Get your beads and sexiest public costume ready for the Seventh Portland Mardi Gras Ball scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2017! It is a Louisiana-style costume ball with beads, baubles, king cake, and dancing to live Cajun and zydeco music at the Tiffany Center Emerald Ballroom located at Morrison St, on the corner of Southwest 14th […]
By Miguel Nigenda What is the absolute best place to go if you want to get involved in climate action? Honestly, I don’t know and I don’t think there is just one. But after going to the general meeting of 350 Seattle I can tell you this much. There are people out there, away from […]
What better way to say “I love you” to the nerdling in your life than to take them to Paul Allen’s Living Computers: Museum + Labs. It’s a great outing for all ages and promises a great history lesson and lots of experimental time on computers. The museum has expanded and includes a new gallery […]
This year The Worst Day of the Year Ride is scheduled for Sun., Feb. 12. It’s a crazy Portland tradition because regardless of the weather, thousands of cyclists grab their friends, don their costumes, and gather to ride their bikes and wave their silly flags. Last year the ride introduced all-new routes and fun rest […]
According to Allianz Travel Insurance, more than half of Americans or about 170 million people did not take a vacation from August 2015 to August 2016. A vacation is defined as a leisure trip of at least a week to a place that is 100 miles or more from home. Of course, as a travel […]
On Tuesday February 8th, an emergency rally over the Dakota Access Pipeline happened at Westlake Center in downtown Seattle. The purpose of the rally was to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline and encourage divestment from Bank of America as a sign of solidarity with the water protectors at Standing Rock. [Broadly speaking; if IN-vesting means […]
Join the fun at the Northwest Family & Kids Festival Feb. 10-12 for games, music, arts & crafts, sports, reptiles, face painting, bounce houses, and food at the Washington County Fair Complex in Hillsboro. The Northwest Family & Kids Festival is the only Portland food and fun for kids, amily event of its kind on the […]
By Environmental Blogger Miguel Nigenda I went to the recent Westlake Plaza protest in Seattle more with curiosity than intent. What brought so many people out into the cold night? What are their thoughts and feelings? After two hours of talking, chanting, and a lot of squeezing through people, this is what I was able to […]
This month’s Science Pub Eugene will take a look at how the new wildlife GPS-collar technology is providing insight into animal migration and ecology that was not possible before. On Feb. 9 from 6:30-8:30 this presentation will specifically look at deer, moose and other hoofed critters. The Pub is located at: Whirled Pies at Cozmic, 199 […]
Kids, make dates with the older generation. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to spend quality time with the old “rents!” Head to the Children’s Film Festival Seattle. Running through Feb. 11, 2017, it has become the largest and most respected film festival on the West Coast dedicated to children and their families. The […]
