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| == Welcome == | | <div style="font-family: PlantagenetCherokee; font-size: 14pt; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px;">'''Welcome to PortlandWiki!'''</div> |
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| Welcome to PortlandWiki, a [[City Wiki|city wiki]] for Portland, Oregon that [[PortlandWiki:Introduction|anyone can edit]]. We aim to provide a comprehensive reference for anything and everything in the area. You've caught us early in the project. Poke around and check back from time to time and see how we're doing. If you want to help out: register an account, explore, and add things you think are useful. Otherwise, check back in a bit and see if the dust has settled.
| | ''The community powered knowledge commons for [[Portland|Portland, Oregon]].'' |
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| We meet at [[WikiWednesday]]s, please check the if you're curious what direction we're heading in.
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| | '''''[[PortlandWiki:About|PortlandWiki]] is built by you.''' Just [[Special:UserLogin|login]] and click the "<span class="plainlinks">[https://portlandwiki.org/index.php?title=PortlandWiki&action=edit Improve]</span>" button at the top of any page and share your knowledge.'' |
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| | ; Articles can be about anything. |
| | As long as it's related to Portland somehow! Nobody decides what is "notable enough" here. |
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| == Places To Go Near Portland ==
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| [[Mt. Hood]], [[Mt. St. Helens]] and the [[Pacific Coast]] are all within a two hour drive from Portland. These are all great places to be during the few months of the year when it is not raining - basically, July 4th - October 4th.
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| [[Multnomah Falls]] is the biggest waterfall in the region. You will be pleasantly surprised if you take the [[Old Highway]] along [[The Gorge]]. There are dozens of small, beautiful waterfalls.
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| == Where To Eat in Portland ==
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| Visit [[Produce Row]] on [[4th Street]] for a variety of yummy dining, and check out the [[Horse Brass Pub]] for an unusual English experience. [[Hubers Café]] is a Portland tradition, but [[Carafe]], [[ClarkLewis]], and the [[Sinju Sushi]] also cater to the hipster crowd. The west side has a variety of steak houses, but vegetarians might prefer the [[Vegetarian House]] or [[Paradox Cafe]]. [[Voodoo Doughnut]] is a must for your creepy sugar fix.
| | There's more to Portland than dry facts referenced by reliable sources. Just be honest. |
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| == Getting involved with PortlandWiki ==
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| The articles below provide information on how to use the PortlandWiki site as well as some general philosophies that the PortlandWiki Council has agreed upon to keep the article base on track.
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| *[[PortlandWiki:Introduction|Introduction]] - Learn more about how to use PortlandWiki: how to read it, how to write for it!
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| *[[PortlandWiki:Policies and Direction|PortlandWiki Policies and Direction]] - Best practices to follow when adding content
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| *[[PortlandWiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]] - Where we discuss what is needed to make PortlandWiki succeed
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| *[[PortlandWiki:Council]] - Information about the PortlandWiki governance body
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| *[[PortlandWiki:Moderators|Moderators]] - Who they are, how to become one
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| *[[PortlandWiki:Article Requests|Article Requests]] - Suggest an article topic, or find an article to start building!
