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* '''[[PortlandWiki:Monday_Meets|Contribute to PortlandWiki!]]'''
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[[File:Monday Meet May 3 2010.JPG|thumb|[[User:Kotra|Kotra]], [[MarkDilley|Mark]] and [[User:WardCunningham|Ward]] wrangle wild wikis at [[Backspace|Backspace Cafe]].]]
[[File:Monday Meet May 3 2010.JPG|thumb|[[User:Kotra|Kotra]], [[MarkDilley|Mark]] and [[User:WardCunningham|Ward]] wrangle wild wikis at [[Backspace|Backspace Cafe]].]]
* [[DIY|Do something yourself]]
* Solitary ad''vice'': [[DIY|Do something yourself]].
* Chug a barrel o' [[beer]].
* Chug a barrel o' [[beer]].
* Lasso unruly bookworms at [[Powell's Books]].
* Lasso unruly bookworms at [[Powell's Books]].
* Explore beautiful [[Forest Park]].
* Entertain the wildlife in beautiful [[Forest Park]].
* [[Walks|Walk]] around [[Old Town]].
* [[Walks|Walk]] around [[Old Town]].
* Bike along [[Waterfront Park]].
* Bike along [[Waterfront Park]].
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* Make your way through town riding the [[MAX]].
* Make your way through town riding the [[MAX]].
* [[Bicycling|Ride a bike]]!
* [[Bicycling|Ride a bike]]!
* See a live [[music|concert]].
* Waive your hands in the air "like you just don't care" at a live [[music|concert]].
* Attend a [[Portland Trail Blazers|Blazers]] game.
* Get religion by becoming a "[[Portland Trail Blazers|Blazer Believer]]."
* Shamelessly show off your naked feet on a hike with [[Portland Barefoot Hikers]].
* Shamelessly show off your naked feet by hiking barefoot with [[Portland Barefoot Hikers]].


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Revision as of 06:02, 18 October 2010

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Places to go near Portland

Long Beach, Washington: Convenient Portland getaway and home to the "world's largest frying pan."

Things to see in Portland

Horse spotting! Just one of many fun activities you can do in Portland!

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Featured Articles

  • Personal Telco - Portland's answer (so far) to "Internet as public utility."
  • Yellow Bike Project - A community cycling "first."
  • Powell's Bookstore - An entire "City of Books" with a broken PortlandWiki reference list.
  • Charles Olds - Olds shot a man "just to watch him ...uh... succumb from injuries suffered as a result of an act of manslaughter."
  • CivicApps - An open data / open source project sponsored by several Portland-area government agencies.
  • Portlandia - The second largest hammered copper statue in America (the largest is the Statue of Liberty).
  • East 82nd Avenue - A major North-South arterial on Portland's Eastside.
  • Green industry - Portland has become a center for green energy.


Things to do in Portland

Gargle some holy water. Single bowl Benson Bubbler on corner of NW Couch St & NW 18th Ave. Near entrance of Saint Mary's Cathedral, Portland.

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Kotra, Mark and Ward wrangle wild wikis at Backspace Cafe.

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