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Revision as of 09:44, 9 January 2010
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 Welcome to PortlandWiki, a city wiki for Portland, Oregon that 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. We meet at WikiWednesdays, please come by if you're curious what direction we're heading in. | |
Featured Articles
Places To Go Near Portland
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.
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.
Where To Eat in Portland
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. Restaurants
Getting involved with PortlandWiki
The pages below provide information on how to help build PortlandWiki.
- Introduction - Learn more about how to use PortlandWiki: how to read it, how to write for it!
- PortlandWiki Policies and Direction - Best practices to follow when adding content
- Community Portal - Where we discuss what is needed to make PortlandWiki succeed
- Moderators - Who they are, how to become one
- Article Requests - Suggest an article topic, or find an article to start building!
- Forums
News
December 18, 2009
- Economist says Portland's economic strategy isn't working. Portland Tribune
- Gold Coin
November 6, 2009
Things To See in Portland
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.
The first week of the month offers First Thursday. Head towards Fareless Square for many galleries, then onward to the Portland Police Historical Museum for historical events known as the start of the Portland State University campus.
Things To Do in Portland
- Do something yourself (DIY)
- Grab a beer
- Go to Powell's Books
- Go to Forest Park
- Walk around
- Go to Water Front Park
- Go to Pioneer Square
- Go to Loydd Center
- Ride the Max
- Ride a bike
- Drink tea
- See a concert
- Watch a Blazer game