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With organized bike rides happening every day throughout the summer, one could feel a little left out if they don't have a bicycle. But how do you choose? How much should you be prepared to spend? And how the heck do you find one that fits? Today on City Cast Portland we're revisiting a conversation with cycling expert Leah Benson. As the former owner of the dearly-missed Gladys Bikes on Alberta Street, she's helped hundreds of Portlanders find the perfect bike for them. This conversation first aired on May 23, 2024 Bicycle Shops Leah Recommends: River City Bicycles Sellwood Cycle Repair Metropolis Cycles Golden Pliers Clever Cycles Splendid Cycles Community Cycling Center North Portland Bike Works Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 23rd episode: Portland State University Visit Walla Walla Oregon Health Authority Kenai-Red Fish Company Northwest Children's Theater Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get to know Javier Canteras from his original interview on Right at the Fork. From June 21, 2017: Javier Canteras' roots are planted in Madrid, but now he's blossoming as a chef at Urdaneta, the sweet Alberta Street restaurant he owns with his wife, Jael. He's putting out some of the most interesting food in Portland now, which was not his original goal when moving here from Oklahoma to take part in Portland's music scene. He stops by to talk about Spain, life in the midwest, and where you can find him playing his guitar at his Portland gigs. Right at the Fork is supported by: Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com RingSide Steakhouse: www.RingSideSteakhouse.com Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com
For the first time since Portland City Council passed a new prohibited camping ordinance in early May, police on Friday arrested a homeless person for refusing to move or take an offer of shelter. However, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office declined to book the person in jail, KGW reported. Willamette Week was first to report on the arrest Monday. Portland ostensibly began enforcement of the new ordinance at the beginning of July, but this arrest marked the first time that the more drastic consequences of the ordinance have come to bear. According to a statement from the Portland Police Bureau, officers arrested a man identified as Alasdair Macdonald around 9:15 a.m. on Friday for unlawful camping near Northeast 28th Avenue and Alberta Street. Both police and city outreach workers had spoken with Macdonald "several times" prior, PPB said, and he refused to accept shelter or any other services.
Bob talks to State Senator George Borrello about the end of the legislative session, Bob talks about the UK blocking puberty blockers, a fire on Alberta Street, the Trump trial, and legalizing prostitution.
It's officially bicycle-riding season in Portland, but buying a new one can lead to a ton of questions: There are so many types of bikes now. How do you choose? How much should you be prepared to spend? And how the heck do you find one that fits? Today on City Cast Portland we're talking with cycling expert Leah Benson. As the former owner of the dearly-missed Gladys Bikes on Alberta Street, she's helped hundreds of Portlanders find the perfect bike for them. Bicycle Shops Leah Recommends: River City Bicycles Sellwood Cycle Repair Metropolis Cycles Golden Pliers Clever Cycles Splendid Cycles Community Cycling Center North Portland Bike Works We're doing our annual survey to learn more about our listeners. We'd be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey—it's only 6 minutes long. You'll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card and City Cast Portland swag. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Katya Suh is a creator, entrepreneur, and restaurateur, not to mention a former news anchor and Division I basketball player at Kansas State. On this Hi-Quality Quickie, she joins host Brennan Scarlett to catch up and tell the story of her latest endeavor, the opening of a new bar on Portland's historic Alberta Street. The bar is called Kaya ("dope" in Jamaican), a tribute to her family's roots in the Caribbean. Katya and B. Scar go way back. It's a connection based around her husband, NFL legend Ndamukong Suh, a longtime friend training partner of Brennan's. In this conversation, they share memories and laughs, especially during our Hi-Quality Questions portion at the conclusion the show, when Katya reveals her go-to pregame cocktail and her dream drinking buddy. 0:00 | Intro1:30 | The Katya Suh Story: Kicks & Cocktails to Kaya4:15 | The Kaya Experience7:55 | Being On Camera vs. Opening a Bar10:00 | Alberta Alley Business Partnership11:00 | Kaya Vibe Check: Club? Bar? Lounge?15:55 | Hi-Quality QuestionsFull-length video episodes are available on YouTube. Follow the show on Instagram and TikTok @bscartv. Created and Produced by Scarlett Creative. scarlettcreative.coSUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT, REVIEW. We love some constructive criticism.'Til next time... Peace ✌️
Chances are you've heard of Salt & Straw and if you're one of the lucky ones, you've enjoyed firsthand some of their insanely delicious ice cream, but this Portland born-and-bred company wasn't always the ice cream powerhouse it is today. In 2011 cousins Kim & Tyler Malek set out to create an ice cream gathering place unlike anywhere else. Kim was the brains behind the concept, bringing years of experience from her career at Starbucks, and Tyler utilized his skills honed in culinary school to develop 30 different flavor recipes in just 7 days (all made with ice cream makers purchased secondhand). They took two tubs of ice cream, chocolate gooey brownie and sea salt with caramel ribbons, served it from a garden trough to their first time customers on Alberta Street, and the rest is history. From challenges they faced early on to wins they've enjoyed as seasoned business owners, Kim & Tyler discuss it all on this episode of That Was Delicious. Find a Salt & Straw location near you Follow Salt & Straw on Instagram Follow Female Foodie on Instagram
Eleni chats with Ali and Angie of Frock Boutique on Alberta Street about their origins at Burning Man, their favorite items in the store, and their plans for celebrating their upcoming 20th anniversary.
