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My PDX: Rachel Seeman

Queen Rachel seems pretty relaxed for royalty. As the current Queen of Rosaria, she reigns over the annual Rose Festival, Portland’s ebullient celebration of spring. The Grant High School student body president speaks with the poise you would expect from a Queen; but mention Kuma, her golden retriever, and her voice rises with a teenager’s eagerness.

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Saphu Records Mel Brown CD Giveaway

Portland April Twitter Contest Giveaway!!

 

Saphu Records is giving away 10 copies of the Mel Brown Quartet: “Live: An Evening With The Mel Brown Quartet” CD.


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My PDX: Tim Windell

Tim Windell is a founder and leader in the action sports community going back to 1986 when he began dominating the unexplored territory of snowboarding and opened Crested Butte to the sport.

His efforts to push the evolution of snowboarding resulted in him brining home numerous medals from around the world. In total, he grabbed eight National Titles, stood second overall in the 1989 and 1990 World Cup Tour of Snowboarding, placed second in the 1991 World Championships, and was designated to be the voice of North American Snowboarders from 1987 through 1993. He still owns the North American snowboarding speed record. Tim remains an active member of the USASA board, the largest snowboarding organization in the world, and is one of only five voting members. Read More

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The Weirdest City in America?

We recently posted a list of the 15 Weirdest Cities in America based on the CEO’s for Cities index.

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Keeping it Weird: The 15 Weirdest Cities in the Nation

According to the Weirdness Index developed for the national organization CEO’s for Cities San Francisco is the weirdest city in the United States. Atlanta rounds out the top 15 weirdest cities in the nation. Missing in the top 15 is Austin whose official slogan is “Keep Austin Weird”.

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Northwest Valentine’s Weekend Getaways and Travel Deals

We thought it would be fun to offer a few Valentine’s Day Romance Travel Deals in our regular "Travel News".  We put a quick shout out on Twitter asking for the best Valentine’s Day Weekend Getaways and Travel Deals–the response was huge.  We had to break the list into regions just to get it all in!  Enjoy the Northwest Valentines Day page and if you want more ideas beyond visit our Read More

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Valentine’s Weekend Getaways and Travel Deals

We thought it would be fun to offer a few Valentine’s Day Romance Travel Deals in our regular "Travel News".  We put a quick shout out on Twitter asking for the best Valentine’s Day Weekend Getaways and Travel Deals–the response was huge.  So, this week’s specials are all in honor of V-Day!

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Travel News & Deals

Keeping it Weird! The Top 15 Weirdest Cities in the Nation!
According to the Weirdness Index developed for the national organization CEO’s for Cities San Francisco is the weirdest city in the United States. Atlanta, with their official slogan “Keep Atlanta Weird” rounds out the top 15 weirdest cities in the nation.

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Best Travel Books of 2009

It’s that time of year again, when we take a look at the year in travel books. There were plenty to choose from in 2009. Here are the 52 Perfect Days picks.
 

The prophets of doom should fall silent: this has been an excellent year for new travel writing, including books by authors who made their name with travel, then moved to other genres. William Dalrymple hasn’t written a travel book in a decade, but Nine Lives (Bloomsbury £20) sees him in India, following pilgrims and searchers of spiritual enlightenment.

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