Eliot Neighborhood

Nothing tastes better than a fresh home-made traditional tortilla stuffed with shades of green avocado, ripe tomato, Tillamook Cheddar Cheese and scrambled eggs covered in a generous topping of green chile crema.  I mean nothing.  This is what I eat, not on Monday, because the Pepper Box, a food cart at Dreamer’s Marketplace, is closed [...]

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By Barry Joe Stull Uroboros is a company named for a symbol of a dragon eating its tail – symbolic of alchemy, the “ancient art” of turning base metals into gold.  Eliot’s Uroboros combines sand and other ingredients to produce art glass in 150 sophisticated color combinations in over a dozen styles and textures.  Uroboros [...]

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The Unscriptables, an unscripted theatre company, will host 2 performances in Dawson park on Sundays in August.  Shows are on the 7th, 14th and 21st starting at 1pm and 3pm.  The first show is geared more toward kids with a “G” rating the the second show toward a slightly older audience with a “PG” rating.  [...]

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The Dawson Park concert series kicked off with a bang featuring Obo Addy & Okropong. The Ghanaian drums and dance were a hit with people of all ages.  The following week the Hillstomp show was postponed due to weather.  The concert series continued on July 20 with the Dirty Syncopators followed by Lisa Mann and [...]

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On the weekends I like to walk over to one of our neighborhood coffee shops to indulge in a latte and bagel for breakfast.  Over the past few years I’ve become a regular at Goldrush Coffee Bar.  With its brick interior, old hardwood floors, and rotating art, the vibe inside Goldrush is very Portland.  I [...]

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At the first signs of spring when the crocuses and daffodils poke their heads up, my husband gets excited about starting to plant his “farm” as we like to call it.  He scours seed catalogs reading all about the new varieties of heirlooms available.  We make the first of many quick trips to Livingscape Nursery, [...]

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On a Friday night not too long ago my wife and I were once again looking for a place to go for dinner.  It has kind of become a weekly tradition to visit one our fabulous neighborhood spots each and every Friday.  After short a discussion with friends we decided to show them Afrique Bistro.

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Have you noticed the relatively new pumpkin orange building on the corner of MLK Jr. and Graham St?  It’s the one I use to describe to my friends how to get to my house.  You can’t miss it!  It’s called Graham Street Lofts. It was built to create superior housing using revolutionary European construction designed [...]

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As a real estate agent focusing on Portland’s many “close-in” neighborhoods – some newer that are up and coming and others that are already established – I’m tasked with ongoing research about what each has to offer.  It is important to show new Portlanders all of their neighborhood choices to help them make their big [...]

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I love our little Eliot neighborhood.  I love the big old Portland houses with good sized lots and the proximity to downtown with easy access to TriMet.  This is why my husband and I moved here in the first place 6 years ago.  Within the last few years the list of reasons for loving our [...]

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Back in 2003 when we moved into the neighborhood there weren’t nearly as many places to eat.  Sure, Popeye’s has been on MLK for a while now.  Billy Reed’s was also serving up good food, but was just about ready to start the dreadful transition that had it change styles, ownership and  names over and [...]

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My new favorite neighborhood bar is the Secret Society Lounge located on the 2nd floor of a newly renovated 1907 building on NE Russell St.  It’s small and cozy with a fantastic wooden bar.  My husband would die to have one exactly like it in our basement, but maybe a touch smaller. 

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I grew up in Bend where it snows often. In my 12 years living in the Portland this recent storm is the most snow I have seen here. As I talk to “old-timers” they have a hard time remembering this much snow accumulating and sticking for so long. I love it! My wife and I [...]

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One of the things I like most about our neighborhood is being able to walk a few short blocks for food and entertainment.  In July my wife and I along with the dog packed up a picnic and walked to Eliot’s Dawson Park to see free concerts. This year Dawson Park hosted three “Summer Concerts [...]

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Last Friday I had that end of week feeling.  You know the one that starts about an hour before you’re off work on Friday. It happens whether your Friday is actually Friday or another day.  At the time my mind was wandering, thinking about sitting outside drinking a nice cold beer.  Once I got home [...]

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On an unusually cold Friday in April we were deciding what do do with our Friday night.  We had already narrowed it down to two choices – go to Waypost and see the Tony Green Orchestra perform or go to McMenamins Kennedy School and see the movie Juno.  We decided to go to see Tony [...]

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Ok, I’m a typical guy and I waited until the last minute to do most of my holiday shopping.  I like the holiday season, but shopping is not my favorite part and there are a lot of places I would rather be than in the mall during the holiday season.  As I was trying to [...]

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A few Sundays ago the Seattle Seahawks were not playing football. My wife and I were doing some shopping, however midway through the day I was burned out and she continued. With no football to watch I needed something to do so I followed the white and black signs on the corner of Russell and [...]

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If you have ever been on Russell Street between MLK and Williams after dark you have probably noticed the orange neon sign near the corner of Russell and Rodney.  Just about every night it lights up for the Wonder Ballroom and Cafe Wonder.

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July 4th I wrote about the Iraq Names Project entering Eliot Neighborhood . After an out of town vacation and a busy schedule I was finally able to volunteer chalking late July and early August. I’m glad I found the time – it was a rewarding experience. On Friday July 27th I took the day [...]

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