James Dugan, Andy Miller, and Paul Reiter are our friends, our new Ballard neighbors, and the people behind the iconic Portland brewery, Great Notion. They live by the slogan “Keep Beer Fun” and have built their brewery by staying on top of and creating new beer trends. They’ve even broken the mold and launched their own beer app.Join us for the story of how the three met, how they’d share their homebrew at a Portland block party, and the fortunate chain of events that led them to starting on Alberta Street to now having five locations, including two in Seattle. We explore what makes their perspective and beers unique, and we have a lot of fun along the way.Follow Reuben's Brews @ReubensBrews on Instagram and Twitter and please leave us a review and a rating at Apple Podcasts if you enjoy our show! You can also learn more about our brewery by visiting ReubensBrews.com, and we encourage you to visit us at our Taproom next time you are in Seattle!
The fellas discuss halloween costumes, Portland geography, and play everyone's new favorite game, Chicken Lickin' or Chicken Liar.8800 Bluelick : https://www.redfin.com/KY/Louisville/8800-Blue-Lick-Rd-40219/home/84240362 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/purity-wing/message
photo courtesy of Gladys Bikes Leah Benson was the proprietor of the iconic Gladys Bikes shop on Portland, Oregon's Alberta Street. Cassie Hidalgo is the new owner! We chat with them about the shop, the transition from one era to another, and whether artisan jello shots will be the next can't-get-enough trend out of Portland. … Continue reading E506 – Gladys Bikes Passes The Torch →
Last month Paul Knauls was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame for his role as owner of the legendary jazz venue, The Cotton Club. Today, Knauls will be honored with a commemorative marker on Alberta Street, for his role as the owner of the barbershop Geneva’s Shear Perfection. Knauls, who is known unofficially as the Mayor of North Portland, shares his memories of Portland’s African-American community.
Kim Malek, the founder of the ice cream sensation Salt & Straw, shares how it all began. Starting with just a single push cart, Salt & Straw has expanded from Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, and all the way to Downtown Disney in Anaheim. Kim provides insight into the success of their brand and culture, starting with the importance of developing people who will develop and grow the business. Listen in as she shares the sacrifices she’s made and lessons she’s learned on her journey! Timestamped Show notes: 01:20 - Kim’s Origin Story 02:48 - Kim explains the thinking behind Salt & Straw’s unique flavors 04:28 - What is “Farm to Cone?” 05:04 - Salt & Straw started in a push-cart 06:04 - The first store on Alberta Street 07:21 - Kim explains how Salt & Straw attracted media attention 08:28 - That was my idea! 09:28 - Kim explains how she cobbled together the money to start Salt & Straw 11:25 - Unforseen costs and surprises 12:04 - People x3, cashflow, and partnerships 12:41 - Kim shares the importance of developing people 15:10 - Kim talks about her co-founder, Tyler, and their shared values 16:34 - “An underlying level of chaos” 17:45 - What is a “people plan?” 18:42 - Growth also comes with growing pains 19:44 - Kim shares a story about a mother’s positive experience at Salt & Straw with her children 20:56 - “Happiness in a Cone” is Salt & Straw’s core value 21:40 - Kim believes that they’re able to change the world 22:04 - What’s “Magic in a Box?”
Richard and Sophia Le are the owners of Matta which serve Vietnamese homestyle and soul food from their food cart off Alberta Street. The menu is reminiscent of the food that Richard and I both grew up eating which is deeply tied to our identity, family life and nostalgia. https://www.instagram.com/mattapdx/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/scaryboy/ https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2019/2/26/food-cart-matta-is-vietnamese-soul-food-lost-and-found https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/06/matta-blazes-a-new-trail-for-vietnamese-food-in-portland.html PATREON https://www.patreon.com/planetdosed VENMO @planetdosed INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/planetdosed/ GMAIL planetdoesed@gmail.com
The menu at the Back to Eden Bakery in Portland, Ore. features vegan and gluten-free ice cream, cookies and cupcakes, but it might as well itemize its impeccable intersectional credentials. Before hungry customers even set foot in the small shop in north Portland, they are confronted with a battery of progressive signs on a storefront reminiscent of a college equity office. “Safe space,” one of them proudly declares. “Black Lives Matter,” another reminds us. In the name of inclusivity, others carefully list all the different types of identity that are welcome. The bakery is owned by John Blomgren and Garrett Jones, a queer-identified couple. Since their business first opened its doors in 2009 and subsequently expanded, it has unsurprisingly found commercial success among Portland’s (in)famously progressive population. Last month, however, the business’s overzealous politics cost two young employees their jobs at the Alberta Street location after a local activist released a video complaining that she had been denied service for being black. In the wake of the Starbucks scandal in Philadelphia, in which two black men were … The post At this Portland Bakery, White Guilt Poisons the Batter appeared first on Quillette.
[image: 20161217_arts_post-134_2,left,300x390,5852f415280b1e0339fc7fb2]Ever been in an American Legion hall?They're not fancy, but for a certain generation they're as familiar as the corner taproom. They're the place to go for a chat, cheap drinks and of course, monthly bingo — not to mention the assurance of finding people who've experienced military service.Legion membership is shrinking nationally, but one hall in Northeast Portland — an old Quonset hut with a dropped ceiling and scuffed floors — found revival by embracing new people and new voices.American Legion Post 134 on Alberta Street has become a home for all kinds of new voices. In the course of one evening, the audience heard a blazing variety of personal stories and essays, as well as poems and songs. Some writers are vets. Some aren't. Post commander Sean Davis holds book release parties for veterans who are publishing their own work. The post even has its own small press and published an anthology of war stories. [image: 20161217_arts_post-134,right,300x390,5852f395ba7639033f073981]So how do you convert a failing American Legion post into an oasis of community and expression, where veterans rub shoulders with queer kids and street people mix with art curators?We recently sat down with Davis, who — as you might remember — ran for Portland mayor last spring. He teaches writing at Mt Hood Community College and is the author of a memoir called "The Wax Bullet War." We were joined by Amelia McDanel — another Legion member, a Navy veteran and MFA grad of Antioch University-Los Angeles — who oversees the Legion Readers' series at the post.Read the full story: http://www.opb.org/radio/programs/state-of-wonder/article/portland-american-legion-post-134/
Mayoral candidate Sean Davis teaches writing at Mt. Hood and Clackamah Community Colleges. His memoir, "The Wax Bullet War", was published in 2014 on Ooligan Press. He's also a U.S. military veteran. 2:00-4:21Sean's work in arts: film, friend's bands, an original opera, etc.4:22-5:46 - On Portland's unique art scene:“Artists happen in a couple different ways. People turn to art because all of their needs are met and they're able to do art. The second group turn to art despite their needs not being met and these people have chosen art over money. Then because of that they struggle because they have to get whatever jobs that are available…That struggle creates character.”7:57-10:12 On the Regional Arts & Culture Council [RACC]:“Art is huge in my life and I credit it with saving my life… The general fund is half of the budget and our roads are falling apart, we can't pay our police officers… Art will always be in that list of priorities, but I cannot commit to saying I'm going to give them the same amount or more of budget. What I will commit to is working with the community.”10:55-11:35 On RACC and diversity:“I love the equity grants, but I don't think they spend enough on diversity. I'd put out more grants where it says in order to get this grant a certain percentage has to be minorities or women."12:08-13:45 On taking an active role in the arts as mayor:“I'd be an art liaison between RACC and the city… When people's voices are being heard in the community, they are invested in that community. When they're invested in that community, art organically will grow from it."14:20-14:48 On bringing the state legislature into housing talks:“We need more support… If we have developers on our side, if we have property owners on our side, and we go down there and say 'We want this to happen', then I don't think they can keep it from happening.”15:42-16:44 On innovations in housing policy:“My idea is to look at the inventory of buildable land that the city owns and say we're going to start a couple projects… We're going to put a priority on everything that you do in these different projects and shorten that time and save you money."18:23-18:54 On creative housing solutions:“What they're doing there [at Right2Dream2] I've never seen before… these guys are looking out for each other. It's not a homeless camp, it's a conduit to get people back on their feet."19:47-21:03 On the community's role:“I think the big thing I'd try to change is our leaders… when they see the issues we're facing they see dollar signs instead of people, they see spreadsheets instead of neighborhoods… We have to respect the work they did in those communities.”22:30-23:09 On Portland's Art Tax:“I think it does great. I'd like it to be a little more transparent… Art in our schools is very important. So important that the voters voted that to be a permanent tax. The thing I've heard is that it's too difficult to figure out how to pay it.”24:32-25:40 On saving Portland's soul:“Portland is unique because of the people who live here… The person who sells you your coffee is in a band, the person giving you your food at night is an actor… The last mayor we elected had a history of lobbying for developers and we've become overdeveloped. We have to save our soul.”26:36-28:23 A place representing your focus on planning:“When I first moved to Alberta Street seven years ago [Last Thursday] was an organic, artist-run event… It was a beautiful, small, low-key thing… now it's just thousands of people moving shoulder to shoulder, young kids looking to get into trouble, some of them at least. It just got out of control because we lost the artists that wanted to deal with it.”29:00-30:05 On solutions:“The problems Portland is facing — houselessness, housing issues, wages — I think it's an oversimplification to say these are separate categories and we have to attack them one at a time… The solution for one thing might go in through the other."