Part of why I chose to move to Portland is its large vegan community. There seems to be a vegan restaurant on nearly every corner, and there’s usually a vegan option or two on even the most non-vegan menus. I started down the path to better nutrition in the later 90s, when I was a [...]

Belmont Branch Library My library card was so useful to me when I was in Denver, I thought it only made sense to get myself a card in Portland. Denver has an amazing library system, and I hope that Portland’s is equally good. Here’s a link to an interesting study about who has library cards [...]

Uncle Paul’s Produce Market on SE Hawthorne at 24th Uncle Paul’s Produce Market is essentially a permanent farmers’ market. Within walking distance from my place. Uncle Paul’s provides me a perfect opportunity to get some exercise in, and to procure perfect produce each and every day. Much of the produce is locally grown, and about [...]

The weather has cooled down a lot. When I was searching for air conditioned cafes, I got to know the neighborhood. The Belmont neighborhood is very very cool.  Belmont is the first neighborhood I heard about when I started looking at moving to Portland. Southeast (the southeast quadrant of Portland) was recommended, and Belmont is [...]