I went to work as a pirate to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate day. On that fine day back in September, I walked through downtown to get lunch and no one batted an eye. In fact, I even spotted a few ... http://www.centralportland.com/2007/10/24/talk-like-a-pirate-sept-19/ Blue Olive is a Mediterranean restaurant located on NE 46th and Fremont in the Beaumont neighborhood. Besides being a cool neighborhood, this is a wonderful restaurant. Run by two delightful brothers, the food is a wonderful blend of Mediterranean/Persian flavors. If it's nice, sit in the back patio. ... http://www.centralportland.com/2007/09/14/blue-olive/ Sorry about that everyone. Comments are now turned one and should be up and running. Let me know if you run into any problems. http://www.centralportland.com/2007/09/14/whoops-finally-turned-comments-on/