Sauvie Island Mystery
Here’s another Portland area mystery – what the heck is that? I have a full set of pic on Flickr – click here!
I’ve tried Facebook, Twitter, LiveJournal, craigslist, everything I can think of to find out if anyone in the area has any idea what this is. One lead is a user on Flickr who claimed his dad built and launched it years ago. I tried to contact the user for more details, but no reply.
Can anyone help??
Husky or Maltese, Whatever!
With a song in my heart and a spring in my step, finally one of SouthEast Portland’s great mysteries is solved!
I frequently pass a strip mall near 36th and Powell boasting the glorious sign for “Husky or Maltese, Whatever” – a restaurant that is never, ever open.
Here’s some pictures of the sign on Flickr
I’ve swung by the restaurant countless times over say the past 7 years. There are tables with table clothes, silverware, chairs, curtains pulled, signage out front – everything it indicate it’s a real working place! But it’s never, ever, ever open.
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Waterfront Blues Festival in PDX
It’s that time again! Time for the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, OR! Great major acts this year, including Maceo Parker and Lucinda Williams.
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Portland Mardi Gras updates
The Portland Mysti Krewe of Nimbus is crankin’ out plans for the Second Annual Portland Mardi Gras Ball in February. Two new websites are up, postcards designed and printed, and plans are brewing for various appearances around Portland Oregon this fine and short summer.