We brought you Carlos the Rollerblader and Spencer Sprocket last month, but the weird just keeps coming! We are honored […]
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World Record Drag Queen Chorus Line
Portland is notable for achieving all sorts of world records such as Evil Knievel’s motorcycle jump over 17 vans, as […]
The Brooklyn Neighborhood
Welcome to the THIRD edition of A Walk On the Weird Side – An Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Fabric […]
We Are A Proud Sponsor of the Weird Homes Tour of Portland!
Strange. Kooky. Magical. Peculiar. Funky. Eccentric. Weird. Whatever you call it, it’s what we love to celebrate in the Weird Home […]
Trooper Dick Curtis
It’s no secret that Portland’s history of brewing and craft beers is an integral part of this city’s DNA. It’s also no secret that the typical Oregonian’s views about the influx of Californians is nothing new. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Blitz-Weinhard company, one of Portland’s oldest breweries, capitalized on that to launch a series of ads that not only swept the zeitgeist of Portland and Oregon at large, but spawned a spin-off album and children’s television show.
Mardi Gras Day Parade
Join the Mysti Krewe of Nimbus for a free, family-friendly night parade on Mississippi Avenue on Mardi Gras Day. Tuesday, […]
The City’s Best Bike Racks (A Bike Tour)
Portland’s got some nice racks. Other cities have other kinds of racks that garner media attention, but no city sports […]
Portland’s Weird History in Film
Portland has a pretty checkered past when it comes to the quality of movies filmed here. Three years ago we […]