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| *[[PortlandWiki:Forums|Forums]]
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| == Explore ==
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| * [[Outdoor Activities]], [[Study Spots]], [[Dogs]]
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| * [[Entertainment]], [[Local Media]], [[Night Time]], [[Music Scene]]
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| * [[Social Structures]], [[Organizations]], [[Canton Politics]]
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| * [[Volunteer Opportunities]], [[Memorials]]
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| * [[Schools]], [[Portland Public Library]]
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| * [[Gyms]], [[Exercise]], [[Sports]]
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| * [[Art galleries in Portland|Art Galleries]], [[Town Art]], [[Local Artists]]
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| * [[Shopping Centers]], [[Beauty Salons and Barber Shops]], [[Clothing Stores]]
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| * [[Medical Services]], [[Social Services]], [[Spiritual Organizations]], [[Tax Services]]
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| * [[Singles Scene]], [[Parenting]], [[Date Ideas]]
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| == Entertainment ==
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| *[[Portal:Events|Events]] | | * [[PortlandWiki:About|Learn about PortlandWiki]]. |
| *[[Movie Theaters]] | | * [[PortlandWiki:Support|Make a donation]] to offset server costs. |
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| *[[Live Performance Venues]]
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| == Transportation == | | == Newest Articles == |
| * [[Driving in Portland]]
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| * [[Traffic Laws]]
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| * [[ODOT]]
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| * [[Bridges]]
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| * [[OHSU Aerial Tram]]
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| * [[Union Station]]
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| * [[Portland International Airport]]
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| * [[Living Cheaply]], [[Discounts and Freebies]], [[Free WiFi Hot Spots]]
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| * [[Cheap Food]], [[Lunch Under Five Dollars]], [[Birthday Deals]]
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| * [[Supermarkets & Grocery Stores]], [[Ethnic Markets|International Foods]]
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| * [[Restaurants]], [[Coffee Shops]], [[Catering]], [[Buffets]]
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| * [[Vegetarian Options]], [[Vegan Options|Vegan]]
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| * [http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/11/us_26_tunnels_need_a_bath.html Vista Ridge tunnel partly closed tonight for high-pressure washing]
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| == Things To See in Portland ==
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| Start [[Downtown]] and visit the [[Ground Kontrol]] for a great experience for the kids, at any age, or drop by the [[Living Room Theater]] to check out a show. If you are not into movies and want a cool hangout, drop by [[Backspace]].
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| Portland is well known as a hub of American DIY youth culture. From the late 1980s through today, Portland has been a major center for movements such as [[zine]]-making, including hosting such events as the [[Portland Zine Symposium]]<ref>{{ cite web |url= http://www.pdxzines.com/info/|title= Portland Zine Symposium Official Site |accessdate= 2007-09-15 }}</ref> and home to major [[zine]] distributors such as [[Microcosm]]. The [[Do it yourself|DIY]] craft community has also seen a population explosion in Portland since the 1990s and now hosts such events as [[Crafty Wonderland]]<ref>{{ cite web |url= http://www.craftywonderland.com/|title= Crafty Wonderland Official Site |accessdate= 2007-09-15 }}</ref> and regular [[Church of Craft]]<ref>{{ cite web |url= http://www.churchofcraft.org/index4.html|title= Church of Craft Official Site |accessdate= 2007-09-15 }}</ref> meetings, and is home to such stores as [[Knittn' Kitten]],<ref>{{ cite web |url= http://knittnkitten.com/|title= Knittn Kitten Official Site |accessdate= 2007-09-15 }}</ref> [[SCRAP]],<ref>{{ cite web |url= http://www.scrapaction.org/|title= School & Community Reuse Action Project Official Site |accessdate= 2007-09-15 }}</ref> and many independently-owned stores such as Bolt, [[Yarn Garden]],<ref>{{ cite web |url= http://www.yarngarden.net/|title= Yarn Garden Official Site |accessdate= 2007-09-15 }}</ref> and the downtown [[Fiber District]]. Portland, is also home to radical [[feminist]] and [[lesbian]] activist movements as well as the home city of The Worlds Oldest Teenage Drag Queen Pageant" Rose Bud and Thorn Pageant started in 1975 and modeled after the [[Imperial Sovereign Rose Court of Oregon]],<ref>{{ cite web |url=http://www.rosecourt.org/|title=Imperial Sovereign Rose Court official site |access date+ 2008-12-08 }}</ref>, and the city is also considered a haven for [[Punk subculture|punk]], [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]], [[crust punk]] and [[anarchist]] movements and subgenres, including the self-reliant [[DIY culture]] movement that has been part of the aforementioned [[subculture]]s.
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| | === Culture === |
| | * [[Portland is number one]] |
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| | === Food & Drink === |
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| | === Government === |
| | * [[U.S. Representatives]] |
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| | === Activism === |
| | * [[Occupy Portland]] |
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| | === Transportation === |
| | * [[Bridges]] |
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| | === Education === |
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| | === History === |
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