Archive for 'Portland'

Podnah’s Pit – A Little Bit of BBQ Heaven

Posted 23 September 2009 | By mitch | Categories: Food, Portland, Uncategorized | No Comments

If you like good ol' Texas barbecue, Podnah's Pit Barbecue is the place for you. A friend suggested we give it a try, and after seeing the restaurant featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives I couldn't wait to go. Podnah's Pit is located in Northeast Portland at NE Prescott St. and 15th Ave. We caught [...]

Portland Goes MetroFi

Posted 13 April 2006 | By mitch | Categories: Asides, Geekery, Portland, Talk | No Comments

Om Malik reports Portland Goes Wi-Fi. MetroFi has been selected by the City of Portland, for building and operating a citywide Wi-Fi network. In the press here, and here.

Meadows Challenges Skiers and Snowboarders to Keep Coming!

Posted 12 April 2006 | By mitch | Categories: Asides, Portland, Talk | No Comments

Dave Riley, General Manager, Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort issues this challenge:

Ski area operators all whine and cry (including me) about how Pacific Northwest skiers and snowboarders hang up their boards too early in the spring. I was talking with my Marketing Director, Dave Tragethon today about this phenomenon… We then came up with an [...]

Running in the Portland Rain

Posted 08 April 2006 | By mitch | Categories: Portland, Running, Talk | No Comments

Last Saturday was the first training run for the Portland Marathon. My friend Rick and I ran with the PMC group downtown along the water front, under beautiful sunny skies. The weather that morning could not have been more pleasant. Today’s run however, was a different story, nothing but rain the whole time.

We ran out-and-back [...]