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Jumpin' Jupiter: Chefs Rock Out With Their Smocks Out at Indulge

FOODIE HEAVEN: Last Thursday The Jupiter Hotel transformed an expansive courtyard into… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 28, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Rock-N-Stroll: VIP Soiree Kicks Off MFNW's Thursday Night Festivities

MFNW VIP A-OK: Maybe it was the KoiFusion tacos (so good). Or perhaps it was Charlie H… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 18, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Pancakes & Performance Art: Pics from the last day of TBA festival.

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, TBA: Although the exhibits will continue to be displayed at Southeast's Washington High School for the next few weeks, Sunday was the "real" last day of PICA's Time Based Art Festival. And what better way than to wrap things all up than with pancakes. Spotted in the crowd were a few of TBA's stars, includi… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 15, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

A Mayor (Movie Stars and TV People) Just Want to Have Fun: Leverage Wrap Party at The Governor Hotel

IT'S A WRAP..PARTY! The exclusive (but not so hard to get into) wrap party for the second season of Leverage that… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 13, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Babes On the Half Shell: Cafe Nell's Ist Anniversary Clam Bake To Benefit Basic Rights Oregon

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SEAFOOD ~~MAMA~~ DADDIES: So the Ist anniversary party for Cafe Nell was nothing short of SPECTACULAR. First off, there was sand. Lots of it. Like several tons of it, piled high in a parking lot next to the restaurant buried deep in the bowels of Northwest Portland. Then there was FREE drinks, as in open bar. OMG..soooo amazing… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 13, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Oh, What a Night: House Party for Q Center

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CUE TO Q: "Miss" Cassell you really outdid yourself this time. Not only did Stephen Cassell's "house party" for the Q Center bring out the gay glitterati en masse, but he also attracted the likes of County Chair Ted Wheeler and his lovely wife Katrina and KGW-TV morning-pick-me-up Brenda Braxton to make an appearance… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 13, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Hug It Out Portland: Entourage's Adrian Grenier Spotted Outside The Jupiter Hotel.

MANTOURAGE: It's fuzzy. And a bit hard to make out. But it's him. Adrian Grenier, aka "Vince" from the hit series,… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 8, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Saturday Night Fervor: Lucky Strike, Underbear Party, TBA's Ten Tiny Dances

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S.A.T.U.R...D.A.Y! Every once in awhile you'll have one of "those" Saturday nights. Saturday, September 5, happened to be one of those nights. My old boss/good friend (and now ex-New Yorker) Caryn Brooks joined us early in the evening in order to make the long drive to 122nd and Southeast Powell Street. That's where we fo… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 7, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Back To Cool: TBA/The Works/Day 1

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KEEP PORTLAND BEARD: Pencil sharpeners. Holding a girl's purse while she pees. Hickeys. A general sense of ennui. Facial hair. Pissy attitudes. Yes, we were definitely transported, as if we were some time traveler's bitch, back to high school last night. But this wasn't just any high school. This was Southeast Portland's Wash… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 4, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Catching Up: Too Many Celebs Too Count, Salem Garden Party For Equality, Gilt Club Welcomes New Chef

LIL' HOLLYWOOD? Since Sunday the following celebrities were spotted in the vicinit… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 27, 2009 at 12:11pm — No Comments

And the Winner Is: Sharon Greenfield You're Going To The Pretenders!

Even though she managed to mangle the spelling of my name the winner of… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 24, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Restaurant News: Disappointment Is On the Menu at The NOW CLOSED Palomino.

GIDDY UP AND GONE: Just got word from my friend Nicolle Camarta, from… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 24, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Love Is In the Air: Basic Rights Oregon Dinner Gala Is Coming Soon!

Hey gang, it's time to start planning your ensemble for what is sure to be the party of the year: Basic Rights Oregon Annual Dinner and Auction. And guess who is hosting it? None other than Storm Large. It's going to be friggin' AWESOME! Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 21, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Talk of The Town: Win A Pair of Tickets to The Pretenders, Cat Power and Juliette Lewis

The wait is over. It's now time for my first ever summer concert ticket givea… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 19, 2009 at 10:36am — 1 Comment

Tuesday's Bag of Tricks: Luke Perry Loves Beaver, PDX Pie-Off, HRC Garden Party and Some Random Hot Guy

ON THE LEVERAGE The tweets have been fast and furious ever since Luke Perry hit town… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 18, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

UPDATE: Caprial Talks About Closure of the "Kitchen"

On Sunday I broke the news about the closure of Caprial and John Pence's Westmoreland… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 18, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Breaking Foodie News; Caprial's Westmoreland Kitchen Is Kaput

Another big one bites the dust. I was told by reliable sources that Saturday, Augu… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 16, 2009 at 10:28am — No Comments

Thank God It's Monday: I Heart BRO, Wedding Bells for Amy & Warren, Man Vs. Hot Dog and Nat'l Night Out

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BRO-MANCIN' THE NIGHT AWAY: It was all shimmy shakes and heart-quakes at the I Heart BRO House Party in support of Basic Rights Oregon and marriage equality (full disclosure: my partner Juan Martinez is BRO's Development Director). Held in the beautiful backya… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on August 9, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments