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March 4, 2018– Tiny’s Coffee/Hawthorne

Posted on April 23, 2018 by howpamfam

Though some of us have frequented the Tiny’s on MLK many times, this is the first time any of our bicycle group has been in the Hawthorne flagship, founded 16 years ago.  A former automotive shop with cinder block walls, … Continue reading →

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Feb. 25, 2018– Revisiting the Red E Cafe

Posted on April 23, 2018 by howpamfam

On this wintry morning, two stalwarts willing to pedal through some slush, revisited the Red E Cafe, one of the first 25 coffee shops in Portland.  Spinning off from Albina Press it captures the elements that pioneering shops found essential … Continue reading →

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Feb. 18, 2018– Bridgetown Bagels

Posted on March 6, 2018 by howpamfam

Three riders – this brisk, potentially snowy, Sunday morning – took off for bagels in inner SE.  Since the Kettleman’s company was sold some five years ago, bagel lovers have sought replacements, often with Bridgetown, Henry Higgins, Spielman’s, and Bowery, … Continue reading →

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Feb. 11, 2018– Revisiting Cup & Bar

Posted on February 17, 2018 by howpamfam

For almost three decades City officials have worked with local residents and merchants to stimulate investment in an area known as the Burnside Bridgehead; today’s riders, C and H, were tangentially involved with a few of these attempts.  Today, with … Continue reading →

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Feb 4, 2018– Heart Coffee Woodstcock

Posted on February 9, 2018 by howpamfam

Starting in 2011, our extended group of up-to-eight bicyclists have gathered most Sundays at 8:00 a.m. in central NE, for rides that end up at a coffee or tea shop. Here we’d spend 45+ minutes hanging out and checking in. … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Oracle Coffee– January 28, 2018

Posted on February 9, 2018 by howpamfam

Last fall, two of our riders enjoyed their biking to the S. Waterfront via Tillicum Crossing to check out this recently opened shop, supposedly owned by the vegan drummer of the Fall Out Boys band, and operated by his Midwestern … Continue reading →

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Dec. 31, 2017 — Revisiting Ristretto Coffee/NW Industrial Area

Posted on February 5, 2018 by howpamfam

It’s been a couple of years since we’ve last visited the Schoolhouse Electric Building’s alcove, which serves as home for this unorthodox Ristretto outpost.  There’s nothing fancy here other the quirky unlikeliness of this setting in the NW Industrial Area: … Continue reading →

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December 10, 2017– Coava Coffee/SW

Posted on January 4, 2018 by howpamfam

On this sunny, brisk, blustery, invigorating  morning, five of us headed downtown to try out the latest Coava outpost.  Though we’ve found the flagship on SE Grand visually delicious, the layout for hanging out there was less welcoming.  Surprisingly, the … Continue reading →

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December 3, 2017– Rose City Coffee Co.

Posted on January 4, 2018 by howpamfam

On a dark cloudy morning, three of us ventured to the Brooklyn neighborhood to see the latest incarnation of the True Brews space, a challenging high-ceilinged space, that we found to be a work in progress.  Because of its size, … Continue reading →

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November 26, 2017– 40 LBS Coffee

Posted on November 29, 2017 by howpamfam

40 Lbs Coffee’s embrace of a theme that echoes Portland’s industrial/train/bridge past and present, is unique.  Design elements include fabricated metal gears that convey images of steam engines and power plants; murals of Union Station and the  Steel Bridge; metal … Continue reading →

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