Monthly Archives: November 2006

Restaurant Layouts That Suck: The New Ten-01 on NW Couch

I attended an opening party for Ten 01 (1001 NW Couch - Website) last night. While the food samplings (I only ate the samples) were quite tasty, I hated being inside the building. It is yet another fatal attempt to be the exception to the phrase “form follows function”. In this case, it’s design and

Grand Opening of Winston’s

I have good feelings about this place.
Winston is observant and charming. He welcomes me in and doesn’t mind when I drip the Northwest all over the wood floor of his new store.
Winston’s just opened on Wednesday and Winston is still unpacking his treasure chests. But the items he does have out already are wondrous and

Chinook Book- A Good Catch

Have you gotten yours yet?
The Chinook Book is a book of over 375 mostly useful coupons. It’s a local deal, most coupons are good for purely Portland establishments, although there is a Eugene section (I never go to Eugene, I think that section is a waste of paper). It’s somewhat like the better known Entertainment

Green Condos in St. Johns - Is “Sustainable” Just a Selling Word?

«Do these photos to the left look familiar? If you have spent anytime looking at real estate, and particularly condos, on Craigslist then I’m sure they do. [link].
It seems to be listed every other day, with the lowend price going down every week. I believe since I started recognizing this listing, the price of