Portland and Oregon Visitor Information|Questions - Page 5

westsider · #81 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 1:53 AM**

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IHEARTPDX · #82 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 3:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by arbeiter

What's the current unemployment rate in PDX?

-National unemployment rate: 4.3% (DEC 2006)
-Oregon's unemployment rate: 5.2% (DEC 2006)
-PORTLAND's unemployment rate: 4.7% (DEC 2006)

sopdx · #83 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 5:00 PM**

I think the general message of the article is that Portland has developed it's own sense of style and that the city is no longer 'beholden' to any other city. Also, for the most part, it is not pretentious, unlike other places I can think of. The beauty of Portland is that it is doesn't have a 'look at me, look at me, am I big am I important' mind set, and does its own thing - which works for the most part - considering we are still in the US with all our social ills.

cab · #84 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 5:16 PM**

Surprisingly this story has been the top emailed story at the NYT website over the weekend. Its still #2 today.

PDX City-State · #85 Posted **Apr 17, 2007, 12:11 AM**

Portland is on the radar. Our music scene eclipses Seattle right now, and so many significant new bands are moving here.

kvalk · #86 Posted **Apr 17, 2007, 12:28 AM**

^ PDX you are late for our meeting and you're busy blogging... damn you.

Dougall5505 · #87 Posted **Apr 17, 2007, 2:02 AM**

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^ PDX you are late for our meeting and you're busy blogging... damn you

i don't get it

zilfondel · #88 Posted **Apr 17, 2007, 3:49 AM**

uh-oh, someone's in trouble!

PDX City-State · #89 Posted **Apr 17, 2007, 3:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by zilfondel

uh-oh, someone's in trouble!

pdxman · #90 Posted **Apr 17, 2007, 9:45 PM**

The NY Times story on Portland is still number 6 on the most emailed list. Not bad...

antinimby · #91 Posted **Apr 17, 2007, 9:56 PM**

I wouldn't look too much into that article.

These Travel section articles are very popular with readers.

I have seen them cover places as diverse as Napa Valley, Mexico, Kansas City, Cleveland, etc. and all of them are on the most emailed list.

PDX City-State · #92 Posted **Apr 18, 2007, 7:13 AM**

Napa is the shit. Cleveland aint. Kansas City aint. We everything here--you don't--unless you're in Seattle or San Francisco.

jwaters943 · #93 Posted **Apr 24, 2007, 3:43 PM**

I'll be in Portland the 3rd week of June. I have a travel book on Portland, but I was hoping to get more feedback on things to see/do in the city. Any suggestions are welcome (shopping, dining, outdoor recreation, etc.).

Thanks!

pdxstreetcar · #94 Posted **Apr 25, 2007, 4:26 AM**

any particular kinds of things you like to see when visiting a city? tours? architecture? neighborhoods? the sights? outdoors/nature?

june 3 is around the time of the rose festival, this might be of interest

the aerial tram is up an running
exploring downtown and the pearl are must-dos

the under construction high rise 'south waterfront' neighborhood might be of interest also

i really wish there was a travel forum on the SSP forum because this gets asked quite often, let me see if i can find an old thread with similiar recommendations

pdxstreetcar · #95 Posted **Apr 25, 2007, 4:29 AM**

Visiting Portland
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=122901

Black Box · #96 Posted **Apr 25, 2007, 4:42 AM**

Mt. Tabor, the International Rose Test Garden. Hike around Forest Park. Walk around Northwest Portland, take the aerial tram, explore the Portland Saturday Market. You will not run out of things to do in Portland. What kind of shopping do you have in mind? Restaurants? Do you like wine? Beer? Coffee? The possibilities are.....

tworivers · #97 Posted **Apr 25, 2007, 4:48 AM**

The downtown farmer's market is in full swing every Saturday early am til 3 or so. In the south park blocks. Definitely a must-see.

jwaters943 · #98 Posted **Apr 25, 2007, 2:48 PM**

Thanks for the recommendations thus far! I'm not sure how I missed that other thread on visting Portland since I did a search first.

Anyway, to clarify, I enjoy sightseeing (gardens, architecture, etc.). As far as shopping goes, I prefer little, lesser known boutiques, but don't mind the occassional department store (e.g. Nordstrom, etc.). Any good home accessory store suggestions would be helpful. I LOVE coffee and my favorite types of cuisine are Italian, Thai, Chinese & Japanese. FWIW, I will have a car during my stay.

I booked a room at Hotel Lucia. It looks pretty nice, but websites can be misleading. Anybody have any experience with this hotel?

Thanks again!

Black Box · #99 Posted **Apr 25, 2007, 3:50 PM**

I have had no experience with Hotel Lucia. I hear it's a nice hotel. Maybe you should check out the Portland Ace Hotel and peak around at their design scheme. Stumptown is Portland's best coffee, but I'm sure a Portlander can refer you to more than just that. There is a Nordstrom in downtown Portland. I think that the Portland Mercury just put out a huge list of places to shop. One of y'all down there should know what I'm referring to. There are many boutiques listed and Portland has a great indie design community that puts out the threads. As far as food goes, I am not in the know. Portland is a great city for food, your real problem will probably be trying to choose. If you walk around Northwest Portland or the Pearl District, you will bump into quite a few trendy restaurants. Good luck.

MarkDaMan · #**100** Posted **Apr 25, 2007, 3:59 PM**

Hotel Lucia is a nice boutique hotel. I believe forumer Urbanlife does/did work there so he could provide more info.

Since you have a car you should do a half day trip through the Columbia River Gorge on the historic highway, it is spectacular!

http://www.crgva.org/index.htm