...is not in effect here:

Virginia Cafe and MoMo are open to get your drink on.

Maya's is open as well.

Some pictures from Obama victory parties in Portland, Oregon. If you have others, add them to the Flickr group or comment them here. Obama election celebration Bagdad Theater, Portland, Oregon About 11 PM on election night. Photo By Todd Mecklem More after the jump... Obama Victory Party Pioneer Courthouse Square Portland, Oregon November 4, 2008 at 11.35pm PST Photo By Peat Bakke Virgina called for [...]

The final Presidential Debate is Wednesday between the Wanderer and "that one". Here is a list of places in the Portland area to watch it with friends and in some cases, drinks. If you know of other places, comment that up. Living Room Theatre/Theater: Living Room Theaters will be showing all of the US Presidential and [...]

Pod, sculpture on the corner of NW 10th Avenue and Burnside, across the street from Powell's Book, in the snow this afternoon around 2 p.m.

Blowing snow from the USPS truck, around 3:15 p.m., in front of our building.


Woke up at 6 a.m. to no new snow, then woke up at 8 a.m. to this, completely white streets and sidewalks.

Here's the shot from the kitchen window, looking straight down at the covered scooters. You see the hedge, sprinkled with snow, the sidewalk covered with snow and one set of footprints, and then the street. I wonder what that ring is on the right side of the photo? Some sort of metal embedded in the sidewalk? I'll have to research that later, days from now--too much snow has fallen during the day.
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Pod, sculpture on the corner of NW 10th Avenue and Burnside, across the street from Powell's Book, in the snow this afternoon around 2 p.m.

Blowing snow from the USPS truck, around 3:15 p.m., in front of our building.


Woke up at 6 a.m. to no new snow, then woke up at 8 a.m. to this, completely white streets and sidewalks.

Here's the shot from the kitchen window, looking straight down at the covered scooters. You see the hedge, sprinkled with snow, the sidewalk covered with snow and one set of footprints, and then the street. I wonder what that ring is on the right side of the photo? Some sort of metal embedded in the sidewalk? I'll have to research that later, days from now--too much snow has fallen during the day.
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Here's an update from Virginia Café's MySpace page: Dear Virginia Cafe Family, Well, the time has finally come to say adieu to Park Avenue. It's been a great 86 years here on Park Avenue and we are sad to say good-bye, but you can't stop progress. All of us are looking forward to our new digs on [...]

pliptimo posted a photo:

With the old Dental Arts Building at left and the remaining portion of Zell Bros at right

pliptimo posted a photo:

The block with the former location of the Virginia Cafe awaiting demolition