The Portland Trail Blazers are on a two-game winning streak and the word playoffs is being mumbled by some. Catch them in action at their next home game tonight at 7pm against the Memphis Grizzlies.
200 parking spaces have opened up in downtown Portland.
Skiers take note - 50-70 inches of new snow could be on Mt. Hood from Sunday to Sunday
Portland’s streetcars, which some may not know are Czech-made, got a write up in The Prague Post. In it, they talk about the Rose City approaching Škoda Transportation Feb. 9 to supply a prototype for more streetcars.
Today …
Name: Laurelhurst Theatre
Location: 2735 East Burnside Street
Portland, OR 97214
Contact information: www.laurelhursttheater.com
Cost: $3 for adults, $1 for kids under 12; food and drink prices vary
What is it: A 1920s movie theatre that showcases $3 movies
Name: Cinetopia
Location: 11700 SE 7th Street Vancouver, WA 98683
Contact information: 360.213.2800
Web address: www.cinetopiatheaters.com
Hours: 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday-Sunday
Reservations Recommended: On Friday and Saturday Night
Good for: A little bit of class with your good ol’ fashioned movie
Insider tip: Expect very expensive, small plates! If you plan to dine in the Living Room, eat before you go so your stomach doesn’t growl through the whole movie (after scarfing down your meger portions)
The Portland Tram officially kicked off to the public over the weekend by providing 10,000 rides to those who so wanted. The Tram, for those who do not know, is an aerial tram designed to carry doctors, patients and the general public between the upper and lower portions (part of a new neighborhood called South Waterfront) of OHSU in the southwest portion of Portland. Press coverage of the tram unveilng was huge, with everybody from the local Oregonian to the New York Times doing a write up.
And now that the festivities …
Name: Scream at the Beach
Date: Multiple days in February
Location: Jantzen Beach Supercenter
Contact information: www.screamatthebeach.com
Cost: $8 per individual haunted house, $20 for a pass to see all four
What is it: Haunted houses of horrors - all under one roof