Monthly Archives: September 2011

Cost vs Value vs Utility

Come on over to the NEW WEBSITE! When working with clients, I often get asked for advice about making improvements to the home and how much bang for the buck the changes will deliver down the road when the house … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Fabulous ‘Hoods–Vancouver

Click over to my NEW WEBSITE for info on PDX and Vancouver Gayborhoods! Vancouver, Washington is probably the best kept secret amongst the Fabulous Hoods of the Portland Metro area. A lot of you readers think there may not be … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Fabulous ‘Hoods–Beaverton/Hillsboro

Get all the Gayborhood info at my NEW WEBSITE! Beaverton and Hillsboro are Portland’s two main suburbs to the west, out along Highway 26.  Or, if you read the business section of the newspaper first, Beaverton is the home of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Fabulous ‘Hoods–North Portland

Get all the fabulous PDX Gayborhood info at my NEW WEBSITE! North Portland is a part of town that confuses many newcomers.  So, you have your Northeast and your Northwest to go along with your Southeast and your Southwest.  One … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Fabulous ‘Hoods–Hawthorne/Inner SE Industrial

Get all the fabulous PDX Gayborhood info at my NEW WEBSITE! If Saturday Night Live’s Stefon were in Portland, he would likely be found wandering the industrial area of Inner SE Portland, home to PDX’s fabulous queer nightclub scene.  We … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Fabulous ‘Hoods–Mississippi/Alberta

Get all the fabulous PDX Gayborhood info at my NEW WEBSITE! Although the center of the PDX queer community used to be the Stark Street Triangle downtown, the heart of the community can now be found near where the Mississippi … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Fabulous ‘Hoods–Downtown Portland

This neighborhood article was originally published at FabulousPDX.com. While the LGBT community is spread throughout the greater PDX area, the historical hot spot was the Stark Street Triangle where Burnside meets Stark Street. While no longer the center of the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

“So, where is the gay neighborhood here in Portland?”

Get all the fabulous PDX Gayborhood info at my NEW WEBSITE! “So, where is the gay neighborhood here in Portland?” That is a question that we get asked A LOT here in the fabulous PDX region.  And, well, one thing … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

My Neighborhood is Getting Mighty Grimm (…and that’s okay…)

Portland has been quite the media darling the last couple of years, from the comedy show Portlandia to the New York Times ongoing crush on us.  And, another network show has just set up production, and I’m more than a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